Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they used to bring us girls chocolates ; because when they were coming out of the dining-room , anything nice ( they had n't time to take off their gloves ) anything nice that was left in the dishes they used to pinch a piece and eat it . |
| 2 | But when on first hearing of this arrangement I tried to inform Miss Kenton of it , she once again refused to converse with me , and in order to accomplish matters as quickly as possible I was actually obliged to write a note and put it under the door of her parlour . |
| 3 | Or else you may like to write a note and have it sent to me . |
| 4 | You know what it 's like to bear a child and bring him up and see him leave you and go to the other side of the world , knowing you 'll not see him again ? |
| 5 | Clare 's solicitor explained to her that men often forced their wives to return by refusing to grant a divorce and making it difficult for them to obtain money — even when it was awarded by a court . |
| 6 | It does n't have to be followed slavishly , which can happen when a man wants to impose a schedule and organise it as formally as he has organised his work . |
| 7 | The officer did not invite the defendant to express a preference for giving blood or urine but warned him of the consequences of failure to provide a specimen and gave him the opportunity to put forward any reasons why a specimen of blood could not be taken by a doctor . |
| 8 | The aim is to provide a book that tells you about an aspect of computing , while still being understandable and enjoyable . |
| 9 | Loving Relationships Training ( LRT ) sounds like ‘ How to Find a Man and Keep Him ’ women 's magazine advice . |
| 10 | He had to find a call-box and ring her , and — what was that ? |
| 11 | An enraged character is also driven to find an enemy and fight him or it to the death . |
| 12 | Evidently , Frankenstein had been unable to create a face that pleased him . |
| 13 | A Hong Kong-based Scottish engineer and historian , Mr Charles Walker , is behind the scheme to inscribe a gravestone and place it at the spot where Liddell is known to have been buried . |
| 14 | The opportunity to own a home and pass it on is one of the most important rights an individual has in a free society . |
| 15 | There 's a rotary chin switch which you depress to activate an amplifier that lets us talk , visor to visor . |
| 16 | Then it was up to us and the dogs to stalk a heed and chase them in the right direction . |
| 17 | That did nothing for County 's confidence , but they gradually began to exert a control that promised them at least a draw until Sansom 's unlucky deflection . |
| 18 | ‘ The most important thing is to organise a system that encourages them to stick at it day by day and week by week . |
| 19 | But in the later days when they made mass production was coming in , the components for them , it was easier to buy a component and fit it than to , to make up a , a piece in your own workshop . |
| 20 | In fact Waugh had just written to him as a stranger to thank him for his ‘ ingenious and delightful allegory ’ — his gratitude all the warmer because , as he flatteringly remarks , he had tried to buy a copy and found it sold out . |
| 21 | There was much that was more likely to inspire a smile than to send us rushing from the gallery complaining about the injustices of patriarchy , which is probably the best way to subvert the system . |
| 22 | How is it decided whether to buy an item or to make it in-house ? |
| 23 | ‘ He told them to wait a minute and shoot us down , ’ Anna May whispered into my ear , ‘ like dogs . ’ |
| 24 | Apparently , it was while climbing D.P. that he spotted a new line on the buttress , but decided to wait a while and link it with another new route he had in mind for the Central Pillar of Freney . |
| 25 | He had been to see a palmist and shown him her photo . |
| 26 | I mean if somebody did grow a tree I mean , it must be harder in that kind of area but but wi with the right will for people to plant a tree and grow it it 's just as easy |
| 27 | The arrogant princess refused to talk in English and Corbett had to use all his skill in French to conduct a conversation whilst ensuring he did not give offence . |
| 28 | PCF enables a display terminal to be used to report a problem and have it sent for solution . |
| 29 | In this compelling new video , Peters offers six ways to weather a recession and shows us how we can use recession as an opportunity . |
| 30 | ‘ Jack wanted to leave a message and take me back to the auberge . |