Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , Ibrahim asked me to call in at Mohammed Fingari 's to get a package for him . |
| 2 | The brittle high-street monoliths are being dismantled and reassembled bit by bit to enable them to become more adept at finding the most efficient way to the punter 's pocket . |
| 3 | In the smaller areas he starts with pure watercolour but then uses white and yellow acrylic to enable him to work back light over dark . |
| 4 | ‘ Yer Mum asked me to call in and clear away the crocks and tek the chairs outside ready ter goo back ter the mission 'all . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Gardening vexeth the spirit , ’ my dad used to say to me with a broad wink whenever my mum asked him to get out and cut the lawn . |
| 6 | Two senior boys have expressed an interest in attending a course to enable them to participate more in the running of the club [ the J.G.V.A. has agreed to pay their fees ] a volunteer Diane Prior has joined the staff , Laura Brown has been given a date for mini bus driving test , two staff members have attended a Youth Work Conference for South West Edinburgh — G. Lightheart has ordered new equipment . |
| 7 | Two senior boys have expressed an interest in attending a course to enable them to participate more in the running of the club ( the J.G.V.A. has agreed to pay their fees ) a volunteer Diane Prior has joined the staff , Laura Brown has been given a date for mini bus driving test , two staff members have attended a Youth Work Conference for South West Edinburgh — G. Lightheart has ordered new equipment . |
| 8 | We have achieved a better than expected pro-forma combined profit and Stoddard Sekers is now putting in place the strategic plans to enable it to grow strongly both organically and by acquisition ’ . |
| 9 | Mum got me to reach down a tall vase from the mantelshelf . |
| 10 | They were all larking about but when Mr Leyland asked them to calm down Howe turned violent . |
| 11 | Mr Middleton is said to have whipped the animal several times to encourage it to climb over . |
| 12 | While five weeks of dry windy weather would suit the farmers , water resources experts want it to keep on raining to top up a desperately low water table . |
| 13 | In between driving lessons — she passed her test at the second attempt she was much in demand as a babysitter by her sisters ' married friends while Sarah used her to make up numbers at her frequent dinner parties . |
| 14 | Gary wants me to find out a bit more about it cos he wants a new one , another , well he wants a new one , cos we done a deal , get my bed , if we get the bedroom done |
| 15 | As time passes , conditions in parts of its range alter and some of its descendants evolve into slightly different forms enabling them to survive more efficiently in their new circumstances . |
| 16 | It concludes ‘ Apart from the river and its natural beauties Henley has nothing to put forward to entice the holiday-maker to give a preference to the town and although the objection to a public promenade might be well-founded there can hardly be any well-grounded opposition to a golf course being laid out . ’ |
| 17 | I had a grand day at sea , but although the tide helped me to get back the wind did n't , and I used the engine to get back into the Crouch . |
| 18 | ‘ No , David asked me to go back for coffee but I refused . ’ |
| 19 | When Meredith asked him to pop out for cigarettes , he replied vulgarly , ‘ What did your last servant die of ? ’ |
| 20 | In Committee , it emerged that the Scottish Development Agency has been investing public money in the private operator Stagecoach to enable it to put together 15 million with which to buy some of the public assets involved in this privatisation The Minister said that the money that the Scottish Development Agency invested in Stagecoach was more than f65,000 , but less than £l million . |
| 21 | The Government are determined to raise those standards , and the report will be a valuable instrument to enable us to do so . |
| 22 | Trim flower stems to a similar length and bash the ends with a hammer to enable them to draw up water . |
| 23 | Speakers at the conference also criticized the Department of the Environment for not providing local authorities with funds to enable them to track down offenders . |
| 24 | But I 'll be untouched and intact in the morning ! ’ she said , her eyes daring him to say otherwise . |
| 25 | In both cases , a right arises where the treaty parties intend it to do so , and the third party assents thereto . |
| 26 | ‘ We 'd pay the going rate , and provide a car to enable you to get around to the various stores and liaise with curtain-makers and such . ’ |
| 27 | If the adviser wants you to make out a cheque to him , the alarm bells should start ringing . |
| 28 | The thorax is coupled to the wings by an ingenious structure at the wing base , and its contractions causes them to beat up and down . |
| 29 | Georgina wants me to tidy up the manuscript before she lets Gasset and Lode have it . |
| 30 | She told herself off for not being attentive enough , for not finding the right words to encourage him to go on . |