Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [modal v] [verb] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Similarly , cosmetic surgery is seen in the professional literature as an option ( some parents choose it , some do n't ) , or even as a kind of cure , especially by the surgeons contracted to perform it , whose understanding of the issues extends as far as the principle that if people see a physically normal child they will react to it ‘ normally ’ and will elicit normal behaviour . |
| 32 | You ask a man who has a bit more experience and plenty of common sense ad he 'll say to you , ‘ Get the lad in , bring him home to his parents and the father will give him a clip round the ear . ’ |
| 33 | One man on his own could not hope to escape the pull of the marsh ; without help he would sink to his death . |
| 34 | ‘ The country is at the moment run by the Conservatives and they have so few votes in Scotland it should bring to their attention that there 's something not quite right in this situation . |
| 35 | She had no way of knowing that he was thinking not so much of the next photo story she would submit to him as the necessary therapy it might provide . |
| 36 | Chrissy , on the step beside her , was choosing which story she should read to him , and Annie was in the sandpit , trailing sand through her clenched fist into a yoghurt carton . |
| 37 | ‘ God knows what damage she 'll do to herself coming back so soon . |
| 38 | The final paragraph , if this is the course of action you wish to take , in the first instance you should write to me requesting that your appeal be heard by the Central Executive Committee . |
| 39 | She spoke and understood more English than had at first appeared but it seemed to be English she had got from the Kettering children , so she was easily understood by Jacqueline who would run to her , climb on to her lap , whenever the maid sat down for a moment and stay there silent and apparently overawed . |
| 40 | VISITING LADY : [ to PAMELA ] Well , as he now urges you in so gentlemanly a manner for tomorrow , I think if I was in your place I would agree to it . |
| 41 | The purpose of of these four orders , which I must say I greatly welcome , it is one of the , the most beneficial things to come out of the B C C I er disaster er and er i if I can say in in effectively in answer to everything the honourable gentleman for Great Grimsby said and he and I have debated on many occasions , if fact usually on the television not on the floor of the house , but er an an an an because of it for not quite so long either , er but erm th the point I would make to his is that really what he was saying was th that what went wrong with B C C I is that Price Waterhouse knew there was fraud and did n't say so and that wha what Lord Justice Bingham pointed out was that there is a clear conflict of interest between the interest of the client who they work for and the public interest and that what needed , what was needed was some amendment to the banking act to clarify that and that is precisely what er this order actually does and you ca n't really er Madam Deputy Speaker , expect anyone to really seriously criticise the government when in actual fact not only have they come up with the regulation to deal with that but they 've also gone further and said we will apply this to financial services and to building societies and to insurance companies as well , just to be absolutely sure . |
| 42 | Tell the hijackers I will talk to them in five minutes . |
| 43 | Management should agree on an annual major unifying exhibition theme which should relate to our main activities . |
| 44 | Insects which may contribute to its survival will see it one way , man sees it in another , a seed-seeking bird will perceive it in another . |
| 45 | Our human tendency is to equate the action of the chimpanzee with the human kind of mental process which would lead to our pressing certain keys . |
| 46 | Try to capture the architectural shape of the lecture Think of your notes as a skeleton or outline of the lecture you 'll give to your fellow students who are absent . |
| 47 | ‘ It 's partly because she has got herself cornered economically , and partly because deep down she thinks there is a nationalist string she can pluck to her electoral advantage . |
| 48 | I see things like senile dementia as being a direct result of restricted breathing over very many years — in 20 , 30 or 40 years you can do to yourself the same sort of thing that happens in an operating theatre if oxygen is withdrawn . ’ |
| 49 | She was unhappily aware of the picture she must present to him : her long bare legs as straight as a ramrod ; her spine curved downwards from her elevated buttocks ; and her seat raised so vulnerably . |
| 50 | ‘ And for Eachuinn Odhar 's own sake we will see to his grandson . ’ |
| 51 | But instead of simply struggling in embarrassment they can turn to their advisers and ask for help : " What do I say now ? " , |
| 52 | real to say something to Bruce they 'll come to me and I 'll have |
| 53 | ‘ Well , let's just say that it 's crossed your mind that maybe , maybe if you stay long enough in this place it 'll get to you in the same way as it got to me . |
| 54 | Kevin Dutton was unsure of the reaction he would get to his first unconventional portrait of a British comedian , he certainly did n't expect to find others demanding the same treatment . |
| 55 | Watch the difference it will make to your life . |
| 56 | To comfort her a friend said –These days it can happen to anyone . ’ |
| 57 | He thought for a moment that if she would only accept his feelings for Carrie he would go to her this minute and put his arms about her and comfort her , but he knew she would never accept Carrie . |
| 58 | ‘ Of course we can talk to them , ’ Don Mini said . |
| 59 | ‘ If you prefer formality , then of course we must defer to you , ’ Alain said silkily . |
| 60 | So I thought as we 've still got the biggest guarantee I would go to it . |