Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , I do n't think I knew what the word ‘ erudite ’ meant until I met Kenneth . |
| 2 | Why do you think I why do you think I gave you the fucking job eh ? |
| 3 | Branson did not need them to tell him the damage that could be done to the airline 's reputation by a story appearing about engine failure on the day before the inaugural flight . |
| 4 | Well I do n't know you know what the name we 've used |
| 5 | We do n't know what it 's all about , but we do know you have something the law would like to hear . |
| 6 | So what I would give you give you the appearance |
| 7 | They believed in the myth and Diana could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth . |
| 8 | He would do anything to save her the slightest inconvenience . |
| 9 | They did n't even see me give them the slip ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If you would like me to forgive you the other half of your great debt , then fire the kiln tomorrow morning , well before dawn . |
| 11 | One evening he said he 'd like me to fetch him the following morning , as he wanted to make some bread . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I 'd like you to give me the answer to a question . ’ |
| 13 | " I 'd like you to give me the wedding-dress you got from the children . " |
| 14 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |
| 15 | ‘ I think that in any case technological developments ensure that there is no point in trying to propagandize or conceal , because people have access to the truth — at least , in theory they have access to more data that will enable them to determine what the truth of a matter is — through satellites , facsimiles , etc . |
| 16 | What , at least it will enable you to know what the tropical species are because some of them have got quite weird and wonderful names and most people do n't know what some of them are . |
| 17 | ‘ She was picking them up at random and saying things like , ‘ This boy 's in a wheelchair but that does n't stop him giving me the eye , ’ or , ‘ This is the college stud but he cuts no ice with me . ’ ’ |
| 18 | But thank can also be followed by the bare infinitive , as in the following examples , which Jespersen ( 1940 : 289 ) qualifies as " rather vulgar " : ( 200 ) I 'll thank ye hand me the salt . |
| 19 | While we can not provide the details you might want at this time , I 'd encourage you to give us the benefit of the doubt . |
| 20 | If you refuse to co-operate I can force you to pay me the money you owe me . |
| 21 | I could n't see him throwing it away , but I did n't want him to give himself the chance . |
| 22 | I mean , I expect she knew how you felt about the only things worth having being the things you 'd worked hard for and earned for yourself , so you would n't want her to leave you the house ] But she did n't want you to think she 'd forgotten you , or that she was just being spiteful , or something … ’ |
| 23 | She would fall and make him drag her the rest of the way first . |
| 24 | It 's fucking madness , I 'll ge I mean it kills me the next day , it 's madness , I do n't know why I do it . |
| 25 | I do n't , I do n't think he knows what the word love or anything means . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think anyone knows what the immediate future holds at the moment . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Would you allow me to show you the way ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Look , it 's terribly kind of you to find me a place to stay , but you must let me give you the money . |
| 29 | If we are able to make use of the track in the way specified I would be extremely grateful if you could let me know what the cost will be . |
| 30 | If we are able to make use of the track in the way specified I would be extremely grateful if you could let me know what the cost will be . |