Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — for information and advice on government and EEC grants to help you develop your business , please contact our Grants Advisory Service via your local branch or Business Centre . |
| 2 | Mandeville and Santerre had arrived at Templecombe wanting to make everyone dance to their tune . |
| 3 | Fairbrother had not picked up the emphasis in that suggestion , and Richard decided to let it go . |
| 4 | Nutty could get Spot over the jumps but did not enjoy it , and Biddy refused to let them swap permanently . |
| 5 | ‘ IBM needs to make something happen with OS/2 2.1 , or it 's facing the possibility of being a niche product for a very long time . ’ |
| 6 | A steel frame , bolted together , which can be finished in a matter of months , before the Armenian winter sets in with temperatures of 40 degrees below freezing , it 's the brainchild of a school consultancy from Gloucester , but it 's taken agreement between Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher at today 's Downing Street talks to make it happen . |
| 7 | Many viewers thought she 'd used the famous Lawley charm to make him relax and talk about his childhood and family . |
| 8 | Finally , Mrs Frizzell rose to make her report . |
| 9 | God wants to help you do that , but you must play your part . |
| 10 | There can be no doubt that God wants to help you deal with these conflict-producing attitudes . |
| 11 | Celia promised to let me know , but I have n't seen her for weeks . ’ |
| 12 | In a letter to a newspaper one man commented that he was taking his six-year-old daughter to her school sports day when she asked , ‘ Daddy , can I have some of the drugs that Ben Johnson took to make me run fast ? ’ |
| 13 | Mrs Zamzam agreed to let me photograph her and she sat a little unsteadily beside the wall of her home just in front of the cherry tree . |
| 14 | Although Peter returned to help you finish that tour , the early '70s must have been fraught with looking for replacements , before you crystallised the line-up with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks … |
| 15 | After a successful return the crowd again got at the youth and Chapman decided to let him go , ‘ though it meant sacrificing a player who , I was convinced , had exceptional possibilities of development ’ . |
| 16 | In the end , Coleman had to let it pass , although he contrived not to pay for the footage , and duly noted the DEA 's systematic corruption of the media in one of his back-channel reports to Donleavy . |
| 17 | What had Lavinia , Lady Merchiston done to make him speak so ? |
| 18 | Did Isambard intend to let him go gracefully , after all ? |
| 19 | Chris promised to help me buy the drinks and organize the that side of it getting the drinks . |
| 20 | But Huddersfield refused to let them coast . |
| 21 | BRITISH motorists face higher road taxes under an EC plan to make them pay according to the number of miles they drive . |
| 22 | Her eyes filled with tears of pain and shock , but Isabel refused to let them fall . |
| 23 | Venables ' initial bid to sign Sheri for £2million last week was put on ice because Forest boss Brian Clough refused to let him go until he found a replacement . |
| 24 | This thought , of why Jasper consented to let her sleep here , instead of going up to another room , or asking her to go , made her mind swirl , as if it — her mind was nauseous . |