Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [noun] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Besides , ’ Theda added , her eyes flashing , ‘ after the way he spoke to me , I am not of a mind to hand him gifts . ’ |
| 4 | it 's a misnomer to call it Europe |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Ought n't we to at least consider whether these people have a right to think he is. 1 do n't see what harm they 're doing ! ’ |
| 8 | There is a need to offer them opportunities in initial and in-service professional development to acquire or improve relevant skills . |
| 9 | Cartridges can cost up to £65 , and a console to play them Pounds 160 . |
| 10 | a barbecue followed by the hilarious reps ' cabaret and a chance to test you skill on the mechanical bull . |
| 11 | Quite often , the police ask for a remand to give them time to make further enquiries , assemble their evidence and so on . |
| 12 | When the Bashkirs , supported by Lenin and a minority of the leadership , complained at being deprived of the autonomous republic , the secretary of the central executive told them , ‘ That whole autonomous republic which you take so seriously is only a game to keep you people busy . ’ |
| 13 | Exploration of the closed silhouette describes a perimeter to give it shape , while a scanning of the content reveals an internal space . |
| 14 | They took me down to the labour ward and offered me a sedative to help me sleep . |
| 15 | It is very rare for a farmer to allow us access to his fields once he has seeded them . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | You do n't expect a doctor to give you drugs that are gon na drive you mad . |
| 18 | Anjou wines are so distinctive , that in 1920 a competition was held to design a glass to do them justice . |
| 19 | 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 ? |
| 20 | Your supplier should be in a position to give you information on the bigger ones . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ( 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 . ) |
| 23 | It was a tune to give them heart and remind them that they were not alone in their suffering . |
| 24 | Now it 's naughty with a capital N. So you do n't do it , or you do n't do it in the normal way , which is relying on somebody inside a company to tell you things . |
| 25 | 872 an able seaman successfully sued the master of the Mobile on a promise to pay him £40 if he would assist in taking the ship from Port Philip to Bombay with a crew of 19 hands . |
| 26 | Well I do n't ring up the client now , I make a note to ring them Monday night , because every approach session should always start off with warm calls , I do n't know if Alan told you that . |
| 27 | ‘ Tonight it would be a sin to call you Ronni . ’ |
| 28 | I was even offered a van to help me move . |
| 29 | ‘ I must admit though that there is sometimes a temptation to call you Joan Harridan ! ’ |