Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 2 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 3 | Do you want me to open that tin of fruit ? |
| 4 | Well do you want me to take some straw in ? |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | " Do you want me to send some men to Ireland — they could watch the ports , make some inquiries ? " |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ They 'd never heard of me , surprisingly enough , but they went mad over my work and asked me to do some portraits for them . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 17 | Who said : ‘ I do n't think I take any part in his downfall whatsoever . ’ ? |
| 18 | The glamour girl said she felt no guilt over Mr Mellor 's resignation and declared : ‘ I do n't think I take any part in his downfall whatsoever . ’ |
| 19 | I do not think I deserved this sort of treatment . |
| 20 | I do n't think I had any blood on my hands , for I had held her ankles just below the silver bracelets . |
| 21 | ‘ Actually , I did n't think I made much impression on her . |
| 22 | I mean I had that go with her . |
| 23 | I assure the House that , in all the speeches that I have made at police meetings and conferences this year , I have repeatedly stressed to the police that I want them to give this type of crime high priority . |
| 24 | As far as APEX is concerned they are OK up to a point but they just want to follow the legal procedures and we want them to take some kind of militant action . |
| 25 | If you do n't get a job , I will get a job for the time being and you want me to take some money off your bill , you can get rid of some of that rubbish out in that fucking shed , in the back of that van |
| 26 | The management want me to put another voice on it so the rushes do n't go to waste . |
| 27 | They require fairly rich soil , and , after planting , all the branches will be cut back to within a few inches of ground level to encourage them to produce more branches for berry production next year . |
| 28 | At Liverpool the Principal wrote , also at the end of 1967 , that within the new polytechnic ‘ there will be complete autonomy in respect of the academic work of the Faculty of Art and nothing that has been said causes me to have any misgivings on this score . |
| 29 | The experience of watching my late husband 's 16-year fight against the degenerative effects of Parkinson 's disease ( one of those conditions which might one day benefit from embryo research ) causes me to write this letter in the hope that all who take part in the debates will recognise and confound these tactics of the anti-abortion pressure groups , quite rightly described by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service as ‘ an attempt to hijack government legislation ’ . |
| 30 | We expect them to have some degree of self-awareness , and self-regard , in their knowledge claims . |