Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't let me fool you into thinking that all the third category bureau are bad , some develop into excellent typesetting houses with none of the pre-conceptions of the old brigade , it 's just the majority who are dodgy . |
| 2 | How should I prepare them for repainting ? |
| 3 | How should I prepare it for redecorating ? |
| 4 | I 'd like to take it on holiday but how do I pack it without ruining the pleats ? |
| 5 | Senses ( b ) and ( c ) however can both be treated in terms of the notion of " passively experiencing " some event , with ( b ) implying on top of that a refusal to stand by passively and let someone do something without intervening . |
| 6 | Could I improve it by running the gearbox on TQF instead of GTX oil ? |
| 7 | I was shattered , but how could I defend myself by explaining that his hitherto unsuspected mistress had just rung me up to spill the beans ? ’ |
| 8 | How else can I stop myself from feeling miserable ? |
| 9 | Can I thank you for sharing with us the the example of the concentration , that you put so much in such a short time . |
| 10 | Can I thank you for coming today , th th the media often has lots of comments from the chattering classes , saying unhealthy , British democracies , cos they only concentrate on this place . |
| 11 | May I encourage him by telling him that the Chief Constable 's view is that four out of every five planned terrorist incidents in Northern Ireland are thwarted before they take place ? |
| 12 | Carla , pass that bag for me please , , what did I tell you about jumping on that couch ? |
| 13 | I did n't chew my nails with regret at giving him my virginity , furious at my weakness in lying down for him , and taking this boy in my arms just because he was English , a citizen of that great nation which had once ruled half the globe : nor did I blame myself for clinging on to an idea even though it meant severing my links with my country , and travelling to London alone without any member of my family . |
| 14 | Nor can I forgive her for having blocked Moira 's appointment as BBC Governor for the Arts after it had been cleared by the Home Office . |
| 15 | How can I forgive you for screwing my wife ? |
| 16 | I forgive you for making me suffer , but how can I forgive you for dying ? ’ |
| 17 | How can I help you without paying more ? |
| 18 | May I help you by suggesting that if you could persuade the Prime Minister to fix the election date now there would be no need for this pre-election period — if the Prime Minister would stop shilly-shallying because he is afraid of going to the country . |
| 19 | Can I ask you before inviting you to speak to us in two or three minutes on this , say that the recommendation , in a sense I think it has been overtaken , in that there is now under fifteen a the very distinct possibility of a transfer of a very technical post from the pollution section by the end of the year . |
| 20 | ‘ Alternatively , a woman may have low self-esteem , feeling she can only impress others or make them like her by buying status symbols or the latest fashions . |
| 21 | This posture always made me suspect him of having a horizontal cleft slicing through his buttocks , betokening a random — but adaptive — mutation , taking humans closer to being office furniture . |
| 22 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
| 23 | Should you goad him into attacking you , you might find the aftermath disappointing . |
| 24 | Do you want me to done to you ? |
| 25 | Do you want it in writing ? ’ |
| 26 | And can you pardon me for coming to such a conclusion as that in the last line of my verses ? |
| 27 | Could you assist me in identifying the Video chip on my computer as I am a little confused . |
| 28 | ‘ How dare you prevent me from making myself really sick , Matthew ? ’ he taunted . |
| 29 | How do you prevent it from happening again ? |
| 30 | Could you do it without counting them ? |