Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [adv] [det] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Towards the end of the 1980s , it is increasingly apparent that cities are likely to find themselves very much in the firing line , as a series of radical measures are implemented concerning education , social security and local taxation . |
| 2 | His answers to questions normally start with ‘ we believe ’ and he seems to see himself very much as the party representative . |
| 3 | True , Lupus exhorted Charles " not to subject himself so much to the influence of one man so that he did everything according to that man 's will " . |
| 4 | Temporary anxiety has many causes , including depriving a horse of a basic need , disturbing its sense of security , imposing discomfort or boredom , trying to teach it too much at the one time , and fear of pain ; but the loss of a companion quite often has catastrophic results . |
| 5 | To cap it all most of the student body dressed to complement the period when the university was built . |
| 6 | Erm , I 'm not in a position to add anything very much to the article for next year , I spent most of Friday afternoon with the Tech last week , erm , but there 's still obviously a good deal of uncertainty about programmes for next year , erm , what I think has been very positive is that we have now er , this year for the first time since the Tech 's formation , they 've started to discuss some of the issues about the programmes with a group of providers . |
| 7 | To do the line justice , it would take up the next six issues , so I intend to show you only some of the more interesting such as the First Class blank Privilege Ticket . |
| 8 | Mrs Gracie had come to associate herself so much with the family that she almost included herself in the purchase . |
| 9 | At home in London she rarely bothered with such irrelevances ; here she knew it was expected of her and accordingly she had showered , dumped her travel-weary jeans into the laundry basket from which they would be rescued by a maid , washed , ironed and returned to her next day , and dressed herself in a loose silk jersey jacket and pants suit , simple and easy enough to please her yet enough of a transformation to satisfy her father and Sally . |
| 10 | If you cook constantly , have a family and are forced to spend a lot of time in the kitchen , you will probably want to make it much more of a family room where people can sit around and talk , have a drink , do their homework , write notes , lists , letters , pay bills , and do a lot of eating . |