Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm we have always out any er leaflet erm clearly so that people to put their names on the register erm that is a statutory responsibility erm the expenditure in excess of what we had er done in the past is actually going to be a very very small amount of one officer 's time in redesigning the leaflet erm otherwise the expenditure will remain as it , as it always has for all intents and purposes and I think that answers your question if clearly you have problems about getting people on the electoral register that means there 's something about your own electoral . |
| 2 | Even if she could be brought to view his actions in his own light , he would remain for her the instrument of death . |
| 3 | Er I do n't I think as it goes on y you do start and get that anger that anger so bad , but erm But I 'll leave you to get on Doctor . |
| 4 | How much decoration also means how much time can you spare for it ? |
| 5 | ‘ For the coach wo n't stay for you , and I do n't want you begging back here , that I do n't ! ’ |
| 6 | Do n't half make for me ! |
| 7 | Even for those of us who admit that he has made a rational choice on this occasion , it remains surprising that he has benefited so little from experience , that he has never made , or let God or society make for him , any previous decisions on general issues which could be of help to him . |
| 8 | She used to make me a plum duff , the old currant duffs and anything like that my mother would make for us . |
| 9 | It is the sort of agreement that the agent would normally make for you . |
| 10 | Do not make for it but bear half right aiming just to right of nearest bushes . |
| 11 | If there is an empty carriage on a train I will make for it . |
| 12 | Er says he 's gon na knock for me about five yeah and we 're gon na be there at five yeah . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll knock for you at eight for dinner . |
| 14 | What , when do you want us to come and knock for you ? |
| 15 | I 'll knock for you , yeah ? |
| 16 | I spent the time making the house look nice ; I wanted him to know just what a lovely home I could build for us . |
| 17 | This is just the objectivity which is to be claimed in general for the good ; what is good for me now is not necessarily good for you or for me at other times , nor even what I now spontaneously prefer , it is what anyone would spontaneously prefer for me if sufficiently aware from my present viewpoint . |
| 18 | Only I would much prefer for us to stay here … ’ |
| 19 | . But 'll stay as it is . |
| 20 | Now things like erm , well one of my old favourites Arran Pilot i if you dig it out when it 's young , then of course it stays as it should , cos it 's a very very waxy potato but , but I can remember growing varieties like Majestic and things like that and I mean they would never fall , they would never fall in the water but they make good chips er of the modern varieties I think I 'd go for er Kondor with a K er which is a very very good potato and does stay as it is i in the ground but one other thing I think also comes into it . |
| 21 | In summary , Collins have pulled out of participation in the National Corpus Project and Longman have given a commitment to participate in the National Corpus Project , which leaves us having submitted a proposal a revised proposal to the D T I , erm fully documenting Longman 's contribution , erm but leaving O U P's role and financial contribution to the project open in anticipation that there is likely to be some rearrangements amongst the industrial partners , that is there may be a reallocation of funding between Longman and O U P and maybe the addition of new partners erm or it may just stay as it is erm . |
| 22 | If the seller wants a margin , he must stipulate for it in the contractual description . |
| 23 | And in this instance , he is only too aware of the kind of judgements I may make about him as a child reader , and tailors his reply accordingly . |
| 24 | So — we would much rather that you went out on a limb , that you did something , that you listened to the remarks of your peers and possibly to the remarks that we might make about them , take them away and think about them . |
| 25 | Yanto began , ‘ but what sort of money do you want for her ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ What do you want for them ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Sweetie , I would n't want for you to get in a hassle with our government . |
| 28 | " How much does he want for it ? " |
| 29 | that 's what I do n't want for it to er |
| 30 | Yeah , Lee 's gon na have his tea , what do you want for yours ? |