Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb base] they [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Identify a selection of cutlery distributors , send them one of your pieces of cutlery and ask them to match it and send their sample and yours back . |
| 2 | A series which is broadcast each week has a number of features designed into it to help viewers recognise " their " programme and encourage them to watch it at the same time every week . |
| 3 | When the Men came Woil would simper and whisper his pleasure and let them handle him as they liked as he said such things as : ‘ Nice Man , pleasant person . |
| 4 | You also need to be prepared to listen to the other person in return and allow them to tell you things . |
| 5 | ‘ Could we ? ’ both Leith and Sebastian asked together , the idea of renting accommodation swiftly tossed aside , as it quickly sank in that their father , trustee to the considerable amount of money left to them by his father , seemed prepared to use his discretionary right and let them have it now . |
| 6 | Even better , go down to your local computer shop and ask them to show you several different ways to back-up , then choose the one which seems easiest . |
| 7 | Instead , the Mayor ordered the constable , ‘ Take these women to the cage and keep them til they have settled their dispute ’ . |
| 8 | I 'd like to take this skull to the British Museum one day and get them to test it . |
| 9 | I do n't like to have runners to out and get me meals , I do n't like to call down to room service and ask them to bring me up some cigarettes — it 's just not normal . |
| 10 | A third option is to give the children a collection of expressions in common usage and ask them to discuss them , saying what they think they mean . |
| 11 | We must take the box to the police station and ask them to check it out . ’ |
| 12 | Instead of meat they found fat , rind and gristle they tell us . |
| 13 | Take the planks from the tree to the small bridge and use them to complete it . |
| 14 | Before I go back to playing the game I suggest you visit you 're local software store and plead them to show you a demo . |
| 15 | Give the children a simple message and ask them to pass it along and see what it becomes at the end . |
| 16 | Sgt Steve Raw said : ‘ We would like to hear from this man but also from anyone who knows anything about the incident and ask them to contact us on . ’ |
| 17 | After that we can apply for a licence and hope they let us ‘ go legal ’ . ’ |
| 18 | With kindness and loyalty and sacrifice they gave me their support , as did all but two of my colleagues in Macmillan 's Cabinet . |
| 19 | I mean , all I did were leave book and ask them to check it . |
| 20 | Maybe they would be so kind as to turn the lights around a touch and have them facing us here in Naylorsfield . |
| 21 | Even if you are only seeing a few people there should be someone to greet them on arrival and make them feel they have come to the right place on the right day . |
| 22 | ‘ Then tomorrow , you can take it down to the oven and tell them to put it at the bottom , so it -cooks really slowly , to keep it moist . ’ |
| 23 | Either way , the problem you describe , combined with the fact that this is your first dog , makes me think you should go back to the RSPCA and ask them to put you in touch with the most suitable , local training club . |
| 24 | So do we phone them once we get to the hotel or do they contact us ? |
| 25 | It is worth considering how to start the investigation : whether to do a bit yourself first to get them going , or work with the whole class as a large group , or just state the problem and let them do it all . |
| 26 | Phone the LEA office and ask them to send you school prospectuses by post . |
| 27 | The primary phase should help pupils to learn to understand themselves , their relationships with others and the world around them ; should stimulate their curiosity and teach them to apply it purposefully and usefully ; and should develop the foundations for later learning and those personal qualities and attitudes which , if acquired during the primary phase , provide a sound base for what follows . |
| 28 | I 'd have done exactly what I 'm doing now — make contact with the family and hope they like me . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Why do n't we ring a garage and have them meet me at your car with the keys ? |