Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [noun] [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should he talk to her now , he wondered , or let Hank do it ? |
| 2 | Fen smiled — a fleeting , secretive smile that made Robbie think he must be reminiscing about incidents on that walk — probably the overnight bits . |
| 3 | ‘ You are at the edge of the first forest , ’ Wyn-rajathuk told her ; there was something about the expression on his wounded face , the slight edginess of his good eye , that made Tallis suspect he was holding back . |
| 4 | It was this that made Seb resolve he would not let the matter drop . |
| 5 | She did n't need to ask ; there was an aura about Dana that made Claudia feel she was a grey shadow of her twin . |
| 6 | ‘ Just a little private joke , ’ drawled Damian Flint with a mocking smile that made Rachel hate him even more . |
| 7 | I suppose it was this that made Richard think I could not manage Flora 's job . |
| 8 | So assertive is just being clear in what you want being prepared to keep going until you 've got something along those lines rather than letting people dismiss you or make you feel as though they 've dismissed you and your point not being considered i.e. your point not being heard or going away feeling that your point you did n't have a fair crack because you did n't give your point properly . |
| 9 | Indeed , the principal argument against its use in education has often been the claim that hearing people find it almost impossible to use effectively . |
| 10 | At the same time , however , we have to consider the possibility that members of society ( consumers ? ) may not care about ‘ representativeness ’ : setting up , say , a left-of-centre paper is a considerably simpler task than making people read it . |
| 11 | Nor does Hinkes tell us another curious fact . |
| 12 | And then you go down and make food do you ? |
| 13 | So she kept her eyes closed , humming a little tune to try and make Florence let her milk down faster and barely listening to the sound of voices out in the yard . |
| 14 | So if you want to give your knitwear that ‘ haute couture ’ touch , go along and let Nina teach you how . |
| 15 | We became inseparable , and I was so proud to be seen walking with him , to enter a concert hall with him and let others see us sit down together at café and restaurant tables . |
| 16 | ‘ A big part of my game is to get a foot in and let others know I 'm around , ’ explained Ince . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , I 'll get a written report from them and let Management have it . |
| 18 | ‘ We bring what we believe is the best art , and let people see it in the light of their own country and in the light of their own culture ’ , he says . |
| 19 | The remaining 10 per cent , I sit back and let John manipulate me . |
| 20 | Children are deeply affected by their family life and to help parents provide them with a satisfactory experience and model is likely to be an investment in the future when they will become parents in their turn . |
| 21 | and I 'll go and see doctor see we want to . |
| 22 | They had spent half an hour with the President , the Director sitting back and letting Rostov take him through all the details of the last few weeks . |
| 23 | He watched , and saw others purchase them without difficulty . |
| 24 | And stood waiting , and saw puzzlement touch them , and knew a moment of pure panic . |
| 25 | Then she could cry and let people comfort her . |
| 26 | It would have been so good to just sit there and let Luke hold her , to draw comfort from his strength , but how could she do that when he was supposedly in league with the man who had done that to her house ? |
| 27 | And did Joanne like him ? ’ |
| 28 | George Rudd was on tour ; Michael Lamonte , according to his lady friend , was filming at Pinewood ; Berenson had left the business for school-teaching and was n't about to throw it up , thank you , for all the tea in China , and did Meredith realise it was gone midnight ? |
| 29 | And did James ask you when you was going back to school ? |
| 30 | Moses , who is far more sophisticated than the shepherd with his naive faith , asks , " And does God drink it ? " |