Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Touching : We all know when something is so hot that it burns our fingers or so sharp that it hurts to touch it — but how much do we think about the other things we touch ? |
| 2 | I do n't want to even think about the two mistakes I made at Wembley the last time against Spurs . ’ |
| 3 | Junior scrabble for Sarah and er I do n't know about the two boys I do n't what we 've got sorted out for the boys . |
| 4 | Any legal fees must be met by the panel from which the guardian is drawn and the cost will ultimately fall upon the local authorities which fund the panel . |
| 5 | This study will focus on the political processes which promote transitions from authoritarian to democratic regimes . |
| 6 | if you would n't mind in the meantime if you could think of a few names you know as you 're going about your daily business . |
| 7 | But pondering each may heighten awareness or trigger new avenues of thought to help us break through the double walls which arise around every church : one built by the members and the outer one constructed by the community . |
| 8 | I shall speak of the organic unities which Moore dismisses as nonsensical as ‘ organic wholes ’ to distinguish them from ‘ organic unities ’ in Moore 's sense . |
| 9 | What do you do with the extra seconds you save burning rubber , anyway ? |
| 10 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
| 11 | We should also not rule out the possibility that one may properly look to a historical explanation , just as a historical explanation underlies the fact that the comparatives of tired and spoilt — derived from verbs — are analytic , as in : ( 56 ) Declan is more spoilt than Karen Declan 's mother is more tired than Karen 's mother rather than the synthetic forms — tireder , spoilter — which we should expect from the monosyllabic adjectives which they have become . |
| 12 | Ask Ann Jones what a contribution half this size could do to providing coaching and travelling support to her hard-pressed British girls , or even consult with Ian Barclay or Olga Morozova on the dramatic help this could give to the junior squads which , although cosseted , are far too small and elitist . |
| 13 | Try to think of those good points of Sarah 's , Christine , and you wo n't mind about the few points she loses ! ’ |
| 14 | The computer did n't look like the modern computers we have . |
| 15 | Strangely enough , for such a filthy place , there was a lot of washing on lines ; at least , they did n't look like the mere rags one might expect . |
| 16 | Yet this argument will not work with the later forces which struck deep inland . |
| 17 | One might at least look to the best examples there may be today . |
| 18 | The first generation might practise some " levelling " — an adaptation and " evening-out " of any highly marked regionalisms in their speech — but would basically stick to the linguistic habits they brought with them from the Caribbean . |
| 19 | ‘ We all marvel at the Red Kite , ’ says Gareth , ‘ But we do n't marvel at the little beetles which are the reason it 's there . ’ |
| 20 | Well let's look at a few examples I 'll take the Korean war of nineteen fifty to fifty three , the Cuban missiles crisis which , although was not an actual war , very nearly threatened a nuclear war , of nineteen sixty two and the Vietnam war of nineteen sixty three to nineteen seventy two . |
| 21 | 'So let's look at the current problems first-what is happening at the moment ? |
| 22 | They could successfully compete with the true mammals who also evolved in the late Triassic ( and who also acquired the upright gait shortly after the archosaurs ) . |
| 23 | [ Since much of the value of this chapter must depend upon the concrete illustrations it gives , I have been forced to assume the reader 's knowledge of a certain amount of elementary law . |
| 24 | Some auctioneers will exchange items if they prove to be the wrong colour , design or size , but this is entirely at their discretion , and much will depend on the specific instructions they have received from the vendor . |
| 25 | Both men loved Dartmoor , never happier than when the London season was over and they could return to the remote places which they had shared since childhood . |
| 26 | However , I shall return to the four themes which I identified at the beginning , and which have been threaded through the discussion . |
| 27 | Collective bargaining is a flexible instrument and can build upon the minimum standards which the law lays down . |
| 28 | The Marshal crossed the sunny fore-court towards the shadow of the stone archway and into his office , where he could take off the dark glasses which he always had to wear when the sun was out . |
| 29 | You should select of the following options which may only be done when the combination of old and new mail is not zero : — |
| 30 | Married Sarfraz , of School Road , Hounslow , would not comment on the alleged offences which are said to have taken place last Wednesday . |