Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well he is worried about them having an accident with it but , but he 's not er worried about him having the motorbike , no he cos he would have done the same as a er child anyway well things like that , but erm what he 's worried about is that er with Ryan i and the other boy , n not Ryan so much , the other boy does it all the time , they 're churning all the grass up all over there in great big |
| 2 | it 's worth me having a go . |
| 3 | ‘ If I play tonight and put in a solid performance , hopefully he would n't look upon it as me doing a job just for one game . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If I play tonight and put in a solid performance , hopefully he would n't look upon it as me doing a job just for one game . ’ |
| 5 | A prevailing sense of relief and a chance for everyone to forge a career non-reliant on academic achievement . |
| 6 | These traditional guidelines do n't have to be rigidly adhered to — it 's quite common these days for everyone to lend a hand whether on a practical or financial level . |
| 7 | ‘ Simply because he managed to avert such a disaster he was there for everyone to have a go at . |
| 8 | In one sense , of course , there is more than enough knowledge available for everyone to have a sufficiency . |
| 9 | Others in the group argued that up to a point all those things were right , but that often a subject was complex , often it could be constructive for everyone to have a chairperson who would guide discussion , not control it , who would be able to be supportive when someone talked too much or too little . |
| 10 | He tells me that the National Front 's ‘ a load of rubbish ’ , that politicians are ‘ a waste of time ’ and that when he sees his nan , … ‘ she 's always on about me getting a job . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't have to worry about me becoming a burden on you , you know . |
| 12 | Around the simple plot of the search for Lata 's husband , Seth unfolds the story of four families , the Mehras , Kapoors , Chatterjis and Khans , and through them reveals a panorama of modern India . |
| 13 | Whilst you might use these behaviours and through them create an impression of being genuine , it will , of course , quickly be destroyed unless you do what you say you will do . |
| 14 | If you win , it will then be for them to serve an enforcement notice or injunction as appropriate . |
| 15 | It is even possible that a few councillors were sufficiently worried by the prospect for them to advocate a protectorate as a way of blocking Woodville pretensions . |
| 16 | It is even possible that a few councillors were sufficiently worried by the prospect for them to advocate a protectorate as a way of blocking Woodville pretensions . |
| 17 | Smythe had dispensed with help and advice and was enjoying the writing , while the free speech folk had decided it was more appropriate for them to publish a cartoon balancing Oliver 's offensive one . |
| 18 | If no appropriate child restraint is available for children aged 1 to 4 years old , it is safer for them to wear an adult belt alone , rather than no restraint at all . |
| 19 | But erm , yes , so I still do n't know what 's happening with that yet , and I 'm waiting also for them to confirm a date for this first sort of Do Business in France seminar , that we 're going to help them with , which was originally going to be February , and is now going to be March . |
| 20 | So , for instance , the Crowther Report of 1959 on the education of 15-18-year-olds talked about the likelihood that middle-class girls would combine a career with motherhood and marriage and the necessity for them to receive an education which prepared them for this future dual role . |
| 21 | Now it 's arranged for them to spend a year living with families over here . |
| 22 | GLC funding made it possible for them to conduct a research project into the lives of young lesbians and gays . |
| 23 | But it 's natural for them to lick a wound . |
| 24 | It was a tremendous relief for them to take a stand in the way they had done . |
| 25 | That would be more than enough for them to take an interest . ’ |
| 26 | The Jewish bodies turned the offer down flat , arguing that it was immoral for them to accept a loan which they had no reason to believe they would be able to repay . |
| 27 | To avoid duplication , where Newco 's lawyers are undertaking their own investigations , it may be appropriate for them to prepare a report and address it to the investors , provided the investors ' lawyers review the work carried out by the Newco 's lawyers ; however , it is unlikely that such a course would be acceptable to the bank . |
| 28 | Still he would n't sell for them to build a shrine , so the cattle began to die . |
| 29 | Then it becomes worthwhile for them to establish a plant in Singapore , to produce goods or services for export . |
| 30 | But we were told recently by a delegation from the french Senate , studying British methods of scrutiny of Community legislation , that they had great difficulty in obtaining copies of Commission legislative proposals and that it had been necessary for them to establish an office in Brussels to ensure a reliable supply . |