Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andrew moved into the semi nine months ago to look after his wheelchair-bound dad Clifford , 71 . |
| 2 | It has also produced very comprehensive guidelines about to appear in their third edition . |
| 3 | Indeed , he went on to explain , there are perhaps quite good reasons not to tell of our new line , for in this way , he argued , others may indulge in the same small adventure we shared in Bolivia — a country where the best-laid plans are best unmade . |
| 4 | Other European countries will need to start raising taxes sooner to pay for their old people . |
| 5 | A BUILDER is bribing a herd of inquisitive elephants not to move into their new home too soon . |
| 6 | The administration blames the delay on the fact that Hillary Rodham Clinton , the president 's wife and head of the task force , had to take two weeks off to care for her dying father . |
| 7 | As you looked at her more and more insects swarmed on to her ; then , as the weight grew too much for the insects underneath to cling to her smooth skin , great black cakes of them flaked away and fell fizzing to the ground . |
| 8 | He lured me there a couple of years ago to talk to his sixth form group about the Irish problem . |
| 9 | There were signs and so on , saying Restaurant and Ticket Office and Telephone , and informing passengers where to change for their onward journey , and a clock . |
| 10 | Thousands of East German troops urged their comrades in the Romanian forces not to fire on their fellow citizens peacefully demanding their human rights . |
| 11 | He even puts agents in to spy on his own staff . |