Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would prefer to see a straight Rocky-Strachan swap ( as I expected last year ) but I guess the wee man is still playing to well for this . |
| 2 | ‘ A group of businessmen who , like me , want to see a British team regain the trophy . |
| 3 | You are recommended to open a British bank account as soon as possible , preferably before your arrival . |
| 4 | You are recommended to open a British bank account as soon as possible , preferably before your arrival . |
| 5 | I was repeatedly threatened with rape and at one stage they tried to make a fellow detainee rape me . |
| 6 | ‘ But at some point I will need to sit down and figure out if I want to make a real career shift into another area , such as politics . |
| 7 | Sometime I will need to figure out if I want to make a real career shift — such as politics . |
| 8 | St Andrews-born Andy Thomson and his England international colleague , Gary Smith , produced the quickest win of the day , needing just 14 ends to secure a straight sets win over Welsh pair Colin Edwards and Ieuan Terry , who led 3-2 in the first set but never scored again as their opponents recovered to win 7-3 , 7-0 , 7-0 . |
| 9 | Well we 've got to find a new supplier have n't we ? |
| 10 | The visit was Saw Maung 's first foreign trip since the SLORC takeover in September 1988 ; reports in February 1991 had claimed that Myanma had agreed to purchase a large arms package from China [ see p. 38005 ] . |
| 11 | Well you 've got to have a unanimous decision have n't you ? |
| 12 | The extradition was still stalled ; there was another fraud investigation involving a British defence equipment company that had been ripped off in an American takeover deal ; there was a coke run in London that the Bureau in New York were interested in ; there was a guy who was under surveillance and who was going to have a Grand Jury warrant out for him for chopping his girlfriend 's mother into small pieces ; there were investigations that were vaguer , and things that were closer . |
| 13 | Would you like to take a five minute stretch whilst before we continue . |
| 14 | Langbaurgh Council is set to reintroduce a concessionary fares scheme for pensioners and the disabled from July 1 . |
| 15 | The public will have to foot a large bill come what may . |
| 16 | The Nez Perce knife and sheath date from the late nineteenth century and are decorated with beadwork in designs that continue to demonstrate a strong Plains influence . |
| 17 | The New Zealand Youth team , who last toured Scotland in 1988 , are set to make a four-match return visit this autumn . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , the New Zealand youth team , who last toured Scotland in 1988 , are set to make a four-match return visit this autumn . |
| 19 | We might try to operate a deferred payments scheme ourselves . |
| 20 | Cram , who hopes to win a 1500 metres place in Barcelona , won by a comfortable five seconds . |
| 21 | Neither do you 'ave to pay a hundred quid like I 'eard it cost at one time . ’ |
| 22 | Students intending to take a joint degree join either department for the first year and since requirements of two departments must be satisfied , joint degree students normally have a restricted choice of courses in first and second years . |
| 23 | European broadcasters have already tested and proven the technology , and the Community 's largest TV manufacturer , Philips , expects to have a working PALplus chipset ready next year . |
| 24 | I do not expect to have to remind a senior staff nurse that she should have more consideration for my dining-room staff ! ’ |
| 25 | Can you hang on just a minute got to take a quick break do n't go away just a minute . |
| 26 | DEC 's ten-year-old Palo Alto , California-based Western Research Lab is trying to design a single BiCMOS chip that will run at 1000MHz , 1GHz , according to the latest Microprocessor Report . |
| 27 | In so doing , it threatens to ignite a nuclear arms race in Asia that could prompt South Korea , Taiwan and Japan to develop nuclear arsenals . |
| 28 | Well you do get aeriated though when you 're trying to do a new job do n't you ? |
| 29 | Most pool owners who wish to breed a few fish start by purchasing one or two matched pairs and , while this can be recommended , it does not follow that the pair purchased will breed with one another if there are other sizeable fish in the pool . |
| 30 | But most lying in greatcoats on the rock-hard ground , trying to snatch a few hours sleep before reveille . |