Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're going to help me make to make a birthday cake for Jim remember . |
| 2 | me want to do a da , da , da , da , da , da , da , da , da , da , da , da |
| 3 | " I mean to buy a caravan — do they call them " Mobile Homes ' , what an awful name ! — Gigi will love it . " |
| 4 | If I mean to mind a thing I never mind it |
| 5 | I mean to make a contribution . |
| 6 | ‘ What 's more , I intend to hire a live-in nanny to give me a hand and to be there when I ca n't . |
| 7 | ‘ This is my bit of Wharfed ale , ’ each male sang , ‘ and I intend to entice a wife and raise a family — so all you other blokes , keep out . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Actually I intend to drop a word in your ear concerning the matter , ’ he said in a voice that now held a grim note . |
| 9 | My tank is 6' × 2' × 2' and I intend to keep a selection of Clownfish , Wrasse , Damsels , Tangs and Gobies . |
| 10 | I intend to commission a survey soon to find out more about what the public want from the citizens charter and what their expectations and priorities are in taking forward this work . |
| 11 | I , I hate to contradict a lady but I does Mrs realise that she is voting against the construction of T five if you support my . |
| 12 | ‘ I hate to interject a note of boring realism here , ’ Piers said , ‘ but is n't it easy to say that in retrospect ? ’ |
| 13 | I 'm a very new driver so I 'm very careful and very cautious , not a very good pedestrian , I tend to wave a fist and walk out whereas I always give the other person , you know I always sort of wave them on whereon in the car being a very new driver I am very cautious |
| 14 | When I paint , I tend to see a colour , put that down , then move to something else and put that down , hopefully with a bit of shape as well . |
| 15 | As I tend to use a float for zander I am convinced that I am not actively feeding fish in these situations as the float shows me that the zander has no intention of leaving the swim . |
| 16 | Looking at cos erm I tend to use a lot of paper particularly if it 's yours it 's usually my own but never mind . |
| 17 | I tend to lead a sort of idiotic existence of trying to get involved in too many things and dashing about ; and this is going to be my problem — trying to sort of control myself and work out something so that we have a proper family life . |
| 18 | Nowadays few people can detect this very slight disability although I tend to limp a bit if I get tired . |
| 19 | I like to look smart so I tend to wear a lot of jackets with trousers or skirts . |
| 20 | I tend to have a lot of sausage and bacon because it 's easier and my time is somewhat at a premium with around a dozen cattle to care for . |
| 21 | Er being an agriculturalist rather than a planner I tend to get a bit confused by higher planning semantics of the difference between strict control and presumption against not normally . |
| 22 | I 'm , I 'm an alternative medicine practitioner and I tend to get a lot of people who are depressed coming to see me , people who have been through the normal routes |
| 23 | My hands are of your colour , but I shame To wear a heart so white . |
| 24 | I find it quite ghastly being at home and not working — I LONG to get a job , and meantime , YOUR FATHER and I must be careful about money as the State only gives me £40 a week for everything including local tax ( POLL TAX ) , heating , food , gas , electricity and phone and so on . |
| 25 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I expect to make a statement any day now . |
| 27 | ‘ I expect to make a lot of money , ’ she said coolly , sitting down to pour . |
| 28 | I propose to erect a building which friends and foes have agreed in praising . |
| 29 | ‘ Accordingly , ’ said Miller , ‘ I propose to hold a press conference this afternoon at which I 'll reveal we 're dealing with a kidnap as well as a murder . ’ |
| 30 | To avoid this I propose to place a layer of mortar on the lining and lay bricks on top which will be covered by slabs . |