Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] a [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I w I was just wondering if you wanted to write them a letter first |
| 2 | As he reached the spot where Josh Cornock was likewise occupied , he heaved the elver scoop from the water and was delighted to find it a quarter full of the writhing silver baby eels . |
| 3 | It 's pretty obvious that American producers , catering to a market which buys 950 million tickets a year , are going to find it a lot easier to raise money than British producers , who are , by comparison , making films for a tiny coterie . |
| 4 | Perkins group managing director , Tony Gilroy says : ‘ Despite the current recession in the construction industry , we expect to sell them a lot more than that under the new agreement . |
| 5 | But you have to help it a bit first ! |
| 6 | So Mum told me she was going to leave me a bit more than she had originally planned . |
| 7 | I 'm just rubbing it out a little bit to give me a bit more space |
| 8 | So if anybody does patchwork knitting or makes blankets or anything for charity and they 'd like to give me a ring any time , I could give you the pattern . |
| 9 | If you had n't stopped to give me a lift this morning , I 'd still be shuffling along the road to Tangiers . ’ |
| 10 | So er if you 're stuck for one to go to give them a call four double one two double two |
| 11 | When they were little , whenever they had a cut or a graze and had to have the plaster taken off , which was painful , William 's grandad used to give them a treat first . |
| 12 | The serenos receive a small salary from the shopkeepers and private houses they keep an eye on , but it is considered proper to give them a tip each time they open a door for one . |
| 13 | Generally speaking , it is better for farm animals to give them a lot more space and a lot more variety in their environment . |
| 14 | Do you want me to leave yours a bit longer ? |
| 15 | ‘ Glad am I , ’ said Adam in a hurried whisper into Owen 's ear as they deployed among the trees , ‘ that I never went back , to leave you a man short . ’ |
| 16 | The following May I called him , got through his secretary by saying Mr. Jones asked me to call at this office , which was more or less true , erm , so I got through to him , and said , my name is Ricky Elliot , we met at the N E C , you asked me to give you a call this month about time management training . |
| 17 | A fine , grand lady who 's going to give you a talk all about people what are worse off than you are , so you 'll learn to count your blessings . ’ |
| 18 | Patrick decided to give her a brand new bob , slightly concave at the back with an undetermined weightline , a heavy drop in the front and a definite fringe . |
| 19 | The club was expected to give him a run next week in one of two friendlies against non-League opposition , but last night coach Eddie May said : ‘ He is a good lad but is just a non-starter now . |
| 20 | Clarissa could only say glumly that according to the newspapers , the Finns were doing very well at any rate , and how mean Charles 's officers were not to give him a bit more Embarkation Leave . |
| 21 | So I decided to give it a miss that day . |
| 22 | However , I 'm not too impressed by the pickups and need some replacements to give it a bit more OOMPH . |
| 23 | Meredith told him twice to give it a bit more blood and thunder , but it was n't in him . |
| 24 | As there is often a strong tendency in our own culture never to read a preface , it may be good to call it something else , to give it a title such as " How best to make use of this grammar " , or " Vital know-how before you start " . |
| 25 | And if we can hold it , the foal will still be frightened of us , and we will have to give it a lot more handling than we would have had to initially to undo its instinctive fear of us and learn accept us instead . |
| 26 | Our Higher Self is eager to give us a life full of love , joy , success and abundance ; but it will not do so until we say ‘ Yes ’ , and we keep turning our backs on it . |
| 27 | Nero sends his luv , you know he 's coming over here to give us a turn this winter . |
| 28 | Can I ask Mr can I ask Mr Davis to give us a bit more explanation , please , as to his rationale behind continuing resistance to the development of greenfield sites on the edge of York . |
| 29 | Your paying me to keep it a bit tidy , I said and that 's what I 'm paid for , I said I ai n't paid to pass an opinion whether it 's clean or dirty he said you sound just like me June , I said oh do I ? |
| 30 | Though he rejoined the race a few minutes later , Albers , who won the opening round of the series at Donington , was forced to call it a day four laps later . |