Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you very much for bringing me the transistor — and I 'm sorry , Dr Vaughan . |
| 2 | The fecund Mr Anderson is , among other things , famous for bringing us the film classic If . |
| 3 | The common denominator of this type of use is not therefore non-entailment but rather viewing knowledge of the referent denoted by the direct object of know as a condition for attributing what the infinitive denotes to this referent . |
| 4 | Bill Rear has captured the passing years on this line perfectly and his publishers are to be congratulated for allowing him the space in which to present his work . |
| 5 | ‘ I am not bitter about that , only grateful to Arbroath for allowing me the opportunity to put what I have learned over the years into practice , ’ said McGrain , who was awarded the MBE in 1983 for his services to the game . |
| 6 | Firstly can I say thank you to Asda and Long Eaton who I work for for allowing me the day off so I can come into Radio Nottingham . |
| 7 | I gave you three for the bird box , you got ta deliver me a bird box |
| 8 | ‘ Mr Jacobsen , I hardly think my alleged avoidance of you is justification enough for labelling me a man-hater . ’ |
| 9 | but then er somebody said do n't do that you 've got ta think what the value |
| 10 | ‘ Just so that you 'd have a good excuse for keeping me a prisoner here ? ’ |
| 11 | Won t you forgive me for keeping it a secret ? ’ |
| 12 | I mean flipping talk about keeping it a secret ! |
| 13 | The real problem is that if solicitors prepare the written brief , there is much less of a case for denying them the right of audience to argue that brief before the court . |
| 14 | So you 've got ta sell benefits you 've got ta know what the product can do for them , right you 've got to find out what they want from it I mean it might be security that 's the big problem |
| 15 | I 've got ta buy them a card ! |
| 16 | After calling me a bastard and all this now |
| 17 | Long time , no see , ’ he murmured after getting himself a coffee . |
| 18 | She was a peach , he thought lovingly , a perfect peach , and all his , provided he was satisfied after giving her a run on the highway . |
| 19 | After giving me a bit of a rollocking they went away telling me what happened to sentries who fell asleep guarding the magazine . |
| 20 | After examining her the chief pondered her problem outside the door of the ward . |
| 21 | After handing me a glass she gave one to Reid , and then , as though unthinkingly , straightened the fringe of hair round the back of his neck . |
| 22 | CELTIC boss Liam Brady has offered Derry boy Nigel Melly a one year extension to his contract — just weeks after showing him the door . |
| 23 | A representative assessment is that given by the library manager : I would say that one of the biggest advantages was the fact that senior management … from the Head down , from the very word go , were after making it a success … one thing we have got is a greater awareness from a greater number of staff , because they come in here to supervise and help [ and ] get involved … but I think the biggest advantage has been the fact that time devoted to … library skills for all the first year … [ has ] been extended to an hour a week … |
| 24 | Under the scheme as it was originally cast , let alone before the Government began reducing both the numbers eligible and the value of the benefit paid , many low-income poll tax payers would have found themselves making a substantial contribution after receiving whatever the rebate to which they are entitled . |
| 25 | St Albans Crown Court heard how 50 year old David Lashley raped and killed the 24 year old after earning himself the reputation of a habitual rapist . |
| 26 | After soaping her every nook and cranny , he rinsed her , and kissed her body reverently as if she were some deity to be worshipped and adored . |
| 27 | You must tell them on the phone after telling them the price and what it 's all about you say , Right when I come round tomorr er whenever to er strike up the deal with you I want the contract signed I need a thirty five percent of the first year 's payment as a deposit cheque . |
| 28 | On Dec. 28 , Nagorny Karabakh ( an autonomous region within Azerbaijan ) held elections to a parliament , after proclaiming itself a republic . |
| 29 | And a man 's got ta do what a man 's got ta do , when a woman 's hot and willing . |
| 30 | At a time like this a man 's got ta do what a man 's got ta do . |