Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever the origin of the revolt , by early 1183 it had been transformed into a struggle to make him Duke of Aquitaine in place of the " tyrannical " Richard . |
| 2 | How big a part did you daughter Bria , now three , play in this change ? |
| 3 | He had already blown out in the first two matches yet still went for a practice to give me information on a different stretch for which I was grateful . |
| 4 | Andy went to see Peter and the final conclusion was that what I really needed was a car to help me travel to training and meetings . |
| 5 | It was also decided that the Master , Wardens and Assistants should pay for a key giving them access to the Garden . |
| 6 | Adolf Hitler was at a military hospital in Pasewalk in Pomerania , recovering from burns to his eyes after a British gas attack at Ypres , when on 10 November 1918 a pastor brought him news of the armistice . |
| 7 | THERE was a time when it was easier to get a stockbroker to buy you lunch than to get him to give a sell recommendation for a share . |
| 8 | A sentry guards us day and night . |
| 9 | a barbecue followed by the hilarious reps ' cabaret and a chance to test you skill on the mechanical bull . |
| 10 | I suppose if a court denied me access to them , I might speak of them as ex-children . |
| 11 | Quite often , the police ask for a remand to give them time to make further enquiries , assemble their evidence and so on . |
| 12 | But the sight of Dimitri Volkov with a woman gave him pause . |
| 13 | A waitress offered him champagne or white wine . |
| 14 | Exploration of the closed silhouette describes a perimeter to give it shape , while a scanning of the content reveals an internal space . |
| 15 | They took me down to the labour ward and offered me a sedative to help me sleep . |
| 16 | It is very rare for a farmer to allow us access to his fields once he has seeded them . |
| 17 | He led Corbett into the kitchens , a cook brought him ale and a dish of meat and vegetables . |
| 18 | To find such understanding in a book gave me strength . |
| 19 | Left-arm spinner Phil Tufnell managed just three wickets on a wicket giving him assistance . |
| 20 | But the way he did it was with the same connections he defied , and to get into serious racing in his early days , he got a bank to give him credit and a sponsor to give him some backing : though he had n't , of his own , a sou in the world . |
| 21 | When I paused to read the memorial to Jose Rizal , hero of the revolution , I turned round to find about 50 little children in a semicircle watching me open-mouthed . |
| 22 | He had more than an hour to fill in before the meal : he had a maid bring him beer . |
| 23 | Anjou wines are so distinctive , that in 1920 a competition was held to design a glass to do them justice . |
| 24 | Do think the rest of us in , in , in the Western world have a duty to give them money to , to help sort out the pollution problem ? |
| 25 | Outdoor shops are just sports shops , but instead of a seedy man with a moustache selling you nylon football strips and tennis balls , outdoor shops stock only merchandise connected with hill-walking , climbing , skiing and sometimes canoeing , all of which will be offered to you by rosy-cheeked young sales people in fleecy tops . |
| 26 | gives us the other thing that happens with them that er an acid plus a carbonate gives you carbon dioxide as well as a salt and water . |
| 27 | Your supplier should be in a position to give you information on the bigger ones . |
| 28 | With regret , therefore , I have to inform you that we are not in a position to offer you employment in any research division of the company . |
| 29 | ( As the project has developed , the Coordinating Team has had more confidence in " delaying " a Major award to a school by a year to give it time for further consolidation . ) |
| 30 | It was a tune to give them heart and remind them that they were not alone in their suffering . |