Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saved up for us to have a holiday , I booked a caravan and paid the coach fares and then on the morning we were due to go he said , " I 'm not going without a penny in my pocket , I ca n't , I ca n't . " |
| 2 | And probably be an idea if you remind me sometime during that week when I 'm due to see you . |
| 3 | This was discussed with Mr Brown and as a result he was given a variable height bed which could be kept low to enable him to get in and out easily . |
| 4 | Surgeons tried in vain to sew it back on . |
| 5 | In fact Waugh had just written to him as a stranger to thank him for his ‘ ingenious and delightful allegory ’ — his gratitude all the warmer because , as he flatteringly remarks , he had tried to buy a copy and found it sold out . |
| 6 | We have received so many messages and letters that it is just not possible to acknowledge them individually . |
| 7 | If we confess our sins he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness . |
| 8 | But for a stranger to see it . |
| 9 | It will also help if the players can hit the iron shots a little higher than usual to enable them to stop the ball on the firm greens . |
| 10 | Nikolai Demidenko is certainly the name on everyone 's lips these days — his extensive marketing and publicity has paid dividends — so it is refreshing to see him tackling repertoire which deserves to be recorded properly . |
| 11 | Having briefly described ten tests of language , it is now possible to compare them on a range of criteria . |
| 12 | The assembler does not directly offer these facilities , but it is possible to implement them by using other features of BBCBASIC(Z80) . |
| 13 | " You were upset and it seemed simpler to see you both together , but I will now give you information about all the bequests and tell you what I have arranged about probate and death duties . " |
| 14 | While there is no doubt that fascist organisations like the National Front have attempted to recruit members from the ranks of football hooligans , there is little to connect them with violence in the game ( Popplewell , 1986:59 ) . |
| 15 | Maurice had been quite decent , seemed quite upset to see her go , swore he would try and get a divorce , but the old cow would sooner die , you could tell from her photograph . |
| 16 | As the infinite time horizon case is simpler to treat we begin with this . |
| 17 | Although it is clearly not possible to restore it as a conduit care , the same external effect will be provided by the use of re-chargeable batteries with a replica truck and control gear . |
| 18 | ‘ But you wo n't be alive to see me die ! ’ |
| 19 | But that pleasure was tinged with sadness because his mother , Joanna , is n't alive to see him in a role he might have been born to play . |
| 20 | If the purpose of the march was to force the French to battle it failed ; Charles 's council debated whether to go on the offensive against Gaunt 's army , but in the event their belief in the military superiority of the English was still sufficiently strong to inhibit them from offering an open challenge , and they agreed to pursue the usual defensive tactics . |
| 21 | It is , however , possible to thematise it around dominant and subordinate forms of social life . |
| 22 | It had been pleasant to see her flitting about Moorlake , absorbed in her enterprise . |
| 23 | Police say the only light is that a psychologist , appointed by social services , is due to interview him and may find out why he steals and be able to recommend a workable deterrent . |
| 24 | ‘ But it 'll be strange to see him go left out of the tunnel . |
| 25 | It was strange to see them grown older , and more familiar with the Corporal , whom they 'd always feared , than me , their old mentor . |
| 26 | ‘ So stay alive to enjoy it , Peter ! ’ |
| 27 | Out of the blue he said : ‘ I only wish she could still be alive to enjoy it . |
| 28 | Two sources of emotional stability had been whipped from under her feet in relatively quick succession — though it was hardly right to compare them — her mother had been her best friend , her chief confidante , almost a soul-mate . |
| 29 | She would have got soaked had they stayed any longer , and Ven was quite right to see it was not sensible to amble around in the pouring rain . |
| 30 | It was obviously advantageous to record those events and the aftermath as quickly as possible to preserve them for the benefit of those who came after us . |