Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You got ta know a guy quite well before he trusts you to stick a live eel up his … ’ |
| 2 | Abortion is not a painless procedure , it kills a living unborn baby and can scar a woman both emotionally and physically . |
| 3 | ( Who knows , they may even enjoy a book so much that the next time the author is published they may even buy it at full price ! ) |
| 4 | It 's said he can geld and cauterise a pony so expertly and swiftly there 's hardly time for blood to spill . ’ |
| 5 | I knew I would never finish a book so long as I was on the North Shore , either . |
| 6 | If you remove them and replace the carbs the vehicles will run a lot more efficiently and perform better all round . |
| 7 | would you like a coffee just now or tea or coffee ? |
| 8 | This suspension can absorb a bump so quickly that the driver hardly senses it , yet it still keeps him in perfect control of the car . |
| 9 | The need to supplement the family income motivates some parents to encourage children to go out and earn a wage as soon as possible . |
| 10 | In my experience , young people in a family have been directed to go and conceive a child as quickly as possible because a dying person wants to see a grandchild to ‘ know that his name will live on before he dies , . |
| 11 | 2 nurses can perform a dressing more efficiently and cut down the length of time a wound is exposed and at risk and the number of times hands need to be washed . |
| 12 | Because he could ruin a dough as well as anybody else . |
| 13 | The answer which is usually proffered is a variant of the ‘ snapshot ’ argument : the stock of capital is so large in comparison with variations in the relevant flows that it would take a timespan considerably longer than the Keynesian short run for variations in the rate of net investment to have a significant impact on the size of the stock of capital . |
| 14 | But advertising is itself extremely volatile and profits could take a dive as easily as they could soar . |
| 15 | I 'd take a smack along there and he 'd give me a cinnamon cake . |
| 16 | Joyce was now informed that since his problems concerned travel outside Germany , he must first take a train as far as Cologne and go to the consulate there . |
| 17 | well listen , I think I think he will have a day off today because he certainly was n't very well yesterday and then go again the day after . |
| 18 | ‘ No , he does n't have a name as far as you 're concerned . |
| 19 | Why do n't they have a drummer up there and a bass player instead of programming everything ? ’ |
| 20 | So you did n't all have a stroll out there and have a look at it then ? |
| 21 | When we was about fourteen in the fourth year at school , there was this quite chubby bloke he 'd have a towel just there while you shower . |
| 22 | Sarah favours Kylie at the moment , while Tom is keen on Michelangelo , which in a few years from now will probably mean a painter again rather than a Ninja Turtle . |
| 23 | Completion of these projects , planned for Spring 1991 , wo n't come a moment too soon as we are already desperately short of warehousing space and will soon need the additional production capacity . |
| 24 | Unlike modern tape systems , it was possible to jump backwards and play a word again quickly if it was n't clear . |
| 25 | Well he does open , there 's no not many players can play a team better like than opening up |
| 26 | We can get a lift easy enough when we want to go , ’ Maxted assured me . |
| 27 | There was no hit and miss about it as can happen today where you can put a camera virtually anywhere and zoom into the position for any shot you want . |
| 28 | TWO headache tablets and lots of water will relieve a hangover as effectively as expensive over-the-counter remedies , says a survey out today . |
| 29 | She says we are looking for people who can pull a crowd as well as have a bit of fun . |
| 30 | For example , he may strike a match perfectly well but in attempting to light a candle he may try to light the wick with the match unlit or strike the match against the candle . |