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Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I said I 'll give you a tenner to build it all for me .
2	Mr John Wilkinson ( C. Ruislip Northwood ) , who came sixth in the private members ' bills ballot , yesterday announced a measure to make it obligatory to apply for planning permission before a dwelling house is demolished .
3	A computer programmer would almost certainly get a computer to do it that way , but I doubt whether the brain does .
4	Use a soft bristle brush to loosen the grime and if possible a sprayer to wash it all off .
5	Well , you deserve that , standin' by me like you did and givin' me your bed when I 'ad n't got a farthing to call me own .
6	It is a privilege to pay them this small token of respect .
7	‘ Was it worth so great a violation to do me such a little hurt ? ’
8	A glance through any of the larger component catalogues will show that the number of different components currently in use is so large that even if you could afford to buy one or two of everything , you would need a warehouse to store it all .
9	‘ In fact , I 've half a mind to join you two girls tomorrow in Sherwood Forest , and perhaps we could arrange to lose Anna somewhere in the bosky glades . ’
10	Henry was so infuriated by the childlike look of loss on his face he had half a mind to give him some .
11	However , the future of its messy OSF/1-Ultrix-Open Desktop strategy is so unstable that even its own spokespeople were at a loss to explain it last week — ‘ it 's too early to say , ’ they conceded .
12	It 's very hard to explain , but these people are all on the extreme left and were seeking a poet to give them some sort of standing .
13	Whereas I hardly ever break a string ; I mean , you do n't have to hit your guitar with a hammer to make it sound loud . ’
14	I must say it 's a pleasure to give you that
15	‘ It 's likely that its closure is a fait accompli but it would be imprudent not to try all avenues in a bid to keep it open . ’
16	This involved changes in the refuelling system ; it was a bid to make it easier to obtain weapons-grade plutonium .
17	I was still handed a second to cause me extra hassle .
18	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 .
19	The rink 's owners say it simply is n't making money — the clubs that use it are trying to form a consortium to keep it open .
20	Peter might have supposed that they were lovers from Tom 's ardour and her acquiescence , might have thought it not just tactful but a requirement to leave them alone together .
21	He 'd be a fool to throw it all away now that SA are back in business .
22	But then of course Paula was so lovely she had only to look at a boy to have him crazy about her , Sally thought wretchedly .
23	A BOY of 12 who begged a judge to set him free of his mother was granted his wish last night .
24	‘ And shall we make it a pwethent to make it happy ? ’
25	And I do not think that Helen is unusual or unfathomable in translating this into a hatred of her own body , a fear of its femininity , unpredictability and curviness , and a longing to keep it all ‘ under control ’ .
26	Mr McGill repairs a window to make it safe , paints the air raid shelter door , does some concreting in the garden .
27	A DIET TO MAKE YOU SICK
28	Well , it 's been a joy to meet you this evening , please can I have another signed photo to replace the old one ?
29	And , seeming to have a need to talk it all out of his system , ‘ I know Rosemary loves me , and would divorce her husband if they let her — I just know it .
30	I feel a lively lump inside of me and a need to keep it vital ; to keep on running though I am panting and sweating like a sore animal ; to encase it in life , to keep it moving .