Example sentences of "[to-vb] [det] things " in BNC.
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| 31 | You do n't have to write these things in great detail — in fact you would stop the learning flow If you did so ; it is enough to put the page number and one or two words to remind you of the significance of what is contained there . |
| 32 | You really , when you come home ought to write these things down . |
| 33 | If that 's what you 're doing in practice , say so , do n't put all these exclusions in the document because that makes me suspicious and makes me think you 're trying to exclude these things . |
| 34 | He stresses that ‘ our business here is not to know all things , but those which concern our conduct ’ . |
| 35 | With more time on your hands you may have to find more things to occupy your time : day trips , hobbies , societies . |
| 36 | First you go past an array of AWACS planes , wondering whether you are actually allowed to see such things . |
| 37 | If you wished to borrow such things you instinctively made it clear that you intended no blasphemy . |
| 38 | Alix continued to attend such things , in unbroken allegiance to her upbringing . |
| 39 | I mean he she was going on that tape about she had to replace some things . |
| 40 | Just as materials offered to young children in the classroom can be chosen to provide them with experiences leading to the acquisition of mathematical ideas , so the provision and organisation of outdoor activities can encourage children to explore such things as balance , weight , height , depth , direction , speed , spatial order , shape and size with very little participation from an adult . |
| 41 | And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things . |
| 42 | Erm one of the problems that we 've been facing in the past , certainly , in G P House is the amount of stuff that 's on the floor and therefore we have n't actually been able to tackle these things very effectively . |
| 43 | I think Ian used to sell these things , whatever they are . |
| 44 | Children of this age want to do so much , but do n't yet have the ability to tackle many things — which makes them feel frustrated . |
| 45 | It is easy for a woman to spot these things , you agree ? ’ |
| 46 | ‘ You feel no call , ’ he said , ‘ to treat these things seriously ? ’ |
| 47 | Because it 's , it 's easier , they do n't like to realize these things . |
| 48 | the person that has to implement these things they do n't and I said |
| 49 | erm they have not in the past proved themselves to be the most capable o of people to er to support these things so in conclusion I 'd say that we must put this as part of a shopping list , the shopping list is on there er it is something to bring London and the South East of England which includes Hertfordshire and to make it an economic and viable area and look at the evidence of the other cities and I hope that er all of you will support the motion . |
| 50 | And he asked us in a group to suggest some things that we might think of as being important . |
| 51 | All the same , Merlyn said : ‘ We came over to fetch some things we store here . ’ |
| 52 | The Consumer Congress was anxious to introduce good practices to cover such things as access , choice , information , safety and redress . |
| 53 | It could include all the resources of the business , including the people of interest such as EMPLOYEE , and it can be extended to cover such things as a SALES-ORDER , INVOICE and PROFIT-CENTRE . |
| 54 | Dragged myself to the doctor who told me I had to expect such things at my age and prescribed vitamin pills . |
| 55 | Of course , one has to expect such things to occur amongst maids and footmen , and a good butler should always take this into account in his planning ; but such marrying amongst more senior employees can have an extremely disruptive effect on work . |
| 56 | We might say it is galling for people to hear such things when they have been told they will die in the wilderness , but at least the promises of God remain very much in force for their children . |
| 57 | It was Jackson who did his best to avoid such things . |
| 58 | Once her mother , talking of Christmas , had said that as a child she had herself received no presents , as it had never occurred to anyone to buy such things — but that one year her elder brother , thinking to tease her , had hung at the end of her bed a stocking , and that when , excited , she had sprung to open it , she found it contained ashes from last night 's grate . |
| 59 | then showing that some terminology is required to discuss such things : terms are taught in context for a purpose . |
| 60 | Perhaps you think me unduly harsh to express these things so openly . |