Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice variations so caused are few : in every land the total number of list seats nearly always turns out to be either the same as the total number of constituency seats or to differ from it by only one or two . |
| 2 | In my experience the most effective way to resist his attempts to snag you is to heave at him with as much side-strain as your tackle strength will allow . |
| 3 | A small frown drew her brows together and she arched back to look at him with as much objectivity as she could summon up . |
| 4 | He raked a hand through his black hair , turning to look at her with very dark eyes . |
| 5 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 6 | Furthermore , by learning to breathe properly , we begin to strengthen the aura ( see page 119 ) , or the body 's immune system if you prefer to think of it in more material terms . |
| 7 | But one needs to add to it at least two relevant considerations . |
| 8 | Her remark had been in bad taste , she acknowledged , but that was no reason for him to lay into her with yet another string of personal insults , all dished out in that patronising way that got her blood heated to boiling-point . |
| 9 | The yard door was bolted at 11.15 but a woman — Sara ? — was seen to enter by it at around 11.30 . |