Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can only express our sympathy for the lady and I will bring this to my manager 's attention . |
| 2 | S -adenosylhomocysteine , a SAM analogue lacking the S -methyl group , and with a neutral rather than positively charged sulphur atom , binds to the repressor but does not affect its affinity for the operator ( T. McNally , personal communication ) . |
| 3 | Mrs Coleridge may have felt that the Blue Coat School would best prepare her son for the clerical career John Coleridge had wished him to follow . |
| 4 | Reddy 's assertion that ‘ no harm ’ comes to donors who part with a kidney is disengenuous , but does not weaken his plea for the ethical objections to organ sale to be reassessed . |
| 5 | But why not give him credit for a simple human weakness ; the attraction of eating a good dinner which he has n't had to cook ? ’ |
| 6 | Trent could no longer contain his loathing for the Latino . |
| 7 | For example , if pupils are on part-time timetables some staff must accept that a pupil will not attend their class for a period of time . |
| 8 | Sally-Anne Tunstall , beloved daughter of Senator Jared Tunstall , arguably the richest man in the USA , and his dear wife Mary , niece of Orrin Tunstall , the American ambassador , society beauty , heiress , spoiled child of fortune , who had once thought that the world was her ball to play with , sat on her bed in an East End attic , dressed in her skivvy 's clothing , grieving because she could not consummate her love for a poor doctor who had renounced the world over which she had once reigned . |
| 9 | if I can just have your attention for a moment |
| 10 | With England running in four tries past the static Springbok forwards , Botha could not hide his contempt for the country 's administrators . |
| 11 | Despite interim turnover growth of 17.6% at ICL Technology GmbH , the German company did not hit its target for the full year due to poor trading conditions — growth was approximately 10% . |
| 12 | The natives would quickly lose their respect for the Company if he did . |
| 13 | In the circumstances they could hardly refuse our request for a special audit — indeed , they appeared to welcome it , saying that although they were going through a difficult time they had nothing to hide , and were confident that the bank would wish to continue its support . " |
| 14 | But then , as Blackstone pointed out , the opinion gained ground that it would be to the advantage of trade , and of creditors in general , if debtors outside the scope of the bankruptcy laws who were on the point of insolvency could also surrender their property for the benefit of their creditors , and in return be protected from legal process . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't know about you , ’ the reporter was saying as they walked across the cool marble-floored lobby of the large office building and out into the hot , brilliant midday sunshine of Fenchurch Street , ‘ but I 'd practically sell my soul for a really icy cold vodka and tonic . |
| 16 | Miss Cole said the liquidators will now pursue their claim for the balance of the £580,000 , plus interest bringing the total to more than £600,000 . |
| 17 | Tickets for the game — Rangers ' allocation will roughly match their share for the European Champions ' League tie with FC Brugge in Belgium three days earlier — will go on sale on Saturday . |
| 18 | Allowing the client to choose in this way can often increase their motivation for the success of the treatment . |
| 19 | A number of our highly successful programmes currently only run for twenty weeks a year , such as ‘ In Business ’ and ‘ Europhile ’ — and we will now expand their run for the entire year . |
| 20 | If ever this man needed to deceive , she thought , dismayed , he might as well bare his neck for the axe , for he could not save himself . |
| 21 | " You know I ca n't discuss my work for the Surete with you , " replied his father brusquely . |
| 22 | Coronation Street began in 1960 but , as any fule kno , it did n't catch its stride for a good ten years . |
| 23 | Do n't give them time for the |
| 24 | Irrespective of their aims , adult students have a number of things in common , they like the college atmosphere , welcome the encouragement which they receive from tutors , enjoy meeting other students and would n't miss their class for the world ! |
| 25 | Mind you , I would n't risk my life for a shot in the way he did . |
| 26 | Mind you , I would n't risk my life for a shot in the way he did . |
| 27 | ‘ By 1976 , the Government decided it had to act and that led to the first TV campaign with the line ‘ Do n't take your car for a drink ’ . ’ |
| 28 | Called Boar-Mate , it is available from farm suppliers at about Pounds 2.50 a tin and is good for more than 100 matings — just do n't take your girlfriend for a romantic walk near a pig farm . |
| 29 | Les Conn : ‘ So anyway ’ , I said to David , ‘ I think you 'll have to have your hair cut , otherwise you wo n't get this programme on television ’ , to which he replied that he would n't cut his hair for the Prime Minister . |
| 30 | It 's sometimes hard to explain to a person who does n't share your enthusiasm for the plant and animal kingdom why watching three ptarmigan walking about on a clump of moss is exciting , but take my word for it that it is . |