Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't feel joined to you in any way . ’ |
| 2 | But Prince Charles did not appear attracted by anyone from that world . |
| 3 | … the novel is destined to be perceived from within itself — the same as the real world … to enjoy a novel we must feel surrounded by it on all sides … |
| 4 | He says do n't you dare come near me with that silly spray . |
| 5 | It was a poor excuse … but I would have jumped at anything by that time . |
| 6 | It was a Saturday night and I had a fortnight of holiday ahead of me while the Airds were unexpectedly away , not to speak of the obligatory Sunday to get through , the one that would have fallen to me in any case . |
| 7 | No well I would n't have looked at them from that , from the point of view of |
| 8 | Somehow she 'd still hoped against hope that Ace might have come to her after all . |
| 9 | I do n't know what we 'd have done without her in those dark years . |
| 10 | I mean , we have a special relationship , and I was hoping that he would have talked with you about that . |
| 11 | They probably talked to him already , they 'd have talked to everybody in that block , just asking if they saw or heard anything . |
| 12 | While many of the 200 young mothers , grandmothers , shoppers and office workers who drifted into the Women 's Education Day might never have thought of themselves in this light , they probably identified immediately with the cartoon on the fact sheet : ‘ I am not just a housewife , I am an accountant , vet , nurse , negotiator , teacher , cook , red coat , driver … ‘ . |
| 13 | Karol Wojtyla was not a ‘ liberal ’ in any Western sense , though he too may briefly have thought of himself in such terms in student days . |
| 14 | However I must have played with it for that tool set led to Dad 's most embarrassing moment — something which he never ever let me forget . |
| 15 | In fact , we know that the radiation must have traveled to us across most of the observable universe , and since it appears to be the same in different directions , the universe must also be the same in every direction , if only on a large scale . |
| 16 | His gift of tears in prayer would have counted for nothing without this . |
| 17 | ‘ I would n't have known about it at all , except that Mum sent me a little note to tell me he 'd passed away — in his sleep , she said . |
| 18 | Imagine what those bitches might put on the end of that piston rod in place of a dildo , what agonising liquid they could have squirted into you by that pressure pump . |
| 19 | Austen had certainly emerged as leader , for nobody could have stood against him with any prospect of success , and it was appropriate that his succession should be marked by Pretyman , who was a respected backbencher of long service and represented the inarticulate centre of the party . |
| 20 | Only one Coventry man was returned as a clothier , but an exceptional weaver valued at £40 must have qualified as one in all essentials . |
| 21 | The reindeers just would not have managed without him on this dark Christmas Eve , they would have got lost . |
| 22 | But you do n't get rid of me like that . |