Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [to-vb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They seemed happy about my victory in Germany and most of them expected me to win more races last year . ’ |
| 2 | Twenty-four black militant organisations were subjected to ‘ tax surveillance ’ as part of International Revenue Service ( IRS ) harassment , and FBI agents placed bogus documents into the hands of Panther members which led them to suspect each other of being police informants ( McAdam and Moore , 1989:281 ) . |
| 3 | the employer tendency to favour the industry-type of bargaining was reinforced by the broad socialist , class consciousness of major European unions which probably led them to favour this approach , since it would engage ‘ employers through mass class action ’ , and also extend protection to a larger part of the workforce . |
| 4 | It 's just that somebody asked me to do some heads . |
| 5 | ‘ They 'd never heard of me , surprisingly enough , but they went mad over my work and asked me to do some portraits for them . |
| 6 | Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’ |
| 7 | Betty 's letter said , ‘ Last year , as he was going to take part in the World Championship in Canada , he asked me to make some gold socks to match his waistcoat . |
| 8 | Dad kissed me on the forehead and asked me to make another pot of tea and he sat down in his chair and smoked a quiet pipe of tobacco looking happier than he had for days . |
| 9 | When the Editor asked me to write this article I happily agreed . |
| 10 | ‘ Details , of course , will take time and come later , but that 's my general philosophy ; that 's what you would get if you asked me to complete this job for you . ’ |
| 11 | So he asked me to bring some stuff up . ’ |
| 12 | But I asked them to photograph those documents which we found and they do n't want to do it , so that 's up to them . |
| 13 | It also stated that ‘ 90 per cent of the respondents indicated that their experience in the programme had helped them to see more clearly the forces at work in their lives and had in fact helped them to take more control over their lives ’ . |
| 14 | Sister Susan McGuiness F.C.J. Sister Madeleine F.C.J. and Bishop Kevin O'Brien all helped me to answer this question . |
| 15 | She said she 'd like to walk round the garden while Mrs Hope helped me to get some clothes on . ’ |
| 16 | However , a more careful analysis of methods of work and recreation in the Easter vac helped me to overcome these problems and be more in charge of myself , rather than being tossed about at random . |
| 17 | Clearly there would be little point in reviewing the experience unless it helped you to reach some conclusions . |
| 18 | Would n't you agree it 's just about time that somebody helped you to restore some kind of order into your life ? " |
| 19 | He was looking for female voices , he remembered Jakki , invited her to submit some tapes and — presto ! — she was offered a job in The Smoke . |
| 20 | Her face went blank , but this time Guy saw the effort it cost her to regain that air of remote calm , and her eyes still held a mute appeal that stabbed him to the heart . |
| 21 | He was positive in all he did and this approach helped us to win many games against the clock or the weather . |
| 22 | However , in March 1676 , the King commanded them to execute these laws with renewed vigour . |
| 23 | Doctor Tinsley , my old medical man , absolutely forbade me to lift any kind of weight , not so much as a shopping basket . ’ |
| 24 | He rang the hospital and told them to stop that man sending letters . |
| 25 | Joy told me to find some sort of a lining , and off they went . |
| 26 | I noticed nothing to suggest this insight in Frontenac 's version of the story . |
| 27 | I told you to put some orange in there . |
| 28 | He advised her to spend more time with the Prince of Wales . |
| 29 | So I told him to take these tablets and says if he felt no better he 'd better get to doctors , well he did n't even move out of bed , apart from summat to eat |
| 30 | He broke two of my teeth extracting them but he says they 're out clean , when I told him to take another X-ray of it . |