Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What does it profit us to list the number of times a mother rubs her baby 's back when we really want to know if she did it with affection or out of nervousness ? |
| 2 | The fascination lies in trying to discover if she reveals anything of her true , gentle persona . |
| 3 | There is no need to worry if someone asks you to ‘ pull down the elephant 's trunk ’ — why ? |
| 4 | As I have never been in the habit of working at my easel every morning from 8 am , I only feel inclined to work when something stirs me in some way . |
| 5 | The Vicar was reluctant to accept as he knew nothing of this , but Mr Baker insisted he should accept as was his right . |
| 6 | With other feelings we may be burdened by their strength , yet still be free enough to choose whether we express them to others by word or action , indulge them or keep a tight rein on them . |
| 7 | Further , exercises 1.6.2 and 1.6.3 indicate that these sequence-type polynomials do appear to behave as we wanted them to . |
| 8 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 9 | They belong to the work which he disowned and attempted to destroy when he relaunched himself with ‘ Three Studies for Figures at the base of a Crucifixion ’ ( 1944 ) , the triptych which opens all conventional accounts of Bacon 's art . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're a terrible man — ’ she managed to croak as he touched her in a way that transported her back at once to the heaven of the previous night . |
| 11 | This was his perfect nightmare , to be facing scabby , pock-marked men like these , who had nothing to lose if they gutted him on the spot . |
| 12 | If they do respond you may be able to see if they approach it with caution or with carelessness . |
| 13 | He did n't even knock but just walked right in and went through the house looking to see if we had anything of value to part with before we could receive any relief . |
| 14 | If he really had left his boat in the cove round the point , he would have to come this way again , and I would certainly be able to see if he brought anything with him . |
| 15 | It 'll be interesting to see if he makes it into the team . |
| 16 | I went there to try and find you to see if you knew anything about Oliver , but you 'd already left . |
| 17 | ‘ I just came to see if you had something for dinner , ’ she said . |
| 18 | ‘ And to see if you remind them of anybody . ’ |
| 19 | It was a test , really , to see if she said anything about the stockings . |
| 20 | It 's sometimes easier for them to cope if they distance themselves from it and rebuild their lives as single parents , without telling people what they 've been through . ’ |
| 21 | And a lot of talking points for Jimmy Greaves and Tony back in the studio at half time to discuss when they rejoin us after the break with the score here at Filbert Street Leicester City one Nottingham Forest nil . |
| 22 | I knew nobody and had no idea of what to expect when I presented myself to the new teacher in my new black overall and white collar . |
| 23 | Trouble was , she 'd probably refuse to go unless he trapped her into it . |
| 24 | It 's what we used to do if we took them off a line and got them cleaning up , it 's a token tow pound ten a day . |
| 25 | He wheels the kind of u-turn he 's been longing to do since he saw it on Hill Street Blues and he roars up to the entrance . |
| 26 | But what am I to do when someone asks me for everything I know on Lake Malawi Cichlids ( as happens fairly often ) . |
| 27 | ‘ He thought the world of the shop , I could n't have told him to retire because it meant everything to him . |
| 28 | And then we had to wait while they poured them in the moulds , but if the moulds failed , and they were rather big , they was full of air-holes and they used to turn it all into a fine just l l pebbles of molten metal , straight back up at you , and you could n't move cos if you moved your crane then somebody would have been killed with out the ladles . |
| 29 | You 'll have to wait while I get one from the back store , ’ he said . |
| 30 | Wounded men and prisoners could still have much to fear if they found themselves at the mercy of their opponents . |