Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [vb infin] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ New entrants put pressure on existing companies and make them change their existing practices , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I I always make them give me three p |
| 3 | D' ya think they some people buy cos they need more oops because they need more of these than these at some time ? |
| 4 | And , d' ya notice something special about that minim ? |
| 5 | D' ya know what malleable means ? |
| 6 | D' ya know what slapping salami is ? |
| 7 | You we , I 'm glad you said that cos , I 'm not sure if I told you this before but d' ya remember what these numbers here mean ? |
| 8 | Would you like — d' you think your little girl wants to go and play with — ’ |
| 9 | D' you want anything more ? |
| 10 | " How d' you explain its high incidence in places known to be malodorous ? " |
| 11 | D' you know what that 's like ? ’ |
| 12 | D' you know what that guy 's name is ? |
| 13 | " Mr Rayne , d' you consider it honourable to profit from the distress of your comrades … of the men , women and children with whom you are fighting for your life ? " |
| 14 | ‘ How d' you like your first day at work , then ? ’ |
| 15 | I used to give him a pound whenever I met him : let no-one call me ungenerous . |
| 16 | Angels are notoriously difficult to sex , especially without experience , so buy several and let them choose their own mates . |
| 17 | Cats sleep a lot , so let them choose their own spots — instead of a cosy fireside , your two might prefer an old box on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 18 | Let them do their own dirty work . ’ |
| 19 | It is worth considering how to start the investigation : whether to do a bit yourself first to get them going , or work with the whole class as a large group , or just state the problem and let them do it all . |
| 20 | ‘ Let them leave it another two weeks to make the two months , ’ he advised . |
| 21 | Oh I see , yes , that 's right Well let them mark their own I mean who 's gon na cheat ? |
| 22 | They had their own police photographers out there , let them get their own pictures . |
| 23 | Let them get their own prescriptions . |
| 24 | ‘ But I still used to pose on the bike for publicity purposes , ’ she 'd say archly over her tea and Eccles cakes , ‘ until the varicose veins started to show through me silver tights and Flaherty said I 'd better call it a day and let them find themselves another pin-up girl . ’ |
| 25 | Let them see his proud contempt ! |
| 26 | Let them play their flirtatious games . |
| 27 | Twice they 've been with a cart , and Miss Theda let them take it all without a word said ! ’ |
| 28 | But as many as are thus sottish , let them enjoy their own wildness and ignorance , it is sufficient for a good man that he is conscious unto himself that he is more nobly descended , better bred and born , and more skilfully taught by the purged faculties of his own mind.2 |
| 29 | Let the Americans play their closed shop Open and US PGA , let them have their biased cries and catcalls , but please let us remember sportsmanship and let the best man win . |
| 30 | They 'll be like a dog with a rag , tugging away at it , with growls and grunts till you loosen your hold and let them have their rightful trophy . |