Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He strode to her , eyes blazing , and shouted , ‘ Why did you specifically come to see me the minute you found out I had my own investment bank ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It 's not on at all for a brother-in-law to treat me the way you treat me . |
| 3 | You certainly did n't seem to like me the way I was ! ’ |
| 4 | In the circumstances the degree of kinship was sufficiently close to secure him the support he required . |
| 5 | Surtees was a good choice , but I never got to know him the way I did Graham Hill , Jackie Stewart and Pedro Rodriguez . |
| 6 | Whatever our conscious reasons ( ’ No , I want to remember him/her the way he/she was ' or ‘ Not in front of the children ’ ) , a dead body is not considered to be spectacle for display in Britain , and the rationale which dictates it can sometimes disguise feelings of embarrassment that such a thing could occur in our death-defying , well-regulated households . |
| 7 | If she 'd hoped to unnerve her the way she did Letty then she was wrong . |
| 8 | It used to annoy her the way everybody took no notice . |
| 9 | ‘ My master will take it as a sign , a beacon to lead him the way you wish . ’ |
| 10 | I found a medicine dropper and used that to feed it the milk they left me . |
| 11 | ‘ The beauty and interesting nature of this little bird ’ , Gould wrote , ‘ naturally made me anxious to bring home living examples ; I accordingly captured about twenty fully fledged birds , and kept them alive for some time ; but the difficulties necessarily attendant upon travelling in a new country rendering it impracticable to afford them the attention they required , I regret to say the whole were lost . ’ |
| 12 | I 'd have cast off in the Angharad to fetch you the minute I knew you were there ! ’ |
| 13 | I never had any money to buy her the things she wanted . ’ |
| 14 | If I close this week with only seven , I may only end up with one sale , and that 's not gon na to give me the income I want and big H wants so I can take her out for a Chinese . |
| 15 | My wife telephoned to give me the news which had been heard by our daughter listening to the radio . |
| 16 | He only mentioned his wife to tell me he 'd just bought her something new to wear and he tried to give me the impression his brother-in-law was something of a poor fish because he could n't make ends meet . ’ |
| 17 | " I 'd like you to give me the wedding-dress you got from the children . " |
| 18 | When the studios were built , I wanted to record some of the songs I knew when I was young and I wanted to record them the way I wanted to hear them . |
| 19 | They say they 're having to deal with more and more dogs owned by families who have n't been able to give them the exercise they need . |
| 20 | We are able to give them the independence they so badly need , and with it self respect and dignity . |
| 21 | Tie in climbing roses to give them the support they need to thrive |
| 22 | Those responsible are having problems adapting to adult life and we try to help , to give them the skills they lack and to get them to do something constructive in the community . ’ |
| 23 | On the one hand , Parliament did not trust the police enough to give them the power they wanted and then let them get on with it . |
| 24 | How easy to give them the book they sought , to be done with the entire affair . |
| 25 | We work with about 60 women a year , and I know many of them would genuinely say that at the start they were unemployable , that they could have gone back to drugs , ended up back in prison , but they did n't because Clean Break was there at the right time for them , to give them the opportunities they needed . |
| 26 | Yet many easterners complain that , since their revolutions began in 1989 , the Community has been too wrapped up in its own affairs to give them the attention they deserve . |
| 27 | You will not get the best out of the professionals you consult unless you have a realistic appreciation of what you want and intend to be open and honest enough with them to give them the facts they will need to help you . |
| 28 | We 're able to give them the care they need . |
| 29 | A sexual surrogate will A , have sex with you if he ca n't find anyone else , all the things nobody else is prepared to do with you sexually , or teach you how to draw you the partner you want ? |
| 30 | For them to give you the service you want they need to know about your ideas and any suggestions and comments you may have to ensure the best possible service . |