Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the meantime , I want you all to try and build me a decent-sized castle , right ? ’
2 Does anyone know of a signwriter who could paint me a decent menu board for my catering trailer ?
3 Because intensive livestock production renders the animals more susceptible to disease most stockmen have developed a degree of veterinary skill which can make them a decisive factor in the profitability of any livestock enterprise .
4 Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch .
5 But the law reports are a random collection of cases , and the very fact that each of those cases resulted from a dispute which the parties could not settle by agreement and had to take to court may make them an unrepresentative sample of the applications of the procedure .
6 She 'll make me a good wife , do n't you think ? ’
7 Mother would make me a packed lunch ; Dad deliver me to the bus station at St Andrew Square , Edinburgh .
8 Food and drink would be brought to me every day from all the villages , six hundred people would be my servants , three hundred men would make me a new suit , and six teachers would teach me their language .
9 But the fact that I 've never been to England before does n't make me a complete bumpkin .
10 Just do n't make me a geriatric case , Doc . ’
11 Now , why do n't you make me a nice cup of hot coffee , and we can sit down like two civilised adults and I 'll explain everything ? ’
12 Being restricted here does not make me a special case , though .
13 Plus , of course , he admitted to himself wryly , the fact that the hours and the work do n't make me the ideal boy-friend , let alone husband .
14 Among the delphinium , the snapdragon , the hollyhock and the sweet-pea , on a blanket , by a basket , she will grant me a nostalgic caress — always followed , on Odilo 's part , by hours of snivelling entreaty .
15 You have hurt me a lot in the past three days , Bob , and I think you will hurt me a great deal more in the days to come .
16 You must think me a terrible whiner . "
17 ‘ You will think me a terrible woman .
18 No , I ca n't do it now not in front of Cathy and that lot , they 'll think me a little slag and I do n't particularly want that image .
19 Victory would earn them a semi-final place against Surrey or Kent tomorrow .
20 Now they would consider me a bad child for ever .
21 September 26 is also Grandparents Day — so while you are in Woolworths why not buy them a special card or gift ?
22 And their eating habits can be unpredictable so you ca n't always guarantee them a healthy diet .
23 I would be grateful if you would buy me a small house somewhere , perhaps near Bristol where I can find work . ’
24 He can buy me a bloody beer .
25 You can buy me a big Coke bottle .
26 You can shew me the exact spot and that will save time .
27 Yes , it 's always sad to say farewell to colleagues that have been with you for a number of years , but all things have to come to an end , we say farewell with sadness and er fond memories to those who 've been with us for so long , but we welcome all those who are joining us and we can promise them a thriving future .
28 I do n't know I the other day .
29 In accordance with the terms of the contract , you can choose to retire at any time after the age of 60 , when the policy will buy you a regular pension plus the option of taking part of the money as a tax-tree lump sum .
30 There , a little money will buy you a good deal of swank .
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