Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Impressionable teenagers use the Arts Centre all the time and I do n't want to see them confronted by this sort of filth . |
| 2 | Changez and Jamila sat apart , and although I tried to catch them looking at each other , I can guarantee that not a single surreptitious glance was exchanged by the future bed-mates . |
| 3 | Fears were expressed that these additional courts would enable the government to try anyone connected in any capacity to the PPP , and many observers considered that the real purpose of the tribunals was to bar PPP members from contesting elections . |
| 4 | It seems unlikely that the dance was copied into the score at the wrong point : if it had been , one would expect to find it headed by some warning that it belonged several pages later — otherwise severe complications would result in orchestral parts copied from the score . |
| 5 | But I must admit I 've got to know what happened with that goal , or free kick in |
| 6 | And that will mean resisting those tempting offers from lenders designed to encourage us to take on more debt by making the initial costs appear cheaper , but which store up trouble for the future . |
| 7 | Erm his brain when you 're talking about human endeavour and craft skill you know , to enable you to get to that stage of , of er er fine working , erm takes a lot of intensive you know , er er attitude . |
| 8 | Too many bad ones , I 'm just glad to see you get off that top . |
| 9 | → When you buy goods or equipment you have a legal right to expect them to comply with any description applied : leather not plastic , solid wood and not veneer , or in this case a ‘ 67 and not a 1974 model . |
| 10 | And certain things are going to happen in his body to help him to cope with that situation . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't worry , Mr Jarvis has got a huge man to help him deal with that problem . |
| 12 | Just a word about the Oxford goal ; I saw that , I saw erm Andy Melville score it , I was most surprised to hear it overruled at half time . |
| 13 | One which the Act employs in relation to information which can be briefly conveyed , is to require it to appear on all business communications of the company . |
| 14 | Is not to persuade them to change on that call . |
| 15 | I ask the hon. Gentleman to let me continue at this stage . |
| 16 | Penetrating , complex and totally different in structure , it pulls the single line of melody up and down and spins it out to leave you dangling in some sort of musical nirvana . |
| 17 | I wanted to let you know of this initiative because I thought it might be possible to : |
| 18 | After conferring , the two signalmen decided to try and apprehend the person concerned , and after making sure that the control had been told of the situation and the boxes were safe to leave they walked towards each other , approaching the trespasser from opposite directions , so keeping him in view all the time and affording him little chance of escape . |
| 19 | Her mother tried to persuade the woman who had received the letters to let her talk with this guard ; a man who was actually in touch with her husband . |
| 20 | He seems to be playing really well at the moment and to let him go at this stage would be killing shooting ourselves in the foot . |
| 21 | With the older boys there are times when leave them alone is the very best policy , you can intrude too much on a pupil who knows what he 's doing ; maybe not doing it 100 per cent successfully , but you 've got to let him get to that point of destruct , as part of his learning process … |
| 22 | Erm reference has been made er a couple of times to the appendix which I attached to my submission , that 's the map and the schedule of strategic constraints , I feel I ought not to let it pass without some comment . |
| 23 | She was understandably reluctant to talk of all changes , especially in the programming of exhibitions , ‘ it is against my better judgement to put anything to print at this stage . |
| 24 | I will be pleased to keep you informed of this work during the coming year . |
| 25 | When it began to dawn that you were going to be out more than a fortnight or three weeks , did anything emerge that w that you can see was to keep you encouraged for that period ? |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't mind them celebrating Christmas but it 's insensitive to keep it going at that level for that long . |
| 27 | In many places the cultural context of the original account may bear sufficient likeness to our own to enable us to interpret what transpires without much difficulty . |
| 28 | If you 'd like to contribute your ha'peth to any debate , write to : . |
| 29 | Wavebreaker was the flagship of Cutwater 's fleet and McIllvanney liked to see her sparkling before each charter . |
| 30 | Doubtless he wants to see her established in this house . ’ |