Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 The Homunculi do not allow anyone to see the oracle unless invited.The adventurers will need to keep their wits about them to get past these pests .
2 The Sainsbury 's Pictures for Schools scheme , launched by Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover , KG , on April 20 , will give a set of eight framed reproductions of specially selected paintings to each school for them to display for all the pupils to see .
3 Newspapers and television stations had no standing to apply to the trial judge to lift the order , and there was no avenue open for them to appeal to any other court .
4 They therefore consulted their solicitor to see if it was necessary for them to remain in this country for the purpose of attending the hearing in August .
5 The Republic blitzed us , but it will be difficult for them to put on that type of performance in Italy . ’
6 There 's not much for them to do at all .
7 As people grow older , however , they may be more likely to develop illnesses or conditions which make it more difficult for them to cope without some help or support .
8 Most business people receive so much correspondence that it is difficult for them to deal with all their correspondence immediately on receipt .
9 But if the police or the security services are perpetrating the illegal acts there may be little incentive for them to deal with such complaints seriously .
10 Therefore either the customers must continually be changing identity ( so it is sensible for them to engage in some search ) and some expectation must have been built up about potential high benefits to search , or else search costs must be truly trivial , in order for the potential incumbent to stand a chance of usurping the established firm .
11 Just try our ideas , all costing less than £1.50 per person — and wait for them to ask for more .
12 The KGB and GRU were so powerful that there was no need for them to behave in such an opaque manner .
13 This fact in itself may be a symptom of the illness , particularly if it is not usual for them to behave in that way .
14 A degree of interaction between themselves and their source is required for them to act in this capacity .
15 is the problem of soil erosion perceived to be important enough for them to unite on this issue so that their combined power leads to a coherent response ?
16 But it 's important that they get abroad and see these because they also imbibe a lot of feeling from just walking around these places and seeing what the ladies are wearing so it 's very important for them to go to those places .
17 Clearly , it is cheaper for them to operate like this because they do not have regular wage bills to pay .
18 But we 've got a young side at Cardiff now and it 's good for them to play against these players , to see that they 're only human beings after all . ’
19 Got one week left for them to come after that .
20 ‘ It would hardly be proper for them to speak to such women .
21 All I know is that I think it 's a safe distance for me to drive behind that car at any given time .
22 I wondered if it would er be appropriate for me to respond at this juncture ?
23 You are such a bad man bringing women home for me to cook for that the courts would acquit me . ’
24 So it only remains for me to say from all of us , have a wonderful Christmas and an even happier New Year .
25 ‘ It is not easy for me to talk of such things to you , ’ he murmured , a trifle hesitantly .
26 In view of this , it would be no more than proper and right for me to talk in some in great detail about it , but I am not going to , and not just because I have an eye on the clock , or an ear for the protest of stomachs .
27 Sometimes Bentham is represented as having held a significantly different view from that just described , according to which an action which it is right for me to do at any moment is either one which produces a greater surplus of pleasure over pain than any alternative action then open to me ( in which case it is the one right action ) or produces as great a surplus as any alternative ( in which case it is a right action ) , while all actions not thus right are wrong .
28 I thought there might be more for me to do on this project . ’
29 There was no money left over for me to live in any ‘ style ’ .
30 Canan and her boss know exactly what to expect from each other : ‘ It 's far easier for me to work for another Turk because I can talk about pay rates and things like that more openly .
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