Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Probably you could buy them some stores have them for maybe a week or so .
2 instead , arranging activities together will help the young person to know that you care and will give them other things to do .
3 You could give them two minutes to check with their neighbours what they think has happened .
4 We must give them suitable materials to work with — suitable tools — brushes , paper , paints , etc .
5 Nevertheless because they are supposed to be men of wide experience and outstanding capability the bishop may from time to time give them particular tasks to do in connection with parish priests .
6 Mr Ryabov 's defection will give them enough votes to block the two-thirds majority that is needed to change the constitution .
7 But we are responding by saying , well , we will give you six weeks to respond when we notify .
8 Well I can give you some names to start with !
9 The national coach will give you some sequences to practise and these usually illustrate some theme that he wants you to work on .
10 And then you can have your own fractions and you can just play with them and erm I 'll give you some sums to do with your own fractions .
11 I 'll give you twenty minutes to get ready . ’
12 The bookseller will give you ten shillings change . ’
13 ‘ We 'll give you ten seconds to open this door .
14 For example , the Oxford Book of Death will give you short texts relating to death , and selections from longer texts you might want to read all the way through if you are interested in the topic .
15 Did they give you any drops to use Bob ?
16 I 'll give you 24 hours to get off my turf or I 'll kill you . ’
17 And I give him three mo cos I 'd give him three months guarantee with that , I thought yes and I was standing there on the phone and I thought you dare come back !
18 VLIW technology running on Sparc will give us other markets to break into … and it 'll be great for Solaris too , if it is binary compatible . ’
19 I hope you do n't mind us weaker souls indulging the vices ? ’
20 Sometimes one might also set them trivial tasks requiring a certain degree of intelligence to solve some problem , and the more intelligent ones would thus demonstrate their superior ability .
21 They estimated that it would take them four months to build the cells , the measuring equipment and constant temperature baths .
22 If Christians can agree 25 December as the supposed date for an alleged birth it should not take them 2,000 years to agree a date for an alleged death .
23 The present arsenal of the former Soviet republics is 27,000 warheads , and it will take them many years to implement the current proposals .
24 They estimate it will take them 20,000 man-hours to get the aircraft flying and ready for the round-the-world trip .
25 It would take me two weeks to reveal all that I know . ’
26 It will take me bleeding years to reach my goal
27 oh that wo n't take me five minutes to do that , it wo n't
28 should give it me this gon na take me three weeks cracking these almonds
29 Go to your bank manager and explain your problem , he or she will probably be able to advance you the money to pay these people off straight away and you will then pay the bank the £25 a month , except that because you will pay interest , it will probably take you sixteen months to pay it off instead of fourteen .
30 For example , if the car in front goes under a bridge it should take you two seconds to reach that point .
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