Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theudebert I was reliant on his leudes to survive the threat from his uncles on his accession , and Chilperic I created an equivalent following through bribery in order to make his bid for the throne in 561 . |
| 2 | Dropping her off , she turns to close the door of my car , |
| 3 | She agrees to go the city council and lodge a complaint . |
| 4 | Now she wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge , tend to her beloved garden in Kennebunkport and read to her own grandchildren , instead of other people 's . |
| 5 | She wants to take the pop charts by storm in the multi-talented manner of her heroine , Barbra Streisand . |
| 6 | When I asked my wife what car she wants to replace the Peugeot , she said ‘ the safest one ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ She wants to ask the boy from the bistro to it . |
| 8 | She wants to join the WRNS . ’ |
| 9 | She has stoutly defended the acquisition , for C$1.8 billion ( $1.6 billion ) , of 50 naval helicopters , while arguing that she wants to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 10 | ‘ She wants to marry the Duke . ’ |
| 11 | This might happen because the writer is tired , because he or she wants to get the writing over and done with ; but the fundamental reason seems to be that the writer has broken contact with the feeling that originally made him or her want to write the story or poem . |
| 12 | When a speaker uses because in normal conversation , it is likely that her intention is to communicate information about causal direction she wants to inform the hearer that the event mentioned after because is the cause . |
| 13 | Jane Campbell , a member of the Independent Living Support Group in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames says she wants to raise the injustice of the £500 limit in another forum . |
| 14 | No I do n't think she 's ready quite yet , she 's got a few things to sort out first and that 's definitely not right , she wants to raise the daggerboard not lower it , bit of confusion there about which way to turn the tiller but she 's round safely , she should be looking where she 's going now instead of sorting out all the string . |
| 15 | Other examples of such ambiguity are plentiful ; we offer at random : ( 3 ) ( a ) she wants to play the character limping ( b ) this process leaves the items date-stamped ( c ) Elmer made all the excuses imaginable ( d ) our lawyer sent the packages registered For instance , taking example ( c ) , under the attributive version , a speaker has a low opinion of Elmer as a man who prevaricates or procrastinates ; but with the alternative interpretation she may be giving credit to him for lending colour and credibility to a defence which has to be put forward . |
| 16 | ‘ I feel as with any customer that it is up to the owner whether she wants to show the ring , ’ she said . |
| 17 | The computer asks the child if he or she wants to work the section again or choose another scene . |
| 18 | Perhaps she wants to know the truth . |
| 19 | Alison complained of the constant temptation she undergoes to buy the clothes that are picked for Betty Boo . |
| 20 | She has to spend the household money and her good opinion of products means sales . |
| 21 | Clearly , formulations of gist and upshot are important in written and formal spoken discourse too , although there the task of the sender is much harder , as he or she has to estimate the need for reformulation at any given point . |
| 22 | It 's er er somebody on business is visiting and they the wife has come and she has to entertain the wife . |
| 23 | It 's a very young role and she has to lead the gypsy dance routine . |
| 24 | I have begun my classes , as you know , but Aunt Millicent always grouses when I go to them , because they are in the evening , and that means she has to cook the supper . |
| 25 | Charlie tell us that she has to programme the computers to show the correct illustrations . |
| 26 | Furthermore , she has to turn the eggs regularly to prevent the membranes within them from adhering to one another or to the shell . |
| 27 | Then she has to stroke the horror away from me , like sluicing down a dog that 's come barking from a dirty river . |
| 28 | She wants companionship but , in order to achieve that , she has to take the risk of trusting someone else and take the risk of getting hurt . |
| 29 | With pants , as with many clothes , she has to know the difference between things that are nearly the same — like large waist holes and smaller leg holes — and then match them to her body . |
| 30 | You know she has to know the words . |