Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During these pauses he would leer in the hope that his lady friend would fill in the gaps , thereby allowing him to save his energy for later . |
| 2 | The agency gave assurances that this new evidence had been passed to the relevant prosecuting authorities , and it was this which had led to the prosecutors ' decision to withdraw from their plea bargain arrangement with Drogoul , thereby allowing him to change his plea to innocent . |
| 3 | ‘ Sarella ? ’ he murmured , shifting his weight a little to enable her to continue her first tentative exploration . |
| 4 | 21 We know you would never consider smuggling a wild orchid into your home country , but which of these considerations would most tempt you to break your resolve ? |
| 5 | She did so want him to kiss her . |
| 6 | De Gaulle obviously expected her to say something like : ‘ So much is evident from the content . ’ |
| 7 | It did not displease him ; she would make him a suitable wife , and would know her place when , as he hoped still , he had elevated his position enough to enable him to support her . |
| 8 | It did not displease him ; she would make him a suitable wife , and would know her place when , as he hoped still , he had elevated his position enough to enable him to support her . |
| 9 | ‘ I only eat it to annoy your uncle . ’ |
| 10 | The good lady thought that he was shy , and constantly twitted him to bring him into the talk ; Paul hoped that she would get over it as the days passed , and this proved to be the case . |
| 11 | erm and ask them you know and say , and if they want two years , say well you know I 'm pretty keen on this , now what , you know I necessarily expect you to have me |
| 12 | I only want you to know I understand . ’ |
| 13 | Profits : By having extensive overseas interests , banks can take advantage of different economic growth rates and stages of the business cycle in various countries , so enabling them to stabilise their profits . |
| 14 | But none of it was true — she 'd only said it to cover her own growing confusion , a confusion she now realised had come out of what she 'd begun to feel for him . |
| 15 | She just knew she had to see the woman who held Timothy 's heart and perhaps persuade her to set him free . |
| 16 | In telling me that , until my confirmation , my godparents were , by proxy , responsible for my sins , merely drove me to keep it that way . |
| 17 | Then I 'd better do something to prevent you . ’ |
| 18 | He tried the same with Flora but she only told him to save it for his interview with Dr Mackintosh that morning . |
| 19 | At the time of birth , however , an angel strikes its upper lip , so causing it to forget everything that it has seen and learned . |
| 20 | She liked her job , she needed her job , the building society with whom she had her mortgage would very much like her to keep her well-paying job — but she had no idea how she could go about keeping it if that swine in the new extension said , ‘ On your way ’ . |
| 21 | Yeah , I thought you 'd only bought it to keep it for a year or two |
| 22 | Increasingly during this time almost all purchasing authorities have struggled with how to educate general practitioners and so empower them to use their influence constructively in the purchasing process . |
| 23 | Raschid who is here today was President and I attended with my own Table Chairman at that time David who not only encouraged me to attend my first A G M but encouraged me to get involved involved in ri in Round Table right from the very onset . |
| 24 | None of this was the assertion of a separate nationality ; they were all subjects of the King of England , and relied on this for their safety , but this reassuring English presence only encouraged them to manage their own local affairs in smaller and smaller units . |
| 25 | Those who cared for Michael gently encouraged him to accept his toys and belongings again . |
| 26 | I introduced myself and upon learning my identity they naturally begged me to examine their treasure and offer an authoritative opinion . |
| 27 | The rasping noise was quite upsetting but when he did n't make it I gently shook him to make him breathe again and I did n't feel that I could relax , let alone sleep , for one minute . |
| 28 | The director , Peter Wood , made Orton — who had personally requested him to direct it — do the rewrites . |
| 29 | I persuaded him to be ashamed of snobbishness — or perhaps I only taught him to keep his true feelings from me . |
| 30 | The move has been welcomed by Datarange , which says that the financial stability which its new parent will bring will better enable it to pursue its business strategy . |