Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Francis added : ‘ I 'm all in favour of lots of goals , but I like to see them created properly rather than artificially . |
| 2 | He disliked occidental empires and wished to see them ended as soon as practicable . |
| 3 | No one would accuse the Americans of being frightened of the new , or the Indians of refusing to show emotion , or of inability to communicate , but all need to work in an environment which encourages them to give of their best , and encourages them to look outwards rather than inwards . |
| 4 | There was a master over-ride switch outside each of the stages , allowing them to pass swiftly through until they were at the deepest level . |
| 5 | I thought you 'd want them to know as soon as possible . ’ |
| 6 | When you need to put pressure on someone , reminding them of time limits can increase their stress level and make them capitulate sooner rather than later . |
| 7 | ( This is perhaps why those who appointed me enquired rather anxiously whether I , too , meant to enjoy the kingdom for thirty years . ) |
| 8 | I mean I think as far as NUPE 's concerned we would want our branch secretaries or a branch official and probably senior senior shop stewards I would think . |
| 9 | I mean I er er I mean I just do n't know how you , you begin and end with this actually I mean I really do n't and I mean I think quite frankly if Hydro Electric were to go out and say okay , we will fund the purchase of twenty houses four bedrooms each for the homeless right I would have thought in terms of doing something I mean I walk round Princes Street and I see those poor sods and I say to myself |
| 10 | But having let himself sink as far as he could go , he began to rise and with such gathering force and fury that he not only routed all who had disbelieved in him , he left even the believers agape . |
| 11 | And if she did n't rush , how come she fell so heavily as to make that sort of wound ? |
| 12 | I urge you to consider very carefully before you vote and to oppose . |
| 13 | ‘ Now then , there are two areas I want you to investigate as unobtrusively as possible . |
| 14 | Ha has anybody got as far as British Telecom shares , or British Gas , or electricity ? |
| 15 | Suggest he advances as far as the stream and stops them there , but make it a tactful suggestion . |
| 16 | Mistaking her refusal , Andrew put back a less prudent hand to find it struck away smartly as she retreated from the arm round her shoulders . |
| 17 | We want it done as soon as possible |
| 18 | ‘ If something goes wrong with a customer 's car they want it repaired as quickly as possible , ’ said Peugeot Parts and Service Director Charles Greenland . |
| 19 | ‘ The Thing would n't have let us come right here if it was n't safe for nomes . ’ |
| 20 | This system allows me to communicate much better than I could before . |
| 21 | The staff told me to stay well away because she had a reputation for turning violent . |
| 22 | Let them hate so long as they fear . |
| 23 | If you are unable to meet this deadline please let me know as soon as possible . |
| 24 | If you are unable to meet this deadline please let me know as soon as possible . |
| 25 | If you are unable to meet this deadline please let me know as soon as possible . |
| 26 | If you wish to take up these lessons ( which will carry on throughout the year ) please let me know as soon as possible so that we can arrange the groups . |
| 27 | If you were one of last year 's groups and wish to continue , or if you would like to join a group for the first time , please let me know as soon as possible . |
| 28 | I enclose the sheet of classes in Scotland as last known — could you please check the details of all your classes and let me know as soon as possible if there are any alterations or additional details available . |
| 29 | ‘ My dad says I work much harder than he did , ’ she said . |
| 30 | In this case a control group would be selected which matches as closely as possible , member for member , the characteristics of the people constituting the experimental group . |