Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [prep] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children can find out these differences and we might encourage them to talk about them by posing such questions as : |
| 2 | COUNTY NatWest Investment Management is launching an umbrella indexed fund which allows investors to track markets in different parts of the world and switch between them without incurring huge costs . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not going to do anything , except wait and see how the police get on , ’ said Joe , ‘ and I do n't know what you can do except tell the police that you got acquainted with the unfortunate bloke when he came after you for nicking that wallet from Blackbeard . |
| 4 | Pretty soon they 'll send constables after us for doing such things ! |
| 5 | It would be nice , for example , to do all your own minor operations … remove cysts , do stitching and all these sorts of , eh well , do a complete work-out for somebody with say cardiovascular problems — but this needs half an hour at least … . |
| 6 | Stephen Czerkas is an amateur American paleontologist who has made a name for himself by reconstructing lifelike models of dinosaurs . |
| 7 | Of course some of them like doing one job more than others ; I 've got one gardener who likes doing nothing else but cutting grass — well , he 's quite welcome to do that because the rest of us are not fussy . |
| 8 | I do n't think that I was in a minority of one in finding this performance , particularly the absolutely shattering playing of the Finale , incredibly moving — the thunderous howl of approval that greeted the final chord bears that out . |
| 9 | Folly felt quite proud of herself for remembering this snippet of English history . |
| 10 | There are not going to be agents of the DES disguised as pupils planted in every classroom , and teachers , renowned for their creativity , can exercise some of it on discovering creative interpretations of the law . |
| 11 | I managed to avoid a lot of it by having some tasks of my own . |
| 12 | It removes the pernicious , if subconscious obsession with calendar age , which precludes some of us from learning new things , or undertaking new tasks , or taking a new interest in the world around us . ’ |
| 13 | Thorning adds : ‘ Of course , this arrangement does n't stop either of us from getting other contacts within the CIS . |
| 14 | However , once again , the Council may be assuming too great a role for itself in meeting this need . |
| 15 | It should quickly pay for itself by saving computational time , increasing accuracy and reducing parts costs by minimising expenditure on E48 or E96 parts where cheaper E24 values will do . |
| 16 | Investment in an agency , branch or subsidiary will be expected to pay for itself by generating extra business . |
| 17 | Now she could use the shop windows to look behind her without arousing any suspicions . |
| 18 | The factor which has weighed most with me in reaching this conclusion is the scheme of the Act as shown by its treatment of trusts . |
| 19 | ‘ They were pretty threatening but we tried to reason with them by offering free meals to children . |
| 20 | Accordingly , the Commission considered that there was a great likelihood that customers , who had already acquired ATR or De Havilland commuters , would stay with them in placing future orders . |
| 21 | It has been decided to recruit a number of ‘ volunteer ’ Area Organisers to keep records of classes int heir area and Pat hopes that you will co-operate with them in giving fullest details of your classes so that communications can be improved both within the Society and with the public . |
| 22 | P1 is not a LP , but we shall see that it can be transformed into one by observing that criterion ( 10.1 ) can be rewritten as and , if we define deviation variables d 1 , e 1 , > 0 to satisfy then , provided at least one of d 1 and e 1 is zero , ( 10.2 ) is equal |
| 23 | She was annoyed with herself for allowing this man to overhear her secret thoughts . |
| 24 | He should have been less intimidating now he was seated , but she still felt uneasy , and she was annoyed with herself for showing any weakness , but she could n't help the quiver in her voice , the tears that pricked behind her eyes . |
| 25 | ‘ I see , ’ Anne said triumphantly , obviously pleased with herself for eliciting this bit of information . |
| 26 | When the baby had finished Tess played with him without showing much enthusiasm . |
| 27 | ‘ I was born into the trap , he walked into it in avoiding another kind of servitude , with his eyes open , but not looking where he was going . |
| 28 | Do you really think I 'd do that — take money from you for doing one thing , and at the same time take money from someone else to do the opposite ? ’ |
| 29 | Contracts for the loan of money and supply of goods to infants and ‘ accounts stated ’ with infants were made altogether void , while the possibility of ratification was taken away from all those contracts which required ratification to make them binding upon him after attaining full age ; and even a new promise to perform the contract , whether made upon a fresh consideration or not , could not be enforced by action . |
| 30 | He has bravely published his own work and copies of this delightful little album style publication can be obtained direct from him at adding 90 pence for postage . |