Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The return of William Purser to England released me from my obligation not to preach in English , and shortly after his departure I was invited to preach in Rangoon cathedral , then very much a chaplaincy parish church , and only rarely having great services in Burmese . |
| 2 | ‘ I have to use my pension just to pay for food but it 's not enough to cover the bills or if you need a new coat or linen . |
| 3 | Female science students may make the girls think again about their decision not to continue with science . |
| 4 | They notified the applicant of their decision not to appeal by letter dated 23 November 1990 . |
| 5 | ( 8 ) Where the prospective parliamentary candidate has been selected and subsequently intimates his or her intention not to stand for parliament in the constituency as the Labour Party candidate at the next election , the procedure set out in section ( 3 ) of this clause shall ( subject to section ( 4 ) of this clause ) be forthwith set in motion again . |
| 6 | On the one hand generality is built into the account : the normal justification of authority is that following it will enable its subjects better to conform with reason . |
| 7 | In the class of primary school pupils interviewed , only four children were told by their parents when to go to bed . |
| 8 | This Coal Industry Bill must be one of the shortest of its sort ever to come before Parliament . |
| 9 | He pointed to ‘ Pergoles ’ and she lifted her head again to look from side to side . |
| 10 | The Society of Telecom Executives , representing 29,000 managerial and professional staff in British Telecom , yesterday instructed its staff not to cut off phone lines to ambulance stations if called to do so by BT . |
| 11 | Embarrassed , Izzie busied herself with the bedmaking , putting up her hand repeatedly to keep in place the headscarf over her shaved head . |
| 12 | She had much enjoyed her work as classroom assistant in a school for handicapped children , but after an operation and slow recovery to full health , she was persuaded by her family not to return to work . |
| 13 | Er but I think also the lower value of the pound er affects Madame Tussaud and the number of visitors here and Michael C O Madame Tussaud , would you Michael like to comment on tourist numbers ? |
| 14 | His journals in particular constitute a moving memorial to a young man of integrity and moral courage , whose determination not to succumb to pain and humiliation was at times heroic . |
| 15 | Reluctantly , Johnson accepted their advice , and on 31 March 1968 he made a dramatic appearance on nationwide television to announce a fresh peace initiative , the reduction of bombing raids on North Vietnam , and his decision not to stand for re-election in November . |
| 16 | If they had access to interpreters , it would enable his Department speedily to deal with immigration cases . |
| 17 | Baldwin contemplated all this at Aix , and made up his mind both to go for protection and to put at risk the first independent Conservative majority for two decades . |
| 18 | On June 17 Roman announced his intention not to stand for President . |
| 19 | MR CLINTON is set to give his Secret Service agents fits in his determination not to live in fear of the assassin 's bullet . |
| 20 | But then the other faction , the shattered remains of the erstwhile " confident " party , had argued rather differently … far from being a sign of collapse it was , in fact , a sign of the Collector 's resolve , his determination not to submit to oppression , to fight back , in other words . |
| 21 | God must teach his people how to fall into step with him , how to requite his love . |
| 22 | , writes : MY MOTHER , many years ago , used to sing a song about a miner , warned by his daughter not to go to work because she dreamed of a disaster . |
| 23 | Alan joined Nuffield Press aged thirteen , and worked his way up to head of department . |
| 24 | I was reminded of the Javanese guru we had recently interviewed who claimed to teach his students how to walk through rain without getting wet ! |
| 25 | In that sense , our failure to measure up to that ideal can be seen , can be measured , can be understood , and the strength of the holy spirit can be sought as we all strive in his power not to fail in future . |
| 26 | U S factory is booked , bulk order , pushing delivery out to twelve weeks , Deutschmark sixteen ki kilos unlikely , could only break our offer down to price per piece or packet . |
| 27 | ‘ Now make up your minds where to go for lunch . |