Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun prp] [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Tories and Liberals are level in opinion polls , but a well calibrated display of anger against his fellow Conservatives in Ottawa may win Mr Rideout a chance to steer his province into sunnier waters . |
| 2 | Managers ca n't promise Mr Robson a bed . |
| 3 | The strange child has chosen to sleep in Edward 's room tonight ; but I am sure she will want to see you and perhaps you can give Miss Fitch a hand . ’ |
| 4 | Crossing the bridge on his way home , he thought he would stop and give Mr Hellyer a piece of his Mars Bar , but as he got nearer , he saw Mr Hellyer was gone . |
| 5 | ‘ Can you give Mr Dawkins a sign that you are there ? ’ |
| 6 | It would give Mr Brown a surprise when he went to night school . |
| 7 | But the Tory loons may now give Mr Major a breathing space . |
| 8 | Victory on Thursday would bring Mr Kinnock a shopping list from the unions . |
| 9 | MAYBE Alex Ferguson should give Trevor Francis a ring this morning and say thanks very much . |
| 10 | She must send Mrs Rundle a card and perhaps a present but she had no money . |
| 11 | They agreed a contract that will bring Mansell £3million a year , a pittance compared with the £12 million he was offered to rejoin Ferrari and the £8 million a year he was on at Renault-Williams . |
| 12 | All in all , she thought she would give Walter Ash a try , despite the fact that people said he was very conceited , and despite his appearance , which was slightly against him , as far as his ears went . |
| 13 | The cook looked at one of the maids , " Jane , will you fetch Master Patrick a cup and saucer please . " |
| 14 | Perhaps Sir Ian should lend Mr Major a hand by telling us what the average shopper 's trolley contained in 1979 , and what it contains today . |
| 15 | The only certainty is that it 'll make Mr Morton a millionaire |
| 16 | It has been estimated that retrospective appeals from Scottish landowners over previously designated SSSIs — there are currently 1300 — could cost SNH £1.5m a year , 7.5% of their budget . |
| 17 | I think that you might call Duff Hart-Davis a travel writer too , at least by osmosis , since his godfather was if I remember rightly Peter Fleming , who might well have had a stern word or two to say about Mrs Izzard 's book . |
| 18 | If Hong Kong ever does achieve democracy , it will owe Mr Lee a monument : for the time being , it owes him a holiday . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , I will , I 'll tell St Peter a joke and , when he 's busy laughing , I 'll nick his keys . ’ |
| 20 | Erm and he may then let Sue record a couple of lessons . |