Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | What makes them think and function in the way they do ? |
2 | You may gam status at work from your ability to make everyone laugh and to defuse tense atmospheres , from your informal counselling skills or your ability to see the down-side and to be eminently practical when others are dreaming . |
3 | When the Cruithin said , ‘ The Enchantment is lost to us , ma'am , ’ Grainne turned to them , her eyes brilliant , and said , ‘ But we shall find it again , ’ and saw them nod and smile , and felt suddenly and deeply happy . |
4 | Or would it better to speak with Carl and Sam first — let them explain and give comfort to Ma ? |
5 | Local artist Hazel Albarn has been working with ten and 11-year-olds and their teachers , helping them design and create large sculptures relating to their other work topics . |
6 | It is just that the world automatically tends to become full of those varieties of clay ( or DNA ) that happen to have properties that make them persist and spread themselves about . |
7 | When I arrived ten minutes before her at one stop ( advance means a few minutes ahead as well as two months ) I found that two ladies in wheelchairs had positioned themselves at the foot of the stairs and were pleading with everyone to let them stay and shake hands with Mrs Thatcher . |
8 | Let me explain and illustrate this point . |
9 | A man who made me laugh and feel better . ’ |
10 | falling down his trousers and make me laugh and shout , I 'll always feel so happy when the comes about ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , the funny circus clown |
11 | When the circus comes to town I love to see the clown , racing round the big top with his trousers falling down , very , very , he makes me laugh and shout , I 'll always feel so happy when the comes about ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , the funny circus clown |
12 | ‘ My friend in SPRED is very patient with me , talking to me , holding my drink for me , making me laugh and listening carefully . |
13 | When I 'm not happy every day , about the things I said today , she caught me being rude today , but I know , she 'll tell stories to make me laugh , she makes me laugh , makes me laugh , she 'll tell stories to make me laugh and to make me feel this bad , I love my mum , she 's the best mum in the world |
14 | My mum remembers long ago , when she makes snow men in the snow , and pulled a face at Mrs Jones , but I 'll know she 'll tell stories to make me laugh , make me laugh , make me laugh , she 'll tell stories to make me laugh and to make me feel this bad , I love my mum , she 's the best mum in the world |
15 | ‘ God it was awful , ’ he said , and made them laugh and accept what he said , and Barnett never asked for the certificate this time . |
16 | Force the other party to try hard to get your attention and let them know or think that they could lose out to someone else . |
17 | This helps me concentrate and drift into more intense areas of thought . |
18 | Fielding would let them drawl or quack away for five minutes , before asking , with a strategic glint : And Shakespeare ? " |
19 | A last-minute hiccup remained ; U Saw and Ba Sein announced that they could not sign , but Aung San brushed this aside : ‘ Let them resign and say they do not agree with the final statement and do not accept any responsibility for it . ’ |
20 | Let me be buried in lead at Claydon next to where your father proposes to lie himself , and let no stranger wind me , nor do not let me be stripped , but put a clean smock on me , and let my face be hid and do you stay in the room and see me wound and laid in the first coffin , which must be of wood if I do not die of any infectious disease , else I am so far from desiring it that I forbid you to come near me . |
21 | Students are often uncertain whether they are taking the right kind of notes to help them survive and succeed at college . |
22 | As his family began to grow , money was hard to come by so he became a clerk for his family and John cannily gave dressmaking work to his new daughter-in-law to help them survive whilst getting good value for money for himself . |
23 | Without realizing it he had let me know that using French words , however few and halting , has a bewitching effect upon everything in London , animate and inanimate alike . |
24 | What do I think and feel about the others ? |
25 | When she did n't answer , only continued to stare at him helplessly , he continued hopefully , ‘ If I promise to remain mouse-like , may I stay and watch ? ’ |
26 | Would you like me to crawl out quietly through the woodwork now or shall I wait and collect my cards ? ’ |
27 | Shall I wait and think about it ? |
28 | Can I introduce and welcome the Deputy Lord Mayor of the city of Portsmouth Councillor Jim . |
29 | How can I describe that experience in just a few words ? |
30 | My Lord Mayor , after that , what else can I do but to move ? |