Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun prp] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But it says this could lead to ‘ presentational difficulties ’ given ministerial assurances that the ‘ actively seeking work ’ condition would not affect ET because it was voluntary .
2 He was sure he would damage Gleeson if he saw him .
3 Glenn Hoddle says that playing at Wembley can be like making your debut … the sight of the twin towers still gives you a buzz but they 've got to forget all about that and get on and win the game … it 's a wonderful place to play he says and the pitch should suit Swindon but they 've got to concentrate on the job in hand
4 ‘ — How could I rob Bella and her not know it was me , eh ?
5 So it was n't really surprising that we did n't recognise Ollie when we got into the arrivals hall .
6 I 'll let I 'll let you know Monday if I 've got trouble with babysitters .
7 At no time did I ever have one of them ever say to me that they were erm against foxes , but all of a sudden we find ourselves being issued with a er petition from tenant farmers which says that they are against er people like me that er er pro banning , it 's very like er Mr , we ca n't attack Mr cos he 's no longer here but on the , on the issue of er , I C I brought ou .
8 Not the sort of thing that turns a self-respecting dybbuk on : you 'd never catch Lil and me , for instance , trying to swan-dive into each other 's souls when the heavy breathing starts .
9 ‘ Of course , you did promise Anna that you would take her to Sherwood Forest the next time she and Sam came over on business , ’ he reminded Merrill tauntingly .
10 Shall we include Suzanne if she 's free ?
11 I really do n't know Emily because I 've never even heard of the work and I suggest you look at it in the dictionary
12 The doubts of these two people were entirely different , but they were both doubting God for the same reason : they did not know God as he really is .
13 Hall then wrote to Palmerston , on 20th March , only one week after asking for the designs , saying that he would not include Donaldson as I think it very doubtful whether the new Department will be proceeded with , as I hope the Downing Street improvement will be carried out' , and two days later The Saturday Review in an article on the competition also suggested that the War Department should be moved to the Downing Street area .
14 At one stage it looked as though McCallen might catch Dunlop as he closed the gap to three seconds but it was not to be and Dunlop opened up the gap again over the last two laps so that with victory in sight he had a cushion of seven seconds .
15 ‘ I do n't know McCloy and I never touched Hatton . ’
16 No one would be more grateful than I if I could stop looking at every penny , but you wo n't catch Amsterdam so you might as well stop trying .
17 Well that 'll totally depress Terry if he goes there then wo n't it ?
18 I do n't respect O'Connor because she suggests that decent working people just give up everything , and because she does n't genuinely make the best of the power she HAS got .
19 Mm , cos mum had Reverend come round , you see cos dad were n't , none of us were religious least of all dad , he could n't do none of it , so we said to , we did n't , we did n't know what vicar to choose cos none of us go to church so me mum said dad used to go to the church where me sister got married to the little Derby and Jones twice a week and Reverend is always there so mum said we 'll have him , dad got on well with him , he liked him , he knew dad , anyway he come round to see mum and I were n't there cos I had to go and sign on , I bloody wished I had been , anyway she said , she told him all about dad and she said I want you tell everybody how brave he was in the war and what a good father he were and a good provider and how he lived for his grandchildren and so on and so on , she said I do n't want no hymns I just want his own organ music all through the service and nothing else and just some , do a couple of prayers , she , so he said right the Lords Prayer will be fine that 'll be nice , well he never said nothing , he said I did n't know John but he said I 've been told he was a good man , he worked in a hospital , which he did , but I mean you 're only like an engineer we were n't really emphasising on that and that was all he said , he played a bit of the organ music before we went in , a bit as we come out and there was about eight bloody prayers and the songs and everything read out and made us sing a hymn ever so disappointed , hardly said anything , hardly play , played his music , no , I was well disappointed about that
20 The security guard on the gate was new and did n't recognise Rachel so she had to produce her pass .
21 Shutting the book he said suddenly , ‘ So you did n't fuck Masha because she was having a period . ’
22 They will I a agree with that but the nice thing is that if they can get out there and get at 'em and get another goal that will build their confidence and their stamina and everything up and I thi really do think Alan that they have a chance .
23 ‘ But I 'm not sure what time he 'll get here and I do n't think Alf and I could manage this lot on our own . ’
24 He could not speak Masai so he always was accompanied by this man , a Nandi , who , I am afraid , does not speak Masai very good . ’
25 The documents that they want to produce will , therefore , determine the software that they will select ; most people , for example , would choose Ventura if they are after long , regularly structured documents as opposed to PageMaker with the reverse being true for free-form material .
26 That bloody young fool will only bring Sharpe if he thinks it 'll cause trouble .
27 I would tip Oxford because they look pretty charged up and tough .
28 ‘ We will flood Serbia if we have to , ’ said Mr Murat Sabanovic , head of the town 's crisis council .
29 You do n't wan na smoke Jonathan cos you 'll never get
30 But , when Nigel comes next year he 'll bring Eileen and I think that under circumstances I think if we say well come for about quarter to two .
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