Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] a nice [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , why do n't you make me a nice cup of hot coffee , and we can sit down like two civilised adults and I 'll explain everything ? ’ |
| 2 | His witty daughter , who attends Gwladys Street Primary School in the shadow of Everton 's Goodison Park , says : ‘ I 'll buy him a nice present and we 'll have a little tea party for him . |
| 3 | Never mind , he 'd buy her a nice bunch of flowers from that stall outside the infirmary on his way home . |
| 4 | ‘ Why could n't you give me a nice drop of port ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ She told us to come up an' do yer a nice kindness by talkin' to yer . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps he 'll just give you a nice tonic . |
| 7 | ‘ But I could show you a nicer place to stroll , show you the town . |
| 8 | It might even give him a nice profit on his outlay , which was nothing to worry about . |
| 9 | I might just do that ; it would give him a nice surprise . |
| 10 | ‘ There must be lots of people in the village who will want to help us give him a nice birthday . |
| 11 | I 've been thinking that if I ever meet the kind of young lady who 'd make you a nice wife , I 'll get her to come round and introduce 'erself . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll make you a nice cup of tea . |
| 13 | Well , I 'll take you straight up to Hilda 's room , and then I 'll make you a nice cup of tea . |
| 14 | I 'll always make you a nice cup of tea . |
| 15 | ‘ We will make it a nice picnic , ’ she said , in the spirit of the penitent who intends to do the wicked thing she had first thought of but will also do something pleasant to make it slightly less reprehensible . |
| 16 | It 's all right , you 'll be fine , just keep calm and we 'll go and get you a nice cup of tea . ’ |
| 17 | We 'll get her a nice presentation pack , that one over there , local pottery . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I do wish Lottie would find herself a nice man and settle down . |