Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can make his birds fly like an arrow — in a straight line , in single file — or can direct them to any place he likes , in any formation . |
| 2 | All personnel , military and civil , without distinction of rank will assist him in any way he sees fit . |
| 3 | Come on , Luke , you 're the boss , the one with all the answers , so explain how I can rid myself of this resentment I feel at having you foist yourself on me again ! ’ |
| 4 | You do n't believe for a minute that this government will stand by while the two biggest general unions get together , no way , they 'll attack us in any way they can and I warn ya they have n't run out of ideas yet . |
| 5 | If Harriet did not carry them to higher ground they would surely drown . |
| 6 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 7 | No , occasionally I 'll do something like that mind you . |
| 8 | If they can not do it in that time they never will . |
| 9 | Should the monk provide her with this money she will repay him in whatever way he pleases . |
| 10 | From now on , she would touch him in any way she pleased , even when neither of them was feeling sexy , because she would still be feeling loving — for as long as the affair lasted . |
| 11 | He came back the next day and gave me another £1.2 million and told me I could spend it in any way I wanted . |
| 12 | If you do not understand anything in this document you should go to a solicitor , or Legal Advice Centre or a Citizen 's Advice Bureau . |
| 13 | He was no more blind than you or I. Did n't you recognize him for that man we gave a ride to on the road ? |
| 14 | You can interpret it in any way you like — it could mean the best groomed , it could refer to canine coats , attractive collars and leads . |
| 15 | I did n't oppose them in any way you see . |
| 16 | We can take it at this stage I think yes please . |
| 17 | But er I did two or three hundred , four hundred , five hundred a day and I got fed up on it and I said to the gaffers one day , if you do n't change me from this job I 'm leaving , so they says oh we do n't want you to do that , best filer we 've had . |
| 18 | You can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 19 | Their main advantages are : wood is an excellent insulator ; the windows come in an wide range of standard sizes ( and non-standard ones are easy for a joiner to make up if necessary ) ; they are , generally speaking , the cheapest type of replacement window to buy ; and you can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 20 | Did they tell you about that nanny I was ? |
| 21 | Besides being the sun 's foster-mother , Mokosh could foretell the future , and she could change herself into any form she pleased , bird or fish or snake of the swamp . |
| 22 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 23 | If we get recognition , we 'll bargain for you , but if you do n't , we 'll protect and support you in any job you fill . |
| 24 | But you ca n't think about that because that is n't the point ; although you know it does matter , you ca n't allow it to matter , you ca n't let something like that stop you . |
| 25 | But if , if do if you do n't get it through this afternoon it wo n't be Sunday will it ? |
| 26 | If you could put it in plain English I might be able to understand . |
| 27 | We can define the unknown in broad terms — " What would increase our margins here ? " — and this is really defining a search area In essence a question tells us the answer with which we would be satisfied : if our thinking can get us to this point we can stop that line of thinking . |
| 28 | You can shoot them at close range I mean there was a |
| 29 | As it was , Thomas merely patted her hand and said , ‘ This is a very good idea of yours , Schätzchen , and of course I shall help you in any way I can . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ When I said I 'd help you in any way I could I did n't expect you to turn into Torquemada ! ’ she said bitterly . |