Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under Options for Change we could see there was going to be a reduction in defence expenditure . |
| 2 | If it is possible to show that existential propositions are equivalent to denials of the validity of inferences of a certain kind , then instead of talking about existence we can confine ourselves to talking about the validity of inference . |
| 3 | If she could get there before the long closure for lunch-hour he would make her up a preparation , and Peony could get it back to her mother and possibly get back again to the harbour for the Swimming Gala . |
| 4 | Right we can supply bank information for instance we can supply you with the balance , erm we should be able to let you know what sort of standing orders there are , erm but that would be charged at an extra rate because |
| 5 | If you get paid to do it or you were doing it for money I could appreciate it . |
| 6 | The maximum display resolution is 1024 x 768 with 256 colour , and the card comes with a disk containing the graphics drivers and some useful utilities such as XMODE which will allow you to emulate different video modes to suit the of software you are running . |
| 7 | There are fears that as President he would sting them with stiffer tax bills . |
| 8 | Sometimes , if they knew he behaved in that way , people would be unwilling to talk about him at all — for fear they would embarrass themselves by saying something sympathetic about a man they knew could just as easily assassinate their characters . |
| 9 | Yet Carrie dared not speak out for fear they would question her reasons , and she was not clear about them herself . |
| 10 | On the streets , in meetings and in work , I began to dread women 's perceptiveness and intuition for fear they would penetrate my three-dimensional protection , silence , an accepted assumed heterosexuality and aloofness . |
| 11 | Richard avoided looking at her , for fear she should think he meant anything particular by it . |
| 12 | She greeted us with a cheerful smile , and whereas we had been anxious to avoid her for fear she should forbid us to bring our tree into the house , she astonished us by saying : " Hullo , dearies . |
| 13 | But she never dared ask him , for fear he would tell her ) — the grocer treated her to infrequent smiles and would give occasional chocolates to Victoria , who would go back to the toyshop with a heavy brown moustache and sideburns . |
| 14 | For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow ? … |
| 15 | She can not speak to anyone for fear you will fight them . |
| 16 | It was at this point that I left to seek medical help for fear I would split my sides . |
| 17 | I nodded to them , but when they looked at me I turned away quickly , for fear I should see them exchange puzzled glances . |
| 18 | He had n't admitted this for fear it would disqualify him from this part of the mission , and anyway he had thought he would feel safe behind the comforting protection of a pump-action . |
| 19 | He needed a drink before he spoke to McGann , and Dowd , ever the anticipator , had already mixed him a whisky and soda , but he forsook it for fear it would loosen his tongue . |
| 20 | ‘ I was never allowed to do anything for fear it would spoil my hands . |
| 21 | After tea you can hear it alright ? |
| 22 | It 's off now so after tea you can hear it . |
| 23 | It was unlooked-for grace that after supper he should send his page to ask Mistress Hussey to be kind enough to come and speak with him in the small chamber the prince was using as a study . |
| 24 | Sometimes after school we would visit their house and she would show me all her nice clothes . |
| 25 | Each day after school he would wend his way to the synagogue for instruction in the sacred scriptures , the stories and history of his people , which reached its climax in 1946 , when Leonard was made ‘ A son of the law ’ . |
| 26 | I do n't believe in wasting time , so if Fran is free for lunch I shall take her out and we can get down to the first lesson . ’ |
| 27 | Against the background that people expected support for an elderly person to be reciprocated in some fairly immediate way , the pressure to exclude older people from the labour market was accompanied by a pressure to give them some independent means of support which would prevent their having to rely on their children or other relatives . |
| 28 | Grief is not only a reaction , though , it is a process , so your bereaved parent will need your help through all its various stages of numbness , yearning , quiet or vocal distress , anxiety , depression and adjustment to her new situation ; and the way she behaves during the grief process will depend very much on her personality type , her previous life experiences and the strength of the tie that has been severed , as well as the amount of support you can give her . |
| 29 | Mrs Johnson said : ‘ We left the bottle on a table in the communal lounge and whenever a resident had a pocketful of change they would put it in . |
| 30 | The Australian honey-guide is so fond of hair it will pluck it straight from a horse 's back or even a human 's head . |