Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My wife wants me to take the early retirement , move away from Murmansk . |
| 2 | He wants me to tell the same traveller 's tales as 'im and 'is mates — the artful hound ! |
| 3 | got cod roe and fish cakes for supper and bought four salmon heads ( OH how I hate those glazed eyes looking at me when first one steams them to get the good flesh off ) for soup . |
| 4 | However after one to three years a signal , possibly hormonal , causes them to don the silvery camouflage of sea fish . |
| 5 | He wants them to scrap the minimum lending rates which are used to keep interest rates high , even though the bank base rates have fallen . |
| 6 | I 'm sure she wants you to extend the same warmth to her that you extend to me by using my first name . ’ |
| 7 | As he handed her the key , he added , ‘ Apparently she wants you to take the personal things from her lodgings . ’ |
| 8 | He wants you to write the whole book here . |
| 9 | Accessing this part of the package requires no fiddling with anything in DOS , but needs you to connect the two computers between which files are to be passed via either a parallel or serial lead . |
| 10 | Yet religious belief has something to teach the rational secular world ; some principles should be defended without recourse to a blurry halfway house . |
| 11 | Whatever the season , Ingleborough has something to offer the keen fell walker . |
| 12 | They had wanted an outright victory leading to the expulsion of all ‘ fundamentalists ’ , whereas the document allows everyone to join the new party . |
| 13 | It allows them to promote the false claim that the blacks are not fit to run South Africa when clearly they are still at each other 's throats . |
| 14 | The fact that some policewomen carry out both sets of duties allows them to contrast the two types of community relations , with general community relations work being seen as ‘ fun ’ and juvenile liaison as more demanding and difficult . |
| 15 | The report also allows me to re-confirm the financial contribution that is made to the running costs of the Unit . |
| 16 | The success experienced by learners using word-processing enhances their self-confidence and very often motivates them to tackle the difficult task of handwriting ; it can be seen to extend both the volume and content of their written work . |
| 17 | This Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay adventure book allows you to explore the grim fortress of the Great Enchanter from Jack Yeovil 's Warhammer novel Drachenfels , and even to meet Constant Drachenfels himself . |
| 18 | This transfers your weight forwards and allows you to lift the rear foot quickly . |
| 19 | A deluxe hotel enjoying a peaceful location and overlooking the wide expanse of the Gulf of Siam , the Dusit Resort is a stunning complex which allows you to enjoy the many benefits of its beachside location , without foregoing comfort and top-class service . |
| 20 | Defining the value for the leading of your body copy , that 's the stuff you 've got the most of — the text in a report or a newsletter , allows you to set the vertical grid . |
| 21 | After cashing the nine of clubs the ace of diamonds is an entry to dummy which allows you to cash the remaining two club tricks and discard your losing diamond and spade . |
| 22 | The scrolled area allows you to input the new module names and their corresponding type . |
| 23 | Undoing the three screws at the back allows you to remove the sturdy metal lid and expose the innards . |
| 24 | It allows you to select the next field to access ( see below ) . |
| 25 | This at least allows you to make the best of poor job ; a package which only works at the screen resolution could be a fifth the quality , or worse . |
| 26 | It makes your holiday look a bit more expensive at first , but it allows you to make the most of your stay . |
| 27 | the pack uses the KST ‘ size tolerant ’ system — although shoulder straps are actually sewn in place , their low take-off point on the back of the sack allows you to adjust the fit precisely , fine tuning with the top tension straps . |
| 28 | For a powerful kick you have to move your centre of gravity forwards , and this inevitably forces you to drop the spent kicking foot close to the opponent , where it can then be hooked or swept . |
| 29 | What is important about this contribution to linguistic theory is that it allows one to analyze the personal or ‘ subjective ’ elements of language without having to resort to any real correlative outside language . |
| 30 | Donald Schon has shown how the displacement of a concept by analogizing not only initiates new thoughts but also , by changing the concept itself , forces one to rethink the old . |