Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Garbutt , Grampian 's depute chief constable , said : ‘ Mounting an elaborate hoax such as this is a serious criminal act and our investigation will use all available methods to track down the offender . |
| 2 | David Garbutt , Grampian 's depute chief constable , said : ‘ Mounting an elaborate hoax such as this is a serious criminal act and our investigation will use all available methods to track down the offender . |
| 3 | SMALL investors could use any spare cash to pick up a few holdings in carefully chosen smaller companies . |
| 4 | Do n't miss this great opportunity to look out for are swallowtail butterflies , hawker dragonflies and spectacular orchids on a natural history ramble around Blue Marshes National Nature Reserve in the Broads . |
| 5 | I am thinking of a feeling of confidence which has been built up and which it would take some drastic change to break down . |
| 6 | The Garden had no computer communication links , so that the Library could not access on-line bibliographic databases to carry out literature searches for staff , and there was no possibility of using computers for data exchange between institutions . |
| 7 | Whether your hair has been chemically treated or not , you should take extra rich products to put back the moisture removed by the sun , sea and chlorine . |
| 8 | They established it would take five derelict wrecks to build up one flyable aircraft and its reliability would no doubt be poor . |
| 9 | They did n't have any fancy things to cook on . |
| 10 | We did n't have enough bloody grub to sing on ! |
| 11 | This was one of the changes initially seen under the Republic : the capture of Jamaica in 1655 opened up a new road which encouraged rulers in the second half of the century to go forward and force other European powers to give up their lands on almost the whole of the North American coastline . |
| 12 | The result was that Teshigawara made Belfast the first priority of his UK tour for the Japan Festival — not an easy thing to do , given that the settings will take two whole days to set up , with a further day for transporting them from Britain . |
| 13 | ‘ You can tell that sadistic bastard to cut out bloody gunnery practice in the pouring rain' |
| 14 | It can be cut to the size you require — careful though : cutting it just a little too small may still allow that troublesome fish to wriggle through . |
| 15 | Did you get much free time to go out at all ? |
| 16 | OK , on paper it all sounds like nausea-inducing stuff , the kind of thing that would cause any self-respecting Popkid to pack up his T-shirts and join the next peace convoy out of town . |
| 17 | However , in the afternoon they did not find any suitable cottages to stay in , and it was too cold to sleep outside . |