Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is justly ironic that the Government , which refused to control the industry and protect the environment , has also refused to help them conduct a price-fixing operation . |
| 2 | Exchange visits between company and school have kept the project going and Courtaulds is now looking at the possibility of helping them design a fibre spinning rig . |
| 3 | Shortly after the formation of Apple Films ( a subsidiary of the Beatles ' Apple Corps Ltd ) , Ringo and his associate Hilary Gerard had approached us to help them make a film about Arthurian legends and " Magical Britain " . |
| 4 | But do n't let them make a pig of you . |
| 5 | They know about science from television and from their school teacher , and any other source of information to them is really beneficial to let them make a sensible decision . |
| 6 | President Bush defended his administration 's cautious response , saying he had seen no facts since Tuesday which ‘ would have made me make a different decision ’ . |
| 7 | But before I do this , let me make a philosophical point . |
| 8 | Let me make a toast . |
| 9 | I use them to help me make a record , to make the band sound tighter than they would do otherwise . |
| 10 | ( You 've made me make a mistake . ) |
| 11 | Having endorsed this as a learning technique , let me make a few recommendations and observations of my own and list my personal ‘ top ten ’ . |
| 12 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 13 | Let me make a very quick phone call and come back to you . ’ |
| 14 | Have your tea , then you can either go up to the nursery and play or come in the kitchen with me and help me make a pie , whichever you like . ’ |
| 15 | Can you help me make a shopping list ? |
| 16 | ‘ You mean , you knew all along , but you let me make a fool of myself ? ’ |
| 17 | Erm let me make a few announcements erm firstly Longmans the publishers are producing a large and they hope definitive dictionary of the English language and in aid of this they have asked various universities to produce examples , recorded examples of academic monologue and we 've agreed to cooperate and that is what this little piece of electronic wizardry is in aid of in case you were wondering . |
| 18 | They make me want a lot of things that I never had . |
| 19 | It made me think a lot about photography while I was in prison ; it was like why are you doing this ? ’ |
| 20 | Funnily enough — now this makes me think a bit , although it was probably just because he liked the name — he did call his daughter Hannah . |
| 21 | Let me think a moment . ’ |
| 22 | Well they 've been very direct and they 've been having to make me think a lot about what I 'm doing . |
| 23 | Let me think a moment … |
| 24 | Certainly it must help them locate a mate and induce a feeling of social togetherness . |
| 25 | I have few clues that would let me construct a picture of my mother 's childhood , that would explain her denial of mine as my own , and the rage that came with that denial . |
| 26 | The property has been stolen from Gloucestershire , Herefordshire , Worcestershire , perhaps Oxfordshire and the police want to trace the owners to help them build a pattern linking the burglaries . |
| 27 | So before you turn to your itinerary , let me explain a little further . |
| 28 | ‘ He makes me laugh a lot . |
| 29 | I chose a man who massaged my bruised ego , made up for much of the emotional neglect I 'd suffered and made me laugh a lot . |
| 30 | He 's certainly made me laugh a few times ! |