Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 61 | The leaders of Britain 's main christian churches were there to greet her in this first city church devoted to united worship . |
| 62 | I cried all day long and although Bessie tried hard to tempt me with nice things to eat or my favourite books , I took no pleasure in eating or even in reading . |
| 63 | You had different , different companies do the , do the job so you used to get say I mean th you get a receiver for that cargo , well it , perhaps he got so much for receiving that cargo , then that was his job then to allocate it to different people but he , cos that was another job for him which you do n't do now . |
| 64 | And Mala would n't be there to reproach me for unethical … |
| 65 | And Shaunagh was there to help him through one of the most embarrassing moments of his life . |
| 66 | By being supportive like this , it will reassure him that his family love him and are there to help him through this difficult time . |
| 67 | He 's there to help you with any problems you have , did you know that ? ’ |
| 68 | It was a stormy meeting during which Callaghan was one of those who clashed angrily with Morrison , arguing that the abandonment of the free vote meant pressurising them to change their convictions , or at least to keep them in cold storage . |
| 69 | He can steady her balance by holding his hands sufficiently close but not grasping her waist as she pirouettes , then grasp it firmly at the end of the turn , maybe to twist her into another pose . |
| 70 | In that task I am assisted by a team of six managers , all of whom are professional nurses and district nurses or health visitors and they of course are there to advise me on professional issues , and to share with me the management task of using the resources of Oxford City in the way that we feel is best appropriate , and in doing that , I think one of the important things for us to do , I do n't think we do it quite as well as we should , is to work more closely with the local council , and to look really at what the needs of our local communities are for health , and to try and make sure that the feelings that might well be expressed by individuals , either individually , or through caring associations , or through other statutory agencies , or through voluntary health organisations , are actually given a chance to be there , and to influence our , that official policy and constituents , and to , to influence the planning process . |
| 71 | I did not really have the heart for such things , but I knew I should be interrogated on my return , and I was aware that she was merely trying hard to push me into normal post-war life . |
| 72 | And we did n't go there to cut them at all because they were right open , right in the open and there was ho hope for them anyway . |
| 73 | Jenna slept late and arrived downstairs next day feeling guilty and flustered , very glad that Alain was not there to pin her with merciless dark eyes . |
| 74 | With examples like these , it is easy to go further and accept , for the purposes of the story , that even Gandalf 's good intentions would not resist the Ring , and that Galadriel too does right to refuse it at I , 381 . |
| 75 | The Salvadorean government has done little to aid the displaced , choosing instead to see them as potential subversives who must be carefully watched . |
| 76 | It was an exquisitely warm afternoon in Aswan-just the sort of day for which the swallows fly so far , When the Shah walked slowly down from the plane , looking drawn and exhausted , Sadat stepped forward to kiss him on both cheeks — despite advice from his officials that he should be more circumspect with the fallen King . |
| 77 | ‘ There is time enough yet to tell you of that , ’ she said ‘ I am tired now and must rest . |
| 78 | There is an i there is an idea afoot to bring them to this country , to let policemen , cos the policeman 's truncheon is only short use them someone has to be close but these pacifiers can be a offensive weapon and a defensive weapon . |
| 79 | The ruling was made in the case of Jairo Jonathan Elias Zacarias who had fled from Guatemala in 1987 after guerrillas had attempted forcibly to recruit him for military service . |
| 80 | As her parting shot she told me never to phone her at this time of the night again . |