Example sentences of "be [verb] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Never keep callers waiting while you look for information or try to transfer them , etc. , without explaining what you are doing and giving them a chance to call back if they are in a hurry or if they are calling long-distance . |
2 | So I 'd ask you Madam to go along with what I 'm suggesting and make him the subject of an absolute discharge so that he does n't have any previous court er any , any convictions or anything like that on his record . |
3 | The prison governor tells them they are about to be shot and offers them the choice of dying like men or wearing blindfolds . |
4 | How would be persuaded or give them the right image . |
5 | The fact that a scheme could be contrived that made it a working possibility for the majority of the disabled to acquire a motor car of their choice and to finance the purchase , including insurance and repair , from the allowance , was a staggering revelation to economists and particularly to the socialists of the time who regarded private enterprise as the kiss of death . |
6 | She invited them to be seated and offered them a drink . |
7 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
8 | All I can do , Father Poole thought despairingly , is to try and give him the spiritual strength to resist such a temptation . |
9 | BR has already begun the installation of aircraft-type ‘ black box ’ data recorders on new Network SouthEast trains , and is examining whether to make them a standard fitting in all trains . |
10 | The best way to approach bad behaviour is to tell the child to stop whatever she 's doing and give her a reason why . |
11 | This consists of fortnightly meetings within each department of the hotel which offer all staff a chance to discuss the way their hotel is run and allows them an opportunity to make suggestions for ways to improve the service they provide . |
12 | All you have to do is write and tell us the name and address of your favourite bar — anywhere in the country — and a case of Kulta could be sent there for you to collect or even enjoy on the premises . |
13 | It has gone very sweetly ever since but that was a good deal of production time that was lost that cost me a lost more money than I had anticipated . |