Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 I 've asked 'em to sell me the land so I can develop it but they wo n't see sense .
2 they most likely would n't be able to give you the help as well , they 're just placed on
3 Those two were going to give her the creeps if she really had to take them all the way to Titan .
4 ‘ There is a phone in number for viewers to air their opinions and he called in and said he was furious about what had happened to this poor woman and wanted to give her the money so she could buy presents for the boys .
5 The owner of one of the most spiritual voices in music , he 's seen success beckon before only to give him the finger once he started to trust .
6 I am not surprised that the Minister declines to give us the figures because is not the truth that about 60 to 80 times the amount of money is being spent per capita on students at the city technology college than is spent on pupils at secondary schools in Sunderland and surrounding boroughs ?
7 Xanthe shivered slightly , as Miranda dabbed and ran on , ‘ Will you or your ma promise to read her the letter if I write her one ?
8 ‘ Kenny called me the other week to congratulate me the day after I broke Roger Hunt 's club scoring record at Manchester United .
9 Which means the guarantor no longer has to pay you the rent so you you do n't really want to forego that either , yeah .
10 And I think they tried to drug me the night before I rode Shine On at York . ’
11 My not being there is hardly likely to lose us the account if Ru — ’ She stopped herself just in time .
12 And er , then I should go to the bobbin shop and ask them if they could get these done today and er , well we got this on , I said no but I , we want it if you could leave them on one side and erm I used to er I , I became , if I might say so and I 'm not boasting or bragging or anything , Michael , I 'm trying to tell you the situation as it was and er I was a very important man to and er they er got me er at one time to er figure out , they , they used to make what was called Woolworths locks .
13 NETWORK will continue to bring you the news as it happens .
14 Then the pale spillage from streetlights seeped back again , barely enough to show him the gun when he pointed it .
15 Mum followed them and I too decided to find Frankie to tell him the news after I had cleared away the crocks .
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