Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] to [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | If the Secretary of State for Education and Science does not want to be charged with the suppression of evidence , the Leader of the House should appeal to him to come clean , go public and reveal the evidence . |
2 | The final paragraph , if this is the course of action you wish to take , in the first instance you should write to me requesting that your appeal be heard by the Central Executive Committee . |
3 | Everlast has made much in recent interviews of HOP 's lack of meaning — they 're just regular guys who enjoy a few bevvies and like to get laid , they do n't pretend otherwise , and no-one should come to them expecting anything else . |
4 | I feel I must write to you concerning your interview with Tony MacMahon about Irish traditional music . |
5 | Sir : I feel that I must write to you concerning the Practical PC Direct marketing product , the ‘ Handy Fast Rack Dispenser ’ that ‘ holds 3.5in and 5.25in disks and attaches easily to your monitor ’ . |
6 | ‘ Well ’ — Lizzie stopped — ‘ I do n't suppose he 'll object to me seeing my grandchild bathed . ’ |
7 | erm , so that if , if they then go to an appeal er , I was talking to this planning officer and I was saying that I think I 'll consult them , he said I do n't think you 'll need to he said , and of what you 've done so far is pretty good and I can get access to all the letters that have been written in , in objecting into the into the homes |
8 | Pedasus will get warning of impending disaster through the priestess of Athene growing a long beard , I 'll read to him to make him laugh and he will , and talk with his sidetrack mind … . ( 14 ) |
9 | I 'll have to I had a bit of major benny actually ha it was rather shocking was n't it ? |
10 | So we 'll have to I think keep going back to these throughout the year and saying , Are we erm are we doing it |
11 | And it may well be that that we 'll have to you know make sure everybody who 's running a training course , gets this particular |
12 | I 'll have to you 've got ta give me chance to buy papa and grandma 's grandpa 's and I can wrap them up and give them to them at the golden wedding or ca n't I ? |
13 | Then you 'll have to you have to do that lot there . |
14 | Well , then he might have to he makes a mess of that bed I ai n't made of money you know ! |
15 | And you might have to you have to do that in in the order of nanoseconds . |
16 | He also had a love for soccer but his father , Harold , steered him away from that as well , fearing that his son 's competitiveness , allied to his lack of inches , might lead to him getting hurt . |
17 | Newtown , Pennsylvania-based graphics chip maker Tseng Labs Inc says it is in discussions that might lead to it entering the business of development and production of audio chips : ‘ We 're talking to a lot of people in the sound area , both engineers and companies — because we do n't have any basic sound technology , we 're looking to acquire that either through people or maybe an acquisition , ’ Tseng vice-chairman Jack Gibbons explained to Reuter . |
18 | And I 'll write to him to confirm , and er , if I do bump into him , I shall jog memory of that one . |
19 | so we 'll say , so we 'll say to them do you want a hand , and they will also see |
20 | He says an which he says you 've worked so hard , cos I worked for two casters which I should n't have done really , but that 's how I were used to working you see and er , he said er , I said well me dad keeps asking me to go and work for him , and he said well I 'll tell you what I 'll do with you , he says you 've worked so hard for us , this bloke came from Bloxford you know He says you 've worked so hard for us , he said we 'll agree to you going with your father , er for a month and see whether you like it , and if you do n't like it , come back and we 'll give you your job back . |
21 | What I am now describing , incidentally , is one of many instances I could relate to you to underline Lord Darlington 's essentially shy and modest nature . |
22 | He was a manager in Brooke Brothers , Men 's Outfitters — and being in trade was only admissible by the skin of his teeth and because , Mrs Gutermann being a widow , she could look to him to undertake certain practical tasks , to make himself useful . |
23 | It does n't mean to say they do n't like participating , but they 'd like to you know see what the group view is before they put in their own views so they 're analyzing , thinking . |
24 | And I 'd like to you to hear your side of |
25 | And er the pills , all different sorts of pills , , Doctor pills , er there was all kinds of pills in those days that you could take to you know , to stop you from having them you see . |
26 | A flaw which could lead to him making mistakes . |
27 | English winegrowers are about to harvest a record crop of grapes — but it could lead to them facing new restrictions on production in the future . |
28 | Former employees of Maxwell companies say they 're hoping the MPs new initiative could lead to them receiving some compensation . |
29 | But there are fears that any hiccup in Christmas trading could lead to it having problems maintaining its banking covenants in the new year . |
30 | Misys Plc , which said in January that it was in talks that could lead to it acquiring Burns Anderson Independent Network Plc ( CI No 2,081 ) , said yesterday that it had not been able to agree terms for the acquisition and that negotiations had therefore been terminated . |