Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course , why do you think I asked him to attend the opening of the store ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I asked him to get the UFO files opened . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I asked him to hand the letter to you . |
| 4 | Well I asked him to bring the dust bins in . |
| 5 | ‘ I asked him to play the most tortured , painful lead possible — the most horrible thing he could come up with ! ’ laughs Matthew . |
| 6 | When I asked him to itemize the price , so I could add it up for myself , the total came to over £100 less than he 'd quoted for the bundle . |
| 7 | I asked her to clean the place and make our supper , ’ said Mother . |
| 8 | At this point a friend of mine appeared , whose house is nearby , so I asked her to call the vet and to bring me a couple of bandages to keep the flies off until the vet arrived . |
| 9 | I asked her to meet the press off the back of the BAC One-Eleven as it came to a stop in front of us . |
| 10 | I 'm also thrilled by the terrific response to my December letter , when I asked you to pinpoint the key issues that you believe should be tackled by the Government in order to put Britain back on the right tracks for 1992 : not surprisingly , childcare comes high on your list , as it does in the questionnaire . |
| 11 | Rachel I asked you to take the glasses through . |
| 12 | Just say let's say they also want you to do I want you to do the graph er they wanted this one where it was twenty as well okay . |
| 13 | Does the Prime Minister recall that , on 26 February 1991 , I met him to discuss the case of my constituent , John Hall , who is seriously ill with leukaemia , an illness contracted while he was serving on Christmas island ? |
| 14 | But as Brown Owl pinned my Promise Badge on me , and said , ‘ I trust you to keep the Promise ’ , the excitement must have been too much for Natalie ! |
| 15 | I expected you to produce the infant out of the basket . |
| 16 | Well I expect him to pay the insurance . |
| 17 | So I expect you to have the things out and . |
| 18 | And Gee ( 1975 : 311 ) argues that whereas in I helped them carry the load " I take part in the carrying " , this is not necessarily implied by the sentence with to , where " I need not actually have done any carrying " , as shown by : ( 16a ) I helped them to carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart . |
| 19 | No I just did it for a laugh cos I want , I want everyone to know the most interesting language in the world which is part of my language is n't it ? |
| 20 | ‘ I want him to reach the stage where he will be talked about for his golf and not for his petulance — we 've had enough . |
| 21 | Mr Brandreth said : ‘ Mr Hanley only arrived at his desk this week , but I have asked to see him as a matter of urgency because I want him to reconsider the whole question of the location of the Army 's pay and personnel centre . |
| 22 | I want them to share the Person who has filled my life with such abundance . |
| 23 | He said of his team : ‘ I want them to win the FA Cup for a start . |
| 24 | I know she 'll learn in time but I want her to avoid the pitfalls . ’ |
| 25 | I want nothing to stop The New Hope from making its maiden flight three months from now . ’ |
| 26 | And I want somebody to help the little ones later on . |
| 27 | ‘ I want us to become the AC Milan of English football , ’ said the Geordies boss . |
| 28 | I want you to explain the factory to her , and then teach her your job . |
| 29 | Accident estimate : ‘ I want you to estimate the number of accidents that you think actually occur at this junction . |
| 30 | I want you to give the European components presentation to Klepner . ’ |