Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We can only hope that Implexion 's agents will be appeased by our offer , although it is likely we will still be penalised for failing to furnish them with a living child . |
| 2 | Northampton captain Lamb was yesterday banned for two matches by his club and fined heavily — not for his comments , but for failing to clear them with the county . |
| 3 | If ever German society was to collapse , argued a writer in 1855 , it would be because the middle classes had begun to pursue appearance and luxury ‘ without seeking to counterbalance it with the simple and hard-working ( competent ) sense of the bourgeois [ Buergersinn ] , with respect for the spiritual forces of life , with the effort to identify science , ideas and talent with the progressive development of the Third Estate ’ . |
| 4 | I , too , felt our meeting in Henry 's office was useful and I look forward to trying to provide you with a resource which you will find relevant . |
| 5 | Then on 7 May we had the visit of Mamie Magnusson , who kindly agreed at short notice to launch our Christian Aid Sale by coming to present us with an autographed copy of her enthralling history of the Woman 's Guild 's first century . |
| 6 | I have always thought that maybe I had damaged the transfer needle by trying to use it with the ribber bed on half pitch . |