Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For trimming , allow enough braid to go round the pelmet outline , or fringing for the bottom line of pelmet only . |
| 2 | Others merely want to look at the engine . |
| 3 | I , I only want to mention about the swimming pool and swimming for pensioners and there ever such a lot of people go swimming . |
| 4 | I only want to say through the Voice : I am truly grateful to them all , and God bless them all . |
| 5 | It 's true that the show has to go on but if such behaviour caught on I 'd be bound to go on and say , ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , so-and-so is n't coming ’ because they not only want to appear on the show , they want to produce it as well ! ’ |
| 6 | Some hemiplegic patients are incontinent , either because they have poor sensation and can not feel when the bladder or bowel needs to be emptied , or because they do not pay attention and so forget to go to the toilet , or ask to be taken . |
| 7 | What you have to steal : If you have an expensive car sitting in the driveway , or inadvertently let slip in the pub about your latest classy hi-fi , you could be drawing attention to your house as being potentially worth breaking into . |
| 8 | Quite often when a pair have shown all the signs of wanting to breed in the community aquarium and they are then moved into a breeding tank , they suddenly seem to go off the idea , Their new home is strange to them , and the male will want to establish his territory , move the decor , and generally prepare the tank to his satisfaction . |
| 9 | The preferences of officials not only vary according to the type of agency ( delivery , regulatory , transfer , contract and control ) . |
| 10 | Oh do n't worry about putting them in piles , they only get chucked in the bottom of the box |
| 11 | Some women who have always had a career only get to think about the need for closer relationships after that finishes . |
| 12 | Some girls apparently continue screaming despite the fact that a number of fellows have already reached her and are trying to wrestle her to the ground . |
| 13 | He had only become involved after the defendant 's negligent act . |
| 14 | He may consider it his duty to practise non-cooperation and civil disobedience , but he must always be on his guard against acts of violence which only serve to militate against the success of his actions . |
| 15 | They all agreed to this , and they became so occupied looking for ivy on the walls alongside the lane that they did n't see two boys suddenly come racing round the bend just by Miss Miggs 's cottage . |
| 16 | 8.2 To take Lease following disclaimer If at any time during the Term the Tenant ( being an individual ) shall become bankrupt or ( being a company ) shall enter into liquidation and the trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator shall disclaim this Lease the Guarantor shall if the Landlord shall by notice within [ 60 ] days after such disclaimer so require take from the Landlord a Lease of the Premises for the residue of the Contractual Term which would have remained had there been no disclaimer at the Rent then being paid under this Lease and subject to the same covenants and terms as in this Lease ( except that the Guarantor shall not be required to procure that any other person is made a party to the Lease as guarantor ) such new Lease to take effect from the date of such disclaimer and in such case the Guarantor shall pay the costs of such new Lease and execute and deliver to the Landlord a counterpart of it This provision is inserted to avoid the fact that a disclaimer of a lease by a trustee in bankruptcy or a liquidator will give rise to the release of the guarantor from the date of the disclaimer . |
| 17 | It explains that accumulated losses do not , of themselves , necessarily require funding by the parent and that a debit balance does not represent an amount receivable from a minority , but rather the net liabilities attributable to the shares the minority shareholders hold in that subsidiary . |
| 18 | Many Christians only see meaning in the death of Jesus if it is linked to the resurrection . |
| 19 | And running under a certain island which is called Clauda , we had much work to come by the boat : which when they had taken up , they used helps , undergirding the ship ; and , fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands , struck sail , and so were driven . ’ |
| 20 | So that 's really you literally only have to listen to the phone call and turn up . |
| 21 | But look at it this way ; if we give them the exclusive we only have to go on the merry-go-round once . |
| 22 | ‘ In that case , ’ he said blandly , ‘ we only have to worry about the guard outside my door . ’ |
| 23 | - Elizabeth Rex , chairman of the Harwich Conservative Association ‘ You only have to look at the way we have annoyed the Establishment and the professions to gauge the success of our populist policies . ’ |
| 24 | You only have to look at the press and television to see how impatient many in our society are . |
| 25 | Murder mysteries are something of a British tradition — you only have to look at the popularity of thriller novels and TV ‘ whodunits ? ’ , for example . |
| 26 | We only have to look at the interest being shown , especially in public sector institutions , in recruiting their students from a wide social background . |
| 27 | You only have to look at the balance sheet its treasurer John Lister will present to its annual meeting in December , a million pounds sitting on reserve . |
| 28 | You only have to look at the unemployment amongst married women who would like to be teachers . |
| 29 | You only have to look at the number of visitors going to places such as Nepal er to see the increase there , to see how important this connection be . |
| 30 | ‘ You only have to look at the number of players with top clubs in the present squad — Arsenal 's Steve Morrow is another example — and it 's obvious there 's hope for the future . |