Example sentences of "[prep] thing you [vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were any amount of things you could write about in Summer . |
| 2 | There 's lots of things you can do with it . |
| 3 | However , there are a number of things you can do at home to keep the coat healthy and to minimise your trips to the salon . |
| 4 | I think it 's the diversity really , the number of things you can do in it [ that appeals ] . |
| 5 | It 's the sort of thing you might collect from the House of Commons particularly during a er big debate . |
| 6 | I ca n't quantify these , I ca n't tell you how many there 'll be , but there will be questions on motivation but before that there 'll be some questions on the basics of of kind of y'know studying , work , psychology , the sort of thing you 'll find in an introductory chapter er not only of the Arnold book but in other books as well . |
| 7 | Scamp maybe said something to himself then , like ‘ Damn ’ or even ‘ Blast ’ , the sort of thing you would say to yourself when you 'd just missed blowing a policeman 's goolies off with an illegal weapon . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's not the kind of thing you 'd want to be true , ’ she said . |
| 9 | That you 're greeted in the first place with erm either silence or some vague and not singularly hopeful mutter , but more importantly with a curious facial expression mingled between erm dread and contempt , sort of thing you 'd expect as if you 'd said you were a sorcerer . |
| 10 | At the very least NOT THE KIND OF THING YOU 'D EXPECT FROM THE FARM . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , its anorexic attractions are exactly the kind of thing you 'd expect from people who only formed a band in the first place to get off the dole . |
| 12 | Cathbad clicked his tongue , because this was not the sort of thing you should say to soldiers , who were easily cast down and sent into gloom and doom , something you should certainly avoid before going into battle . |
| 13 | That 's the kind of thing you can use as proof of ownership . |
| 14 | It 's not the sort of thing you can take with you . |
| 15 | I think as long as you 've got some way of dealing with things you can live with them . |