Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you very much for bringing me the transistor — and I 'm sorry , Dr Vaughan . |
| 2 | The fecund Mr Anderson is , among other things , famous for bringing us the film classic If . |
| 3 | The common denominator of this type of use is not therefore non-entailment but rather viewing knowledge of the referent denoted by the direct object of know as a condition for attributing what the infinitive denotes to this referent . |
| 4 | Bill Rear has captured the passing years on this line perfectly and his publishers are to be congratulated for allowing him the space in which to present his work . |
| 5 | Firstly , may I thank Mr Bence and the editors for allowing me a few lines in which to formally meet you all . |
| 6 | ‘ I am not bitter about that , only grateful to Arbroath for allowing me the opportunity to put what I have learned over the years into practice , ’ said McGrain , who was awarded the MBE in 1983 for his services to the game . |
| 7 | Firstly can I say thank you to Asda and Long Eaton who I work for for allowing me the day off so I can come into Radio Nottingham . |
| 8 | I gave you three for the bird box , you got ta deliver me a bird box |
| 9 | Why do people think that inserting a candle into something they have no further use for renders it an indispensable household utensil instead of litter they should be taking home in their rucksacks ? |
| 10 | It is worth reflecting what a most remarkable contribution women have made to Save The Children throughout its seventy four years history . |
| 11 | ‘ Mr Jacobsen , I hardly think my alleged avoidance of you is justification enough for labelling me a man-hater . ’ |
| 12 | but then er somebody said do n't do that you 've got ta think what the value |
| 13 | ‘ Just so that you 'd have a good excuse for keeping me a prisoner here ? ’ |
| 14 | Won t you forgive me for keeping it a secret ? ’ |
| 15 | I mean flipping talk about keeping it a secret ! |
| 16 | The real problem is that if solicitors prepare the written brief , there is much less of a case for denying them the right of audience to argue that brief before the court . |
| 17 | But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ? |
| 18 | In order to do this , you may find that first you need to look at your feelings of anger and resentment at your partner for denying you the ordinary experience of conception and pregnancy . |
| 19 | So you 've got ta sell benefits you 've got ta know what the product can do for them , right you 've got to find out what they want from it I mean it might be security that 's the big problem |
| 20 | I 've got ta buy them a card ! |
| 21 | so what we 've got ta do is we got ta buy her desk and we 've got ta buy her a little chest of drawers |
| 22 | FURTHER intelligence about the amazing Mr Humphrey Berkeley , who left the Conservative Party after bequeathing it an elective system for choosing its leaders , joined Labour , then moved on to the SDP , only to resign from it , too . |
| 23 | We did n't want to pop in else your father would be saying that we 're after selling you a new hat again , knowing your weakness for hats . ’ |
| 24 | After calling me a bastard and all this now |
| 25 | I held them off with steelies and stones , and they fired back with air-guns , and for a while it was quite exciting , but then Mrs Clamp came with the weekly messages and threatened to call the police , and after calling her a few nasty names they left . |
| 26 | After assuring me the her comm was entirely secure — no one tampers with Frejjis machinery — she had told me that odd things were happening on Uulaa . |
| 27 | Neither spoke on the journey , but , after wishing her a formal ‘ Godnat ’ on the threshold of the hotel , he added casually , ‘ I 'll pick you up here at nine tomorrow morning and we can decide where to continue our search . ’ |
| 28 | Severn Trent which held the record for disconnections last year , the chief executive , Roderick sold one hundred and thirty seven thousand shares at four hundred and eighty eight P under a share options scheme , and that was after buying them the same day , for two hundred and sixty two P . |
| 29 | Long time , no see , ’ he murmured after getting himself a coffee . |
| 30 | She was a peach , he thought lovingly , a perfect peach , and all his , provided he was satisfied after giving her a run on the highway . |