Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do n't want to provide anything of that sort just yet . |
| 2 | Fifty two year old Agnes Smith does n't need to lose anything like that amount , but as part of our search for a healthy lifestyle she 's agreed to try this form of group therapy . |
| 3 | Bidders must also promise to show plenty of local news as well as educational and religious shows . |
| 4 | Okay , I would like to thank everybody on this item who has taken part in the responsible bits of the debate . |
| 5 | Other women would doubtless be wearing such dresses , but none , Jane thought , would dare to wear one without any petticoat as she herself intended . |
| 6 | She wo n't mind accepting something of that kind from the Pack , I know , and I 'm sure she 'll enjoy having you decorate the cottage for Christmas for her . ’ |
| 7 | She thought she would never dare touch anything in this house in case she left marks . |
| 8 | I would like to say something at some point about the point I made earlier about going , increasingly as you go down this list , you depart in directions which are , er , contrary to your policies , but |
| 9 | I would now like to ask everyone in this room to stand with me , and raise their glasses . |
| 10 | But Mr Reynolds declared : ‘ Our first priority is to get all parties around the table , and we would not want to do anything at this stage that might hinder the process . |
| 11 | Her suffering would have overwhelmed anyone with less spirit , as the futile efforts of science to rid her of the growths ravage her body . |
| 12 | The consecration of his new basilica on the anniversary of Assandun and the erection of a church on the battlefield could also have owed something to Danish interest . |
| 13 | Elizabeth 's friend Maud must have said something of this sort , for I find I once wrote to her : ‘ Maud was right , I think . |
| 14 | The umpires might also have noticed something at some point along the line ! |
| 15 | In such a case the plaintiff could recover the extra cost of the special equipment , but could not recover the basic cost of the car if he would have needed one in any event . |
| 16 | ‘ You could have had anything in that bottle . ’ |
| 17 | You 'd have thought anybody with two brain cells to rub together and a spark of wit could find a way past Mike Read and Phil Collins . |
| 18 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 19 | As it happened , Mr Kim did not have to do anything about this affair . |
| 20 | ‘ I hate to disappoint you , Fran , but do n't try reading anything into that kiss that was n't there ! |
| 21 | You do n't have to actually look at the price list and say oh well I 'll have a back and shoulder massage , which is ten pound , you do n't have to have anything for ten pound , you can have it as little as five pounds , two pound fifty , we do n't mind , it can go towards a treatment . |
| 22 | She must try to pack everything in one box , for she will not need many clothes for twelve days ; and she will probably have to bring a hat-box , though indeed the latter will be a little inconvenient . |
| 23 | It would have meant nothing to that pervert to let her stay … he had wielded the knife , the cruel swine … telling her he regretted there was nothing for her when all the time he was still hiring people … examining her through that monocle as though he was God … |
| 24 | So either investment will also fall or companies will have to raise lots of fresh cash . |
| 25 | Had he asked her to marry him , she would have sacrificed everything to that end . |
| 26 | When the engines were going , the propellers could have blown something in that direction . ’ |
| 27 | Quiet , unobtrusive , but always asking questions , gathering information , Corbett must have learnt something from that fool MacAirth . |
| 28 | You must have read plenty about that sort of thing in the papers these days . |
| 29 | No , would n't have changed anything at that time . |
| 30 | God you picked it up quick Yeah , look right he just goes , alright I go to him , Oh you know Kim said she ca n't you know force you or anything , and erm , yeah , he goes , he goes he still wants to be friends , and everything and he goes , tell her that do n't want to hold anything against each other , if that 's possible yeah yeah yeah and he no it 's and he said s yeah I know , I know , no he said , okay Well I du n no , you know Paul . |