Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Miranda was halfway down the dark and narrow stairwell , she realised who it was who had so disarmed Madame that she had not scolded Marie-Angèle ( for not being downstairs to hand , to run the message up to Mlle Everard ) , or waited to reproach Miranda herself for allowing visitors to call without appointments and cause all this trouble to her hostess in the Hotel Davenant . |
| 2 | ‘ You think it is fun , discovering that the only woman in the world you would like to marry suspects you of having a seriously flawed character ? ’ |
| 3 | And , in any case , it is ridiculous to condemn boxing itself for attracting black aspirants when the reasons for their involvements are rooted in historical and social processes . |
| 4 | That in its turn means people feel empowered to take initiatives themselves without needing to be told what to do . |
| 5 | They saw the cartel as a necessary evil to make the market less volatile and to restrain producers themselves from trying to corner the market in coffee futures . |