Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | in order to get them , in order to get them to come , surely you 've got to sell them the idea that they 're going to get something useful out of it |
| 2 | I 've asked 'em to sell me the land so I can develop it but they wo n't see sense . |
| 3 | Deputed to get his own disguise , he went off fuming to a wig shop : ‘ And the lady started to go through all kinds of salesmanship to sell me the wig and if I wanted to swim , I did n't want to swim , and I 'm sitting there knowing that this meeting is going to start very soon and I can not — lady , let's get on with it , I do n't give a damn , just give me a wig . ’ |
| 4 | I suggest you visit your local ‘ Deli ’ which should be able to sell you the type that come with edible snails ! |
| 5 | Of course we do n't want to overdo it the praise that is . |
| 6 | We must have often seemed to deny them the obedience and ‘ proper respect ’ demanded by the institution , for we obviously did not emulate their style and in effect were a vision of impurity existing right inside the body of the organization . |
| 7 | She would have liked to deny me the gin and vermouth I was craving , but I would soon be a married woman and she could n't . |
| 8 | ‘ But everybody seems to want me to stay on — it 's up to Frank to give me the nod and I will sign . ’ |
| 9 | Dad and I went in and Mr Vulcan explained that he wished to give me the harmonium and that there was a clean bed upstairs if we wanted it . |
| 10 | Children need to feel safe and secure about the world they grow up in , and it is unwise to give them the idea that everything they eat or come into contact with is a potential threat . |
| 11 | We made a team to give them the opportunity to work together … to give them the respect … to give them the idea that they could be in the top 50 , not by talking but by working together . |
| 12 | The police spent two days trying to persuade the butcher to give them the name or names of his supplier . |
| 13 | Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need . |
| 14 | they most likely would n't be able to give you the help as well , they 're just placed on |
| 15 | This is just to give you the order and the distance . |
| 16 | Ask the Holy Spirit to give you the strength and resolve to follow God 's will in whatever he has been revealing to you . |
| 17 | Some of the requirements may be unnecessary but we urge you to adopt the suggested techniques wherever possible to give you the practice that is needed before you can become a competent report writer . |
| 18 | If you can not find a teacher , who is also an expert in your held , do not worry as any teacher will be able to give you the information that will be required to improve your particular activity . |
| 19 | Empty phrases to give you the illusion that it 's Adam who 's holding you , and not me ? |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | She felt a deep , sensual pleasure as she held his leaping , quivering manhood in check , but the heat of him was so dangerously exciting that she arched herself in mute supplication , begging him to give her the release that her body craved . |
| 22 | To make , to give her the welfare and I 've proved it , I mean I just sometimes goes off |
| 23 | She knew that he had tried to give her the impression that he was going off on a promiscuous adventure and expected this to arouse in her both admiration and jealousy , but as Lydia 's misdemeanours were more of the spirit than of the flesh she found promiscuity not merely sinful but foolish and disgusting . |
| 24 | She was such a heroine in her own way because it was not possible to give her the attention and comfort she deserved yet she never complained . |
| 25 | Let us wait for some more opportune moment to give her the news that Kokos is back in town . |
| 26 | I tried to get her to give him the elbow but she would always say , ‘ but Eddie , he means well and he 's so kind ’ . |
| 27 | Eventually he persuaded me to give him the name and address of my parents . |
| 28 | When the coughing stopped again , he signalled Myeloski to give him the pad and pencil . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Duncan had been asleep when the policeman burst into the room to give him the news that Leeming had been found . |