Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [pron] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to feed them lots of corn . ’ |
| 2 | And you think well you know , that 's going to sell her lots of records and it 's jolly good ! |
| 3 | But they wanted , Graham wanted me , to buy me one for Christmas , I said no ! |
| 4 | An unmarked Ford Escort pulled out from the kerb slow enough to give me plenty of time to ease up and reach for the horn . |
| 5 | You 'll have to give me plenty of notice , mind , me social diary 's chocka . ’ |
| 6 | We 're asking very poor countries to set aside land they could be cultivating food on — we have to give them something in return . ’ |
| 7 | Once shoots appear , be sure to give them plenty of light . |
| 8 | Marley have produced a pattern book along with technical advice to give you plenty of ideas . |
| 9 | ‘ Is the redoubtable Valerie Cass up in your dressing room ready to give you lots of tips ? ’ |
| 10 | Barro 's question is as follows : Why should firms agree to a course of action which they know in certain circumstances will force them to do something which in advance or ex ante appears sub-optimal ? |
| 11 | She dragged the heavy tome along with her when she went on tour to Japan to give her plenty of bed time reading on her favourite subject . |
| 12 | He accepted that it would be better to give her lots of love and attention for behaving well rather than for behaving badly . |
| 13 | You 'll have to give him lots of love . |
| 14 | I bought the DesignaKnit 4 Professional some months back and I feel I have to give it nothing but praise . |
| 15 | Assuming that the dog remains with you , do not forget to give it plenty of encouragement again , as you attach the leash to its collar . |
| 16 | Remember to leave yourself plenty of time to get to the start and stay clam if there are delays . |
| 17 | Again , it pays to give yourself plenty of leeway . |
| 18 | ‘ No , you should be all right , ’ he agreed , his smile still in place , ‘ but you 'd best leave after lunch tomorrow to give yourself plenty of time — just in case you get side-tracked , ’ he added , tongue-in-cheek . |
| 19 | Record these background effects tapes at as high a level as possible to minimise tape hiss , and go for longish recording runs to give yourself plenty of margin at editing . |
| 20 | My appointment was in Alès at eleven and I wanted to give myself plenty of time to find the place , so I decided to leave straight away . |
| 21 | Every time they collect our cows , they promise to give us something in return , but the next time ask for more cows . |
| 22 | ‘ To do our job we need the help of our tenants and I would urge anyone moving out of a council house or flat to give us plenty of notice so we can identify the property and allocate it to someone else , ’ he said . |
| 23 | ‘ To do our job we need the help of our tenants and I would urge anyone moving out of a council house or flat to give us plenty of notice so we can identify the property and allocate it to someone else , ’ he said . |
| 24 | She watched him get the pony ready , learning all the time so that she would be able to harness it herself in future when she wanted to drive out in Nahum 's absence . |
| 25 | The people who had more experience used to teach me lots of things . |
| 26 | ‘ To teach you something about trust , ’ he told her softly , pulling her into his arms . |
| 27 | To cut down on expense he did not get the big factory spreaders but started to spread it himself with tractor and shovel . |
| 28 | Supt Max Wallace , the officer heading the police operation , said no attempt would be made to end the siege by force and that the police were prepared to sit it our for days if necessary . |
| 29 | ‘ Then I was lucky enough to find this place , and at the same time to find a very good agent who managed to get me plenty of work . ’ |
| 30 | She said oh well she said I 'll get Sally to get me something before Christmas she said . |