Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He jumped up , pulling the lower branches of the tree down and clipped off stems , letting them fall to the ground . |
| 2 | As he turned to close the door of the tower behind them , she let them fall to the ground again . |
| 3 | What contribution do I make to the group task ( the content ) ? |
| 4 | What contribution do I make to the group interaction ( the process ) ? |
| 5 | What kind of answer do I want to the question of how I use a map in my head ? |
| 6 | What can I contribute to the job ? |
| 7 | and I says , Good afternoon could I speak to the person that does advertising etcetera , and I get through to that particular person , and I said , How would you like to save money by us printing all your portfolios free of charge high quality er portfolios it would n't cost you a penny . |
| 8 | Caller : May I speak to the manager ? |
| 9 | So anyway , I went through and I said to could I speak to the manager ? |
| 10 | May I speak to the Commander , please ? ’ |
| 11 | There is , perhaps , especially strong confirmation that the verb and adjective properties are immediately bound together in the fact that there is no coherent way to question either the adjective or the verb alone while leaving the other in place ; we can not , for example , have : ( 24 ) what should I do to the string longer ? ( 25 ) how did his sister set the owl ? |
| 12 | In reply to his own question , ‘ What shall I render to the Lord for all his bounty to me ? ’ the psalmist can only receive with gratitude what Yahweh freely gives him and rededicate himself : ‘ I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord , I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of his people . ’ |
| 13 | May I return to the point made by the hon. and learned Member about the views of certain members of my party . |
| 14 | As the Minister who represents the area containing Wandsworth prison , may I suggest to the Minister that if the exchanges of the past few minutes were conveyed to BBC television 's ’ Yes Minister ’ they might indeed help to revive the Government 's fortunes ? |
| 15 | In the presence of the Patronage Secretary and the Leader of the House , may I suggest to the Secretary of State that his personal position , because of the very sensitive job that he does in Government , should be cleared up before this day is finished ? |
| 16 | May I suggest to the CPL Darlington contact Alex and Fred Winwood who run the Eldon Hope Animal Sanctuary . |
| 17 | May I draw to the attention of the Secretary of State the case of a Wakefield man who was refused expensive injections for infertility by a fund-holding GP and told to apply for that treatment to a non fund-holding practice in Wakefield ? |
| 18 | May I respond to the article ‘ Battling to Save Event ’ ( Echo Sport February 19 ) . |
| 19 | Would I go to the yard or would somebody speak for me ? |
| 20 | ‘ Can I go to the toilet ? ’ |
| 21 | Please may I go to the toilet ? |
| 22 | Please may I go to the toilet ? |
| 23 | Mrs can I go to the toilet ? |
| 24 | Might I go to the toilet mam |
| 25 | oh darling can I go to the toilet , I 've got , I 've got other things to do |
| 26 | I was busting and I was there going I said and I could n't exactly say can I go to the toilet ? |
| 27 | Should I go to the hospital and … ? |
| 28 | ‘ Can I go to the library ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Hmmm , ’ I muse aloud , ‘ should I go to the lecture on Binding Spells and How to Break Them , or try the Apparition Graphics Workshop in Hall Number One ? ’ |
| 30 | May I revert to the question of my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridgeshire , South-West ( Sir A. Grant ) ? |