Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major reason given for giving them the boot was the requirement for a shit-hot pitch when the Euro championships come round in 96 . |
| 2 | The medieval element was a strong influence too : as a result , my mother was cajoled into making me a suede money bag with a draw-string and five polished threepenny bits for sovereigns . |
| 3 | The servants had not been keen to let him see the man , but his rank and vague remarks about the importance of co-operation with the Grand Army had succeeded in securing him an interview . |
| 4 | The investor if he is going to make money this way , must have a broker who is committed to showing him a profit , as well as earning his commission off him . |
| 5 | Part of the refugee problem will be solved by granting them the right of return to Palestine ( i.e. the West Bank and Gaza Strip ) or to the Jordanian-Palestinian federation . ’ |
| 6 | Madam Deputy Speaker I was gon na give a very illustrative example of what I 'm talking about but perhaps I will allow the house to have that example on another occasion because I actually would prefer not to be er er er prevented from giving you the most vivid story of what I 'm talking about . |
| 7 | If she were his mother , and he let himself be shot without giving her a last chance of looking into his eyes ? |
| 8 | Marie had thought about telling him the truth : that Bella had seen him and the police would soon be after him . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've just got through telling you the food situation . |
| 10 | About the party — I 'd thought of making it a triple celebration : my engagement to Heather , Ma 's homecoming , and a kind of — gesture of thanks to Luke . ’ |
| 11 | I was thinking , ‘ I bet nobody has thought of giving him a beer . ’ |
| 12 | The formal literal meaning of the words is the locution ; the act which is performed by saying it the illocution ; a third layer is the perlocution or overall aim of the discourse . |
| 13 | The poor little rich girl who got into the FBI through her father 's influence and who would now be married to some rich Miami socialite had it not been for the timely intervention of Colonel Philpott , who was pressed into giving her a job with UNACO . |
| 14 | The Doctor had wanted to run straight back into danger , as was his wont , but she had persuaded him that on this occasion at least , some forethought and preparation would be a better idea than just leaving everything to chance and inspiration , particularly as the former seemed hell bent on giving them a hard time of things . |
| 15 | ‘ The madam would have had me if I had n't escaped by telling her the lodger in the room next door to mine fancied her like crazy , ’ he said . |
| 16 | I 'd behaved so badly towards you right from the beginning that you were justified in calling me an ogre . |
| 17 | Going up the seminary hill to his Residence-I do n't think one would be justified in calling it a palace , gracious old house that it was — I felt giddy . |
| 18 | When I was about to take O-level Art and my teacher said I was a disaster , my father was shamed into giving me an intensive course ( 'I ca n't have a daughter not passing ’ ) and taught me painting , pastel drawing , cross-hatching , line drawing . |
| 19 | Quite a number of the students knew no English when they arrived , and the first year was spent in giving them a working knowledge . |
| 20 | So , next time you buy a guitar strap with ‘ Klondyke ’ on it , you 'll know what 's gone into making it the best , not just in the UK but all over the world . |
| 21 | Professor Zander gives the example of parents asking a child-minder to keep the children amused by teaching them a card game . |
| 22 | I have another seven days before Jens 's cousin arrives from the States and finds his would-be protégé has been seduced into giving him the cold shoulder . ’ |
| 23 | Marshall had taken to calling it the rumour factory because a disproportionate amount of time seemed to be wasted on chatter . |
| 24 | Resources will be identified by assigning them a unique user-defined code . |
| 25 | inform the Development Manager and the Manager of the person who requested the change of the decision taken by sending them a copy of the Change Review Form |
| 26 | While Jackson , who had just returned from filming a television clip , was mildly bemoaning the pressure it had placed on him to be ‘ incredibly entertaining for one minute ’ , his press officer was engaged in ordering him a beer from room service . |
| 27 | Although Ross had insisted on seeing her every day , during that time he had never done anything more than kiss her hand . |
| 28 | But Peter had insisted on giving her the earrings as an engagement present , with the promise that a ring would soon follow . |
| 29 | The Supervisor , initially resentful of the extra floor cleaning brought by muddy police boots , soon found herself softened into liking this polite young constable , and ended by offering him a cup of tea . |
| 30 | The earliest large-scale sculpture we have in limestone or marble does not go with the earliest Daedalic ; but the wide acceptance of such an individual style is most naturally explained by supposing it the creation of one artist or school producing major works at major sanctuaries . |