Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had always been pleased when she had called on him in London but made little effort to visit her in Carshalton . |
| 2 | The summer holidays that year saw me at my most apathetic — and my most miserable . |
| 3 | Several of the actresses make plucky attempts to inject it with a semblance of artistic integrity : proper name Diane Whitley is convincing as Karen , the girl who is the subject of the lovelorn quest , and Paula Wilcox , as the veteran competitor , has enough experience and talent to gauge the scale of this production and perform accordingly . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't want this Frome leading him into trouble . ’ |
| 5 | There is a need to recognise and further consider the position of male carers , while not using this issue to deflect us from the more general issues which arise for women through entrenched assumptions that this is their ‘ natural ’ role . |
| 6 | Her new husband , Andrew Leach , made some attempt to wean her from alcohol . |
| 7 | Corals , which must remain close to the surface of the water because they contain symbiotic algae which photosynthesize , also tend to contain specific pigments to protect them from ultraviolet light . |
| 8 | Today a main thrust of Moscow 's security policy is to eliminate the possibility of crises escalating ; pressing economic priorities push it towards cutting defence spending and integrating with the world economy . |
| 9 | There are loads of baddies , and the world needs some goodies to keep them in hand . |
| 10 | Selling needs public relations to assist it in its everyday operation and selling is often called upon to disseminate a public relations message . |
| 11 | The Forza del destino arias opening this disc show her at her best . |
| 12 | ‘ So , Isabelle found another fool to marry her in England . |
| 13 | I need to write another book to tell you about some of the astonishing ways in which skills can be redirected . |
| 14 | Recently , and at vast expense , Loch Ken has been revitalised and restocked , because it had become fishless ; and there is evidence that many other lochs , surrounded by conifer plantations , will need similar treatment to save them from ruin in the foreseeable future . |
| 15 | The basic structure ( roof , walls , floors , loft , doors and windows ) needs constant attention to keep it in good repair ; and essential household services ( electrics , plumbing , heating and drains ) need regular servicing in the same way as your car . |
| 16 | In the Preface he described the superstitions of the Irish peasantry and the rigid hold on them of the Roman Catholic priests , who used all means to confine them to the Irish language , lest if they learnt English they might converse with members of the Church of Ireland or attend its services . |
| 17 | We have added deep reefs to match it to our cruising grounds . |
| 18 | The failure of this ‘ mechanical speech ’ approach ( which eventually led to the development of speech synthesis by rule ) has many lessons to teach us about pronunciation teaching and learning , and it will be useful , in looking at connected speech , to bear in mind the difference between the way humans speak and what would be found in ‘ mechanical speech ’ . |
| 19 | what , it did n't need eighty schemes did it to be launched before you introduced it , it 's something you 'd been wanting to do was n't it ? |
| 20 | They spent an additional £45,000 on renovating it — although the beacon needs more work to restore it to its former glory . |
| 21 | If you want more information to help you as a parent , you could read : |
| 22 | He had kept on and on about those keys , although she had been deaf to his insistence ; he had come several miles to catch her at home and seize a chance to rifle her bag for them ; if there had been any purpose to the meeting at the Old Mitre it might have been to get the keys . |
| 23 | However , if the marble has enough energy to take it to the top of the hump then it will , of course , roll down the other side . |
| 24 | In fact I 'd wait four days , I 'd wait four years to watch it on T V it 's so crap . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , Rudge dismissed recent speculation linking him with the managerial vacancy at Bristol Rovers by insisting : ‘ It 's all paper talk . ’ |
| 26 | Your local social services department has wide powers to provide you with whatever they think appropriate , for example , day care for your child or help in the home . |
| 27 | How many uplifts should I use , and do I need special adaptors to connect them to the filter ? |
| 28 | The fact that Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger ( Bryan Ferry could n't come because he had a cold ) were at my d'Offay Gallery opening last year raised it into a social event , so much so that Robin Vousden said , ‘ We have n't had an opening like this since Andy Warhol ’ . |
| 29 | So do n't let bad weather discourage you from claiming a targeted peak . |
| 30 | However , the tragedy upset Burke and he became convinced people regarded him as a murderer , so he sailed across to the United States . |