Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] all the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I bought this house and insisted she move in with me she took the path of least resistance and agreed , although even then if I 'd had the wits to see them all the signs were there that although she relished my role as provider she cared very little for me as a person . ’ |
| 2 | " You could hardly expect my people , weak and hungry as they are , to carry them all the way from King Darzin 's garden . |
| 3 | And then they have to carry them all the way back up the hill ! |
| 4 | Of course the main thing about the shoes was that I had to wear them all the time . |
| 5 | Still she said Auntie Ann I have n't got to wear them all the time she said . |
| 6 | I mean I do n't want him to wear them all the time |
| 7 | He has to wear them all the time , but he does n't wear them all the time |
| 8 | Perhaps they 've changed their minds again , it 's always , there 's , they 've got to frighten you all the time with sometime like that have n't they ? |
| 9 | People were trying to pinch it all the time . |
| 10 | It would worry me if I was having to feed her all the time but knowing that three days out of seven she 's getting good meals , it does n't worry me so much . |
| 11 | But it 's a heavy ladder , and you 'd have to lug it all the way upstairs . ’ |
| 12 | In the future we wo n't be able to just do things , we 'll have to experience them all the time . |
| 13 | And he used to walk them all the way , I remember once him starting out er from what we call Hole , that 's at the top of the hill there , er starting out to walk them to Newcastle , and he took eleven . |
| 14 | to walk you all the way . |
| 15 | I do n't expect you to be able to give me all the time in the world : that would be unreasonable . ’ |
| 16 | Johnson declared himself in favour of such prescribed succession : ‘ His opinion was that so much land should be entailed as that families should never fall into contempt , and as much left free as to give them all the advantages in case of any emergency . ’ |
| 17 | When we have resolved the matter we shall be in a position to give them all the reassurance they can ask . |
| 18 | She preened her elegant nose , turning her head slightly in order to give them all the benefit of her profile . |
| 19 | But — although this is very rare — you do sometimes come across one or two who seem to have a genuine interest and ‘ feel ’ for the birds ; then , obviously , I try to give them all the advice and encouragement I can . |
| 20 | Mansell may be at odds with Team Renault-Williams , but he will be keen to give them all the feedback he can when he takes the dream car for a spin at Silverstone tomorrow . |
| 21 | I 'm going to give you all the things you ca n't do . ’ |
| 22 | Even if you only buy one in a whole year , we will still be happy to give you all the benefits of Vevay membership |
| 23 | I enjoy the more wishy-washy concepts — I wish perhaps I 'd had the chance to do a physics and philosophy option — and it seems to me that when we do things like quantum physics nobody bothers very much with the concepts that that presents — they just tend to give you all the theory . |
| 24 | We are planning to get another newsletter out before the next one to give you all the details but if you want to know how to label the stuff before than give me a ring |
| 25 | Your carpet retailer will be able to give you all the details . |
| 26 | " I forbore to give you all the details of your great-aunt 's will the other day , Sara , " Mr. Crowther droned on . |
| 27 | He 's got a daughter from a previous relationship and he used to have her at weekends and he used to leave her all the time so he could go and play football and go out drinking . |
| 28 | The most valuable resolve anyone who has decided to care for an elderly relative can make is to give her all the love and loyalty you can but without becoming a martyr in the process , for martyrdom in such circumstances often breeds repressed resentment , which eventually boils over into words and actions that are later bitterly regretted . |
| 29 | But he wants to become the first man to do it all the way across . |
| 30 | We shall assume that you have come to work but not to do it all the time . |