Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thank you — I 'd prefer to see them in full sunlight , ’ Lucy said hastily , in case Silas imagined she was anxious to experience a moonlight stroll with him . |
| 2 | Once a routine of breastfeeds is established the mother can then choose to eliminate them in gradual succession . |
| 3 | I would prefer to keep it in natural wood if we can but |
| 4 | One minute We 're welcome to collaborate with the person next to you , you do n't have to do it in splendid isolation . |
| 5 | Do you have to dip it in hot water or something ? |
| 6 | I have noticed that when older people put out chairs in preparation for a church meeting they will tend to place them in straight rows and arrange them further back from the speaker . |
| 7 | Gradually children will come to understand them in various contexts and so use them in their own play . |
| 8 | The enclosed standard article has therefore been produced in the hope that governing bodies will agree to include it in appropriate publications , for example magazines and newsletters . |