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Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the [noun] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	After I introduced the hemp earlier the fish seemed to go off the feed so I only introduced it for four or five casts .
2	He joined the RAF fresh from A-levels and says he decided to go for the degree so he would have another string to his bow .
3	It would help us to plan for the future if you would be so kind as to take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire .
4	If this goes in easily by more than a few millimetres , rot is probably present , and you 'll have to strip off the paint so you can repair it .
5	You 've got to go through the rough before you can get to the smooth .
6	Then we all came together again to go through the material before we started to teach it .
7	As I keep saying , it 's difficult to jump off the merry-go-round once it 's in motion .
8	We had to make a hollow in the mud , and we lay there like swallows : we used to long for the dark so we could stand up and straighten our legs .
9	‘ And you did n't want her to know about the letters because it would rake it all up again ? ’
10	He is happy to write about the monarchy because he believes royalty is ‘ the point where divine qualities become ordinary human qualities ’ .
11	such permanent staff continue to work for the Council if they wish to do so ; and , where possible ,
12	Will the vendor continue to work for the company after it is sold ?
13	‘ At least I do n't have to worry about the bailiffs because there is nothing left to take . ’
14	As a younger and have plenty of time to worry about the menopause before it happens
15	I went on the road when I was 19 , I needed to come off the road so I knew who I was .
16	The Chief Constable of the RUC added confusion to the parades policy by announcing that he would permit an Orange church parade on the Sunday before the Twelfth to pass through the Tunnel because it would be a ‘ peaceful , dignified , church parade ’ but insisted that the Twelfth march had to be re-routed .
17	Pickets were unable to communicate with the strike-breakers as they were whisked by — peaceful persuasion was not possible .
18	In some ways it is better to communicate with the client and say that nothing has happened , than not to communicate with the client because nothing has happened .
19	It 's a privilege to meet with the students as they seek God 's direction for the future .
20	What were you going to write into the book if he did n't pay you ? ’
21	A friend who had a key let herself in and called upstairs , but I did n't want anyone to come into the bedroom because they might catch whatever it was I had .
22	If someone very close ( a member of your family , for instance ) were to come into the room while you were in that state , you would be aware of it but you probably would not move or do anything about it because it felt ‘ right ’ .
23	There used to be er , a lady that used to come in the cinema when I worked there , and she had a
24	And she had to come in the car while I
25	Use several swabs to swab round the mouth until it is clean .
26	‘ Inmates want to work in the kitchen because it means they can be out of their cells for most of the day and can have a bit of extra food , ’ he says .
27	It takes a few weeks to establish in the tank before it begins to grow .
28	It is not ( like the rain in the example of my going to London ) just another reason to be added to the others , a reason to stand alongside the others when one reckons which way is better supported by reason .
29	On a daily basis the objectives are to ‘ make sure that the investments or companies are progressing according to plan and are well placed to survive a prolonged recession ’ and , he adds , ‘ dare I say it , to benefit from the upturn when it comes ’ .
30	Throughout this painting I choose to work within the arch as it forms a natural frame , concentrating the eye on the activity of the light on the steps , allowing an intensity of contrast to be created .