Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have taught me to read the fires of meaning but I am inadequate . |
| 2 | ( Bitter experience has taught me to remove the gaffer at the end of the event only by holding the wire down on the floor as you pull the tape up . |
| 3 | That is why it disgusts me to see the nobility of grief caricatured in this way . |
| 4 | Even though the portrayal of police work on celluloid is not a realistic description of policing in Easton , the conceptualizations they have of their role as fighters of ‘ big crime ’ , which they have to be continually prepared for , encourages them to see the media portrayal of policing as accurate , thus completing the circle . |
| 5 | Yet the importance attached to this scheme of distributive justice by advocates of choice theory encourages them to ignore the contradiction which we noticed above between the liberal ideal of individual autonomy and the moral paternalism of the principle that promises ought to be kept which lies at the heart of their theory of contract . |
| 6 | Finally , I am sure that you will want me to thank the staff of the Council for their valuable work in what has been another very busy and challenging year . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , why did n't you want me to touch the skull ? ’ |
| 8 | Do you want me to put the sound on ? |
| 9 | ‘ Now , if you do n't want me to call the manager and make a fuss , remove your foot ! ’ |
| 10 | The company 's , you do n't want me to say the side effects do you ? |
| 11 | I said I 'm going back now do you want me to leave the kitchen light on ? |
| 12 | ‘ Do you want me to blow the candle out ? ’ |
| 13 | I said do you want me to do the chicken ? |
| 14 | Do you want me to do the gravy ? |
| 15 | alright , do you want me to close the door ? |
| 16 | ‘ Do you want me to shut the shop ? ’ |
| 17 | Do you want me to wet the front down ? |
| 18 | Do you want me to wet the front down or is that alright ? |
| 19 | Do you want me to draw the curtain , Daddy ? ’ |
| 20 | Likewise , if instead of saying , ‘ there is a patient outside ’ , I could say ( out of role ) , ‘ In a short while I will be a patient coming to the consultant 's office — how do you want me to play the role ? |
| 21 | And do you want me to ring the Oban hotel and tell them what 's happened and change the booking ? |
| 22 | Erm so they 'd wan na know well you know if it 's a shopping change then erm , do you want me to change the day ? |
| 23 | Do you want me to change the place I go to ? |
| 24 | Do you want me to change what I buy , do you want me to change the time I do it ? |
| 25 | Well , what d t I think if you draw a pl if you draw a plan , er that certainly should be taken i I I mean if you do n't want me to consider the plan , put a line through it , yeah ? |
| 26 | Or do you want me to beat the truth out of you ? ’ |
| 27 | He could double and halve small numbers , decompose the calculation into components and recombine them to find the solution . |
| 28 | In fact we expected them to solve the problem for us . |
| 29 | Wilson 's own choice of metaphor was no longer that of the centre forward , but the seasoned centre half feeding passes to his experienced forwards and allowing them to score the goals . |
| 30 | Investors can take out a combination Pep , allowing them to choose the balance they want between the two plans , though they have to put at least £500 in each one . |