Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He got out of the car and went up and down on his haunches a few times to ease some of the stiffness from his legs , then started to walk the mile or so back to the hotel gates . |
| 2 | With the help of cosmetic surgery she undergoes a dramatic transformation to re-emerge as Silver . |
| 3 | The first essential is to see that she has a good solicitor to advise her and sort out her husband 's affairs , making sure beforehand what his fee will be for the work he is going to do for her . |
| 4 | Christine McCracken , her teacher at St Bartholomew 's school in Haslemere , Surrey , said : ‘ She has a great hunger to communicate and understand . ’ |
| 5 | Soon after , she has a final check-up to ensure the abortion is complete . |
| 6 | Now she has a newly-acquired family to care for . |
| 7 | She has a tough act to follow , though — Joan has had some spectacular successes with Bewey and Beth . |
| 8 | 5.15pm Time to go home to Batley unless she has a special function to prepare for , drinks in the VC 's office , or a dinner . |
| 9 | She has a hard act to follow ; it is never enviable to be the successor of one very powerful founder director be it in the gallery sector or in commerce . |
| 10 | Finally she states that she needs a hundred francs to pay a bill for her clothing . |
| 11 | Each year she chooses a famous personality to base the design on — past models included Twiggy and Joan Collins . |
| 12 | Last year for the first time we were charged £10.58 for an audit certificate — something District Audit assure me takes a few minutes to complete and is provided free of charge by most banks . |
| 13 | Besides this , it goes a long way to account for their toughness , as we shall see in Chapter 9 . |
| 14 | It represents a concerted effort to preserve her black heritage . |
| 15 | The winner is the one who jumps and crawls for the longest time , and he receives a blue ribbon to wear round his waist . |
| 16 | He looks a tough customer to deal with . |
| 17 | I do speak German , only it needs a major overhaul to set it right . ’ |
| 18 | It needs a new person to take it into the future , someone free of the old , deeply ingrained prejudices and affiliations . |
| 19 | It needs a powerful machine to run it at a reasonable speed but even if you do n't have such a machine you need to know about it as a sign of things to come . |
| 20 | It needs a special artist to sustain such a programme , and the wonderful thing about Vengerov 's playing is that in , say , the Paganini First Concerto , one can sit back and take the accomplishment for granted , acknowledge that he can overcome any Paganinian hurdle , and simply relish the way he actually makes something of the music . |
| 21 | It needs a full day to explore just one of the island circuits thoroughly . |
| 22 | ‘ It needs a born Highlander to understand aright our Scottish Highlanders ’ , goes on JTR , ‘ and to gather from them all the lore they know , so as to give us pictures that will live on in after ages . |
| 23 | Females of the three species have sombre plumage of dark brown , and it needs a practised eye to tell female king eider from common eider . |
| 24 | Obviously he has a long way to mature physically , but he 's surpassed our hopes . |
| 25 | He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 . |
| 26 | But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority . |
| 27 | He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open … |
| 28 | He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open … |
| 29 | He has a long way to go but he has the right attitude . ’ |
| 30 | Alright , so his friends call him ‘ Borrie ’ and he believes he has a God-given right to opine on any subject and be published , or to criticise any work and be broadcast . |