Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Fred lets me make the decisions , an' it was my idea ter sort this back room out . ’ |
| 2 | And sometimes he lets me pull the strings . |
| 3 | Management therefore need information that helps them determine the cost and effectiveness of alternative programmes given a variety of resource constraints ( typically the imposition of cash limits and target staffing levels ) . |
| 4 | This helps them assess the effects of changing those structures by allowing them make such changes directly through the virtual reality interface . |
| 5 | Both gain a sense of confidence and security provided by other women which helps them overcome the trials they face growing up . |
| 6 | Like my father , when he was , when my mother first started going with him he used to smoke cigarettes quite hea heavily erm and er when he had a cold or something like that he 'd say , oh I must have a fag it helps me bring the phlegm up so erm in some ways they 're almost perceived as having a like a cur curative er |
| 7 | ‘ It helps me forget the office for a while . |
| 8 | I do n't know how long I got left , but gettin' high helps me pass the time ’ |
| 9 | I do n't know how long I got left , but gettin' high helps me pass the time . ’ |
| 10 | If , as the Department of Health survey reveals , most Brits are monogamous , it has less to do with morality than the fact that they believe a sexual partner is someone who helps you change the duvet . |
| 11 | This uses the picture on the screen as a stimulus to oral production and helps you check the language your learners already have at their command . |
| 12 | This practical course helps you grasp the concepts and capabilities of the spreadsheet package . |
| 13 | And that helps you get the game started . |
| 14 | A window lets you control the information that can be seen at any one time . |
| 15 | Word for Windows lets you make the appearance of your work consistent , both within and between documents . |
| 16 | And for cooking the tastiest casseroles , there 's a special ‘ Slow-set ’ facility which lets you leave the food to cook itself at a very low temperature over a long period . |
| 17 | This lets you monitor the demand that there is for it and will provide a sound basis for decisions about the possible expansion of your video facilities in the future . |
| 18 | A useful feature is the unique Installation Assistant which lets you input the settings for a card you intend to fit in your PC . |
| 19 | There 's also an enhancing tool which lets you embellish the charts and you can even paste bitmapped images ( such as a picture of your favourite car ) onto parts of the graphs . |
| 20 | It lets you eliminate the cabling and software problems that occur with Remote Network Spooling . |
| 21 | A separator and trivet mean you can cook more than one thing at once and a Rise'n'Time indicator lets you time the cooking process by telling you when the right temperature is reached . |
| 22 | The current version of the generic PostScript driver ( PSCRIPT.DRV ) is version 3.5.3 which lets you specify the amount of memory the printer has installed ( that is , 5Mb ) : fine-tuning this value will improve printer throughput . |
| 23 | The EXACT STITCH LAYOUT section lets you view the stitch and row chart that the program has produced from your diagram . |
| 24 | The software lets you choose the type and amount of memory that will be backed up automatically , whether it will be password-protected and whether audible warnings will be given . |
| 25 | When you do that , a couple of menus appear which lets you choose the utilities you want to install and the hard drive on which to place them . |
| 26 | The instruments screen lets you define the parameters of the composition including the note spacing , number of staves , stave spacing and linking and the naming of instruments |
| 27 | Viewer , the add-in that lets you see the contents of files still on disk , has been improved and now allows the import of ASCII text and now lets you save the current worksheet and retrieve a new file in a single command — so reducing the risk of +:F7 you loosing the work you had just been doing before using it ! |
| 28 | The small Year Niner , who did not even realise that there were taps in room 19 , never mind streams , is a little interested by this offer but explains that her Mum never lets her drink the water at school and always provides her with a carton of fruit juice which keeps her going through the day . |
| 29 | The warden there , Sue Smith , lets us have the hall free for the event . |
| 30 | what about if she lets us keep the walkman |