Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [noun prp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was asking too much of readers that they should insulate Eliot the editor and editorialist from Eliot the poet ; so that they should read ‘ Ash-Wednesday ’ without feeling that they were being nudged into the Roman Catholic or the Anglo-Catholic church — |
| 2 | Two injury-ravaged sides understandably lacked precision and poise but Gabbiadini was always direct in his approach and it was appropriate that he should give Sunderland the lead six minutes before the interval . |
| 3 | ‘ As far as I can see , Jerry should capture Arras the day after tomorrow , in which case the Americans can stay at home . |
| 4 | This may give NCM the edge in certain trades where credit insurance has been traditionally well used . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll give Mary the letter when she comes 'ome . |
| 6 | I 'll tell Alison the accountant then , and she 'll tell me what she 's sold and how many contracts we 've booked and but it 's done in front of everybody else while everybody , why everybody else who 's on the phone . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll ask George the roadsweeper , ’ was all he could suggest . |
| 8 | On the other hand , one could give Sharon the benefit of the doubt and conclude she has n't bothered to wear knickers because she knows Michael will probably mash her against a wall and rip them off anyway . |
| 9 | When we were naughty he 'd give Fred the strap but he 'd sit me on the mantelpiece to make me mind my manners . |
| 10 | He made the effort to convince Kirk that the role could be expanded , but nothing could persuade Douglas the role was worthy of him . |
| 11 | When Tessa went out of the room to see if she could help Jannie the boys turned on Bob at once with all their usual wildness , jumping up and down in his lap , punching him in the chest , and trying to pull off his shoes . |
| 12 | We turned down the offer of researching exactly how many men we 'd get to 3,000 feet of urinals , but allowing a couple of feet for each one , 1,500 men would make Wembley the tops for discriminating against women . |
| 13 | A place in Saturday 's final would guarantee Wattana the title . |
| 14 | Yes , he would give Ebert the lookalike as an early wedding gift . |
| 15 | A win at Budepest would give Mansell the drivers title . |
| 16 | Brixton finished the season undefeated , though they had gone into the match knowing that defeat would give Britannia the title on sets won . |
| 17 | He would give Joe the Fish the best send-off anyone had ever seen . |
| 18 | All statutes giving power in effect say if X exists , you may or shall do Y. The answer as to who is to determine X ( and the factors constituting X ) is dependent upon which theory of jurisdiction is accepted . |
| 19 | Now she was trapped until maybe tomorrow when tempers had cooled and Peter would tell Marc the truth and Marc would forgive Peter . |
| 20 | He would get Rakovsky the desk set , then retire before they retired him . |
| 21 | We promised the parish we would visit Simon the carpenter . ’ |
| 22 | He hoped a short campaign would teach Iran the benefits of non-interference in Iraqi affairs , but was sucked instead into an eight-year fight . |
| 23 | She would teach Creggan the eagle lore she knew , and remind Kraal of what he had perhaps begun to forget . |
| 24 | The order follows one placed earlier this year for fourteen Tampicos , and will make Embry-Riddle the world 's largest fleet operator of Aerospatiale light aircraft . |
| 25 | Monomode cables carry light signals on a longer wavelength , and will give Mercury the chance to carry four times as much data as is possible on multimode , and over a greater distance . |
| 26 | She may just have vital information that will give Bob the lead he 's looking for . ’ |
| 27 | Gust becos I cud not spel It did not mean I was daft When the boys in school red my riting Some of them laffed But now I am the dictater They have to rite like me Utherwise they can not pas Ther GCSE Some of the girls wer ok But those who laffed a lot Have al bean rownded up And have recintly bean shot The teecher who corrected my speling As not been shot at al But four the last fifteen howers As bean standing up against a wal He has to stand ther until he can spel Figgymisgrugifooniyn the rite way I think he will stand ther forever I just inventid it today |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a great day for me and I hope we can get Barnet the promotion we deserve . |
| 29 | It comes with a Sega Mega Drive , worth £99.95 , so you can play Sonic The Hedgehog . |