Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [conj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll oblige me and fetch a priest here who can do the marrying , and a skinful of wine for everyone and food for a month or more , since we 're settling . |
| 2 | And what if he knew something they did n't and was desperate to tell them , but could do nothing but move a finger ? |
| 3 | Erm and then you could have your trade stand where they 've got to come and collect something and answer a question . |
| 4 | For example , an adult can dress herself or eat a meal and chat about something else at the same time , because these routines have become automatic habits . |
| 5 | I mean , alright , we know you 're handling large lumps of money , but when you think of it , if you , if you , borrowed it at a different rate , you know , same rate as you could do finance , 'cos which I think the government could do it and make a profit at it . |
| 6 | Brush your eyebrows to smooth and shape them or try a gel to gloss them . |
| 7 | Will she go and see him or leave a note for him ? |
| 8 | If it 's any good we 'll nick it and make a fortune , and if it ai n't … we 'll call you . |
| 9 | It is if you if you want to go and see it and get a sort sense of history without a lot of shall we say school school book text type history , but just local history excellent I I I was there well the tour was erm an hour and three quarters and it sort of ran out of light more than ran of talk . |
| 10 | Er it was n't like er you know the employer would meet you and discuss a wage rise for a whole yard . |
| 11 | The important factors in a regulatory system are the degree to which such practices can be limited ( with the proviso that no system can totally eliminate fraud ) , and secondly , when a fraud does occur or is occurring , the speed with which the regulatory system can detect it and put a stop to it . |
| 12 | Should I return it and risk a quarrel ? |
| 13 | Erm against that there is this elephant which appears , and you say we might have it and find a zoo for it , and in fact we ca n't move fast enough to find the zoo . |
| 14 | Besides , he 'd just tell me that having a tower around was bad for business . |
| 15 | Vigo did n't press him but poured a glass of Manzanilla for himself and sat down by the window . |
| 16 | so you 've got ta hold it and get a bracket then whether er the ones they 've got in the back and the one in the front there |
| 17 | What we did with , we bought her a little guitar so that she can play it and have a bit of music and something to do |
| 18 | I think , I bet , I think you could wear it or put a belt round and make it into a it might not be , you can tuck it under , you know , put , like a blouse effect . |
| 19 | Did she imagine it or did a head of bronze curls pop round the door , and were a pair of peacock-blue eyes gazing at her with implacable hatred ? |
| 20 | He buried his face in his mug , which did n't say anything but had a picture of a cat rolling a joint . |