Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has to decide whether he should stay on pending a full trial of the bitter dispute between the two men , who stood side-by-side as saviours of the financially troubled club in 1991 . |
| 2 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 3 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 4 | But he could cash in with a lucrative return against the 24-year-old German early next year . |
| 5 | If the small company audit is abolished , the reason for being authorised will disappear along with a substantial part of their earning capacity which they do not believe they can recoup through selling other services . |
| 6 | While I agree that worm watching will probably never catch on as a mass pursuit , something well known here in Cornwall is to observe seagulls tap dancing on the lawn after rain . |
| 7 | Back then , they did n't catch on in a big way . ’ |
| 8 | Russell sees good opportunities in synthetic leather clothing , particularly if Morton can tie in with a European designer . |
| 9 | Just For the Record will tie in with a nationwide tour of the same name , and will be promoted ( including signing sessions ) by band members Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt . |
| 10 | Just as a human baby may draw comfort from sucking a dummy , so occasionally a baby elephant will sidle up to a young female and suck her milkless nipple . |
| 11 | I thought I might catch up on a few chores instead . |
| 12 | A host of current Irish League stars who came through the ranks will line up in a special BB challenge match . |
| 13 | So all them hassles what you 're gon na get in the future when they they 're gon na fall out in a few years time . |
| 14 | But it has to be something good , or it will just fizzle out like a damp squib and you 'll feel worse than ever . ’ |
| 15 | Whilst I stand to be corrected , it may well have been this greasy property which made the finish dry out with a khaki tone . |
| 16 | The rains may disappear as suddenly as they arrived ; the pond may dry out within a few days , and so the whole cycle of breeding activity must be completed in the shortest possible time . |
| 17 | If all goes according to plan the enemy will fall back into a defensive position to the west of the area , around an airfield . |
| 18 | Pupils can often fall back on a circular argument such as : Why is the relationship linear ? |
| 19 | He wanted the youth to go away , for in his mind he saw him fall back with a suppressed scream of terror and pain , holding a handkerchief to his face . |
| 20 | ‘ You invent , or goad me into , some failing to give you cause for complaint , so that you can then screw around with a clear conscience . |
| 21 | You know then we thought right , we 're not just gon na forget about this you know , we 'll we 'll carry on for a little while longer and then as soon as the ball really started rolling , er personally I thought well you ca n't back down now , . |
| 22 | If standard steps are followed on each occasion , it should be easier to prevent mistakes occurring and ensure that the terms are incorporated into all contracts ; in addition , if the normal procedures do break down on a particular occasion , it may be possible to rely on the previous course of dealing . |
| 23 | Uneaten food , and anything once living that dies or lies in the tank will break down in a similar fashion . |
| 24 | He is assuming that all those people now paid below what his party would bring in as a minimum wage would keep their jobs . |
| 25 | Nonetheless , manufacturers are still not pushing the business benefits of technology to any great extent — some 80% of those questioned said that bidding vendors had never formally evaluated what they should invest in from a strategic point of view . |
| 26 | The above example also shows how reported speech may carry over into a second sentence without any reinforcing signal . |
| 27 | It is inevitable , therefore , that problems in this respect will carry through to a tentative application of economics to law . |
| 28 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |
| 29 | In more complicated cases or where a larger aircraft is concerned the investigating team can comprise up to a dozen investigators . |
| 30 | Whatever figure you choose , you can then borrow up to a given multiple of that amount whenever you like , either in a lump sum or in small irregular amounts . |