Example sentences of "[pers pn] to [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all the congratulatory letters were complimentary , but I 'm just as grateful to those who took me to task or argued with me or lectured me as I am to those who gave me a kind pat . |
| 2 | Blessed with a good audience there 's always a danger of the comics running overtime , and it 's up to me to stretch or speed up the show should the need arise . |
| 3 | Managers were encouraged by corporate head office to eradicate such excesses at the work-outs , not to refer them to committees or put them through the proper channels . |
| 4 | Shallow or superficial learning — like learning a name , address and telephone number that you promptly forget unless you write them down or consciously commit them to memory or use them habitually . |
| 5 | He admitted taking heroin with one employee after work but denied introducing him to drugs or setting up any deals . |
| 6 | That principle might be formulated as follows : if A tells B ( by words or conduct ) that B need not perform a contractual ( or other ) obligation owed by B to A and B takes A at his word and does not perform that obligation , A can not treat that non-performance as a breach of contract entitling him to damages or to terminate the contract . |
| 7 | Tomorrow , are you going to give it to Mr or do you want to give it to me to give to him or whatever suits you |
| 8 | Add it to omelettes or mix with mayonnaise to serve with prawns . |
| 9 | Er the idea was we 'd be able to sell it to people or give it to people depending on whether they had any money or not I suppose by the Green Party . |