Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's looking for a decent second-hand one , and I actually want to buy her a new one , and she does n't know about it . |
| 2 | I 'm doing it tomorrow cos I want to leave it a little bit |
| 3 | ‘ And if you want to do me a real favour , stop saying yes , for Christ 's sake . ’ |
| 4 | Or maybe maybe that is n't the first thing you want to do , if you want to do it a different way , do it whichever makes more sense to you . |
| 5 | We love her so much and want to give her a lovely home . |
| 6 | What happens if he says well I want to alter it a little bit ? |
| 7 | I I 'm very grateful to the minister but I want to ask him a straightforward question . |
| 8 | They would begin to know that putting a little eighth note right before the next bar meant anticipation and that made things easier because , if you have a half hour lesson and they want to learn something by Iron Maiden , and you want to show them a dorian mode in three octaves and they 've got to show you their chords in four or five positions , you 've got to work fast ! |
| 9 | They want to rip all the trees down as well they want to make it a little piazza thing do n't they ? |
| 10 | I want I want to tell you a secret |
| 11 | ‘ No great deal , perhaps , my lord , save to spare him a costly war . |
| 12 | In fact , the new Microchip machines have every feature you could wish for , including Crease Save to give you a nice rest from heavy ironing sessions . |
| 13 | and you know we could , in those days because of the number of people employed being Electric Supply and Transport , we could erm , manage to keep it a viable proposition for an evening 's entertainment then and erm , you probably can turn this up in the , the Star they 're showing erm as he was then , one of the drivers swimming from erm Stoke Bathing Place to Felixstowe . |
| 14 | So I tend to give them a wide berth wherever possible . |
| 15 | Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it . |
| 16 | Quickly , I thread my way through the semi-darkness high backstage , and turn to give her a reassuring wave . |
| 17 | odd fifty P here , and pound here and I always try to give them a little bit . |
| 18 | ‘ I try to make it a therapeutic education process for the abductees as well . |
| 19 | When I smile at her , I try to make it a fatherly smile . |
| 20 | If the Ashford Castle Hotel now wish to give me a free suite in return for this publicity , I shall not demur . |
| 21 | ‘ Besides , I wish to ask you a big favour . ’ |
| 22 | The neck is thin but not awkwardly so , and the satin-finish lacquer and those huge , well-polished frets combine to make it a fast guitar in every direction . |
| 23 | But it is good to know they have experience of farming and intend to make it a proper home and keep cattle . |
| 24 | The last one we had we had a budget of ten thousand pounds the company which did it said that it would normally not take on a project of that sort of cost but they found a junior member of staff to take it on and the end product I mean that 's going back nearly five years now , was quite er acceptable and welcome but now it it looks very much out , the force has been reorganised , we need to give it a new look . |
| 25 | Head and shoulders , knees and toes , knees and toes , head and shoulders , knees and toes , knees and toes , and eyes and ears and mouth and nose , head and shoulders , knees and toes , me and he , I have to do it a little bit faster |
| 26 | Willie ‘ O ’ is a bit stronger and a lot younger than Mick so you have to give him a slight edge when it comes to form and fitness . |
| 27 | Sounds an exciting trip , really fabulous trip , and it will mean of course , seeing you will be li live on air , that we have to give you a little audition , so the finalists , have to be prepared to do an audition with me , live on air , just before Christmas . |
| 28 | have to send him a stamped envelope with the address of the guy and putting on it . |
| 29 | ‘ I did but I cheated — cooked them from frozen , but tonight I promise to cook you a proper meal , my own personal favourite . |
| 30 | Museum officials plan to make her a prominent part of their new facility when they relocate the Museum to a new off-base location on the west side of March 's main runway , adjacent to a nearby major highway . |