Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | not make them an enormous feature . |
| 2 | ‘ Your — your integrity cost me an awful lot of misery , ’ she whispered . |
| 3 | just to get the general picture , let me an exact period , let's get estimates because we have no idea , er , so estimates might be made or the management costs , four months or six months would you say before anybody moved in ? |
| 4 | They charge you an extra quid for booking with a credit card , and say they ca n't be held responsible if the postman wobs the ticket in transit . |
| 5 | Show her an old man with white hair and a long flowing beard and she 'll really think she is . |
| 6 | They show us an exquisite quantity of French cured meats , smoked crayfish , mayonnaise , salads , champagne , pâté , patisserie and chocolates . |
| 7 | Quite simply , give them an exciting perspective of what the ideas of physics are . |
| 8 | Actually , the speaker that was talking about this was suggesting we give them an enormous amount of real tangible assets , er without it costing us anything . |
| 9 | Give me an honest answer . ’ |
| 10 | He quotes Cezanne : ‘ Give me an organised mind , and I 'll make an artist . ’ |
| 11 | The French may have their fancy patisseries , but give me an English pudding any day . |
| 12 | give me an undivided heart , |
| 13 | Then , his expression suddenly turning serious , he said , ‘ I owe you an abject apology . ’ |
| 14 | Because we made love , because I 'm physically attracted to you , it does n't mean that I owe you an involved explanation of my private life . ’ |
| 15 | On the next page we show how easy it will be to pile on the pounds tomorrow — and give you an alternative diet for the day . |
| 16 | A ‘ stringer ’ is n't just a freelance — it 's a correspondent based away from head office whose local contacts give him an on-the-spot usefulness which far surpasses that of a reporter sent out from head office . ’ |
| 17 | His name is Michael Marsden and he 's a local runner , so give him an encouraging word as you pass . |
| 18 | Give him an unknown society , any society , and he wanted in . |
| 19 | Nannies consider it an essential part of their job to buy hundreds and hundreds of scented nappy disposal sacks . |
| 20 | ‘ Auctioneers in general consider it an unworkable scheme which will create absolute chaos to the services provided by livestock auctioneers to the agricultural community , ’ said Mr Heslop . |
| 21 | We 'll try install , bu but give it an explicit path . |
| 22 | There are some special features about the Klasies River Mouth site , which this book draws attention to , that give it an important place on maps of the prehistoric world . |
| 23 | The most vociferously opposed union maintains that all the problems could be solved were the government to remove the PTT from the financial tutelage of the finance ministry and give it an independent budget . |
| 24 | It may be full of microbes and rotting vegetation , but these are natural and organic and only give it an attractive flavour . |
| 25 | The political crisis which vastly increased its recruitment could not help but give it an unusual character . |
| 26 | Yeah , save us an awful lot of letter writing . |
| 27 | They give us an immediate apprehension of form , albeit with a residual sense that the forms apprehended are illusory . |
| 28 | We take in a lot more oxygen , our blood pressure rises and our brains release chemicals called endorphins which give us an immediate high . |
| 29 | ‘ Lieutenant , ’ he began , ‘ would n't that ship- ’ he indicated the Raubvogel ‘ — give us an excellent field of fire across the cavern ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Events in the outside world , as well as within the Community , give us an exceptional window of opportunity at present , ’ a senior European Commission official said yesterday . |