Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] a [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 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | You must think me a terrible whiner . " |
| 16 | ‘ You will think me a terrible woman . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Victory would earn them a semi-final place against Surrey or Kent tomorrow . |
| 19 | Now they would consider me a bad child for ever . |
| 20 | September 26 is also Grandparents Day — so while you are in Woolworths why not buy them a special card or gift ? |
| 21 | And their eating habits can be unpredictable so you ca n't always guarantee them a healthy diet . |
| 22 | I would be grateful if you would buy me a small house somewhere , perhaps near Bristol where I can find work . ’ |
| 23 | He can buy me a bloody beer . |
| 24 | You can buy me a big Coke bottle . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | There , a little money will buy you a good deal of swank . |
| 28 | That 'd buy you a new car would n't it ? |
| 29 | You should have made him buy you a bloody pint ! |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll buy you an expensive mask and confuse them , ’ he suggested . |