Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our parents would n't believe a word we said , so we took them to see Flupper . |
| 2 | And you may find that instead of making antiracism the rational choice for trade union officials and other bureaucrats , you are encouraging them to see immigration as dysfunctional , rather than racism ! |
| 3 | Our informants had a well-articulated theory of the relation between ‘ work-in-school ’ and success in a life career that allowed them to see work-in-school as the first rung of their adult moral careers . |
| 4 | Okay , so what they did was they looked at what would be an attractive reinforcer in their work force erm , if if they were to persuade them to wear ear defenders , and they found out , from doing research in the work force , that consumer durables would be appropriate . |
| 5 | There had been car break-ins in the area but there was nothing to connect Wolfenden with them . |
| 6 | If a development economist can understand why people plant so much maize , or why they plant on 30 June , his work of persuading them to plant cotton , or to plant earlier or later should be more successful , if not simpler . |
| 7 | This said practically nothing to stimulate action in relation to the systematic health differentials between social groups in Britain . |
| 8 | They also authorised FERL to approach the former East German authorities of Thüringen , now one of the new ‘ Länder ’ ( regions ) in Germany , to ask them to include provision for community radios in their legislation . |
| 9 | The time I spent alone with her … those hours allowed me to gather strength to go on with my deception . |
| 10 | For example , when goods are entrusted to a repairer for repair , he has a lien over them to compel payment of his repair bill . |
| 11 | You would n't expect me to carry money around in my uniform , would you ? |
| 12 | Typically a dybbuk was not satisfied with life beyond the grave and would return to take possession of another person , changing their character and using them to wreak havoc . |
| 13 | It might encourage some of them to lose interest and go away . ’ |
| 14 | The comment may have been innocent enough , but it caused me to lose confidence in her and from that moment on something in me just froze . |
| 15 | He claims his recovery plan kills off Labour claims that he is doing nothing to combat unemployment . |
| 16 | If the gift falls within the donor 's nil rate band — currently £71,000 ( but increased to £90,000 under the budget ) — no tax would be payable , and as no tax is paid , there is nothing to claim taper relief against . |
| 17 | In fact , I had n't lived south of the river for nearly five years and that had been further over in Southwark until a small matter of an exploding terrace house had persuaded me to go flat-hunting . |
| 18 | Similarly , if you wish them to attend court , the charge is £50 . |
| 19 | 1988 ) the government agreed in principle that officers ' terms of service should be altered to allow them to attend party group meetings , subject to procedural safeguards . |
| 20 | Or do you want me to wreak havoc on the supper tables ? ’ |
| 21 | It quotes Dr Michelle Block , director of the Women versus Smoking Campaign , who is calling for a ‘ grassroots campaign by church groups ’ , urging them to galvanise public opinion . |
| 22 | The main effect of the 1992 programme may well turn out to be psychological , that is to turn the attention of producers from the EC , and other developed economies , towards the European market and to encourage them to gather information on the markets of Europe . |
| 23 | Work experience for teachers will help them to plan work experience for students as an integrated part of the curriculum rather than an add-on to provide some relief for the teacher but of little advantage to the student and an inconvenience for business . |
| 24 | As well as gills , Bichirs have paired air bladders , which allow them to breathe air from the surface of the water . |
| 25 | The bichir and other primitive freshwater fish have a pouch opening from the gut to enable them to breathe air . |
| 26 | THE OFFICIAL Solicitor has written to 43 children , who were detained under the Pindown regime in four children 's homes run by Staffordshire County Council , urging them to claim compensation . |
| 27 | All incoming graduate students ( including non-ESRC funded students ) are expected to participate unless they have already completed a Master 's or equivalent coursework elsewhere which would allow them to claim exemption from some or all requirements . |
| 28 | New legislation to allow them to claim interest against late payments could come into effect soon . |
| 29 | It was concluded that mammalian carnivores produce greater degrees of breakage generally than do avian raptors , and there are sufficient differences between them to enable identification of the predator on breakage pattern alone at least to family level . |
| 30 | Drama provides another major resource in overcoming passivity , in stimulating children to become actively involved in thinking about language , and in helping them to enjoy literature at school so that they will continue to read and to act and to attend theatrical performances for the rest of their lives . |