Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will oblige them to make long drives across the desert to Egypt or Tunisia when they want to leave the country . |
| 2 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 3 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 4 | ‘ Profit-centre ’ managers in their turn submit to the iron law of quarterly or annual return-on-investment ( ROI ) calculation , which hardly encourages them to become far-sighted captains of industry . |
| 5 | Do you want me to open that tin of fruit ? |
| 6 | Well do you want me to take some straw in ? |
| 7 | No ! he would shout , and make it clear that we would not discuss it … he used an expletive that I have not used , indicating that he did not want me to raise that subject with him . ’ |
| 8 | " Do you want me to send some men to Ireland — they could watch the ports , make some inquiries ? " |
| 9 | One of the deficiencies of our arrangements is that no provision is made for young barristers obtaining a salaried position in chambers , allowing them to do minor work under supervision . |
| 10 | I tried smaller hooks and baits ; lighter leads ; finer lines ; a lighter , or no bite indicator ; and opening the bale-arm of the reel and allowing them to take several yards of line before striking . |
| 11 | It aims to protect women by allowing them to SEE potential partners from the safety of their own telephone . |
| 12 | Small producers have provided larger companies with an important cushion against fluctuations in demand by allowing them to use outside suppliers as shock absorbers . |
| 13 | As a result , this can be a very successful strategy for some swallows , allowing them to produce extra off-spring at very little cost to themselves . |
| 14 | Both of the general SVQs in science are designed to provide students and trainees with a broad grounding in science , while allowing them to develop higher levels of competence in their chosen areas . |
| 15 | The University seeks to include in its courses activities which promote enterprising qualities in its students by encouraging them to take more responsibility for their own learning , setting their own goals and targets through personal assessment and career planning . |
| 16 | Again , this is not radically different from the attitudes of many parents towards children of higher intelligence , who believe that their children should experience pre-school education , perhaps attending a play school or nursery from the age of three onwards , and then encouraging them to pursue further education at school leaving age . |
| 17 | Erm the people who have problems erm I would think , because of of feeling probably the way , they feel about living in the flats or about having to live in that way , does n't make them feel any batter about erm you know any any other particular difficulties that they 're having . |
| 18 | Twenty-four black militant organisations were subjected to ‘ tax surveillance ’ as part of International Revenue Service ( IRS ) harassment , and FBI agents placed bogus documents into the hands of Panther members which led them to suspect each other of being police informants ( McAdam and Moore , 1989:281 ) . |
| 19 | But he was glad he 'd been able to fend off too many probing journalistic questions about her ; he did n't want them publishing any comments about her at this stage , that was sure . |
| 20 | Simply handling them causes 1 dose to be absorbed through the skin , counting them ( or similarly continuously handling them ) causes 1 dose per Turn to be absorbed . |
| 21 | I believe that many visitors would like to have available a short paper about the early history to enable them to derive greater enjoyment from their stay and I hope those who want to know more will be stimulated to consult the Inventory . |
| 22 | The fact that most practices ' referral rates had increased in the second phase of the study provides no support for the view that first wave fundholders had artificially increased their rates of referral in the preparatory year to enable them to make budgetary savings in the subsequent year , although their rates were higher than those of the controls in phase 1 . |
| 23 | In such circumstances , Mr Cruickshank said it is ‘ crucial that up-to-the-minute information is readily available for NHS managers to enable them to make informed decisions on pay and staffing ’ . |
| 24 | It is largely up to the banks themselves to decide on the ratio that they consider to be ‘ prudent ’ : i.e. the ratio that provides them with enough liquid assets to enable them to meet any demands for cash . |
| 25 | Does the Oxford Forestry Institute have a programme of education for the ordinary members of the public to enable them to have this vision of their assets . |
| 26 | ‘ They 'd never heard of me , surprisingly enough , but they went mad over my work and asked me to do some portraits for them . |
| 27 | ‘ He asked me to take good care of them . |
| 28 | Dad kissed me on the forehead and asked me to make another pot of tea and he sat down in his chair and smoked a quiet pipe of tobacco looking happier than he had for days . |
| 29 | ‘ Details , of course , will take time and come later , but that 's my general philosophy ; that 's what you would get if you asked me to complete this job for you . ’ |
| 30 | And she gave me an indulgent look and she said , ‘ I 'm really sorry , the pictures made me feel tender feelings for you , but they just really did not arouse me . ’ |