Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point is , you see , that I did not ask you to go and look at the time on that clock ; I merely asked you to study the numerals on it . |
| 2 | The reward for encouraging all members of staff to be active participants in the decision-making process , so helping them to develop an ownership of the final policy , is that it gives the policy a greater chance of being fully implemented across the curriculum . |
| 3 | If you take it to make yourself numb , in order to forget or to help you sleep , you are only using it to mask the symptoms of a distressing situation which will still be there tomorrow . |
| 4 | These times were long enough to enable them to study the behaviour of the plasma and its response to the magnetic forces , necessary first steps along the way to controlled thermonuclear fusion . |
| 5 | I find the easiest way is not to attempt to free the yarn from the sinker plate completely , but to free it just enough to enable you to push the carriage on past the weaving yarn . |
| 6 | Both said the police paid scant attention to Mr Mackenzie 's ill-health , only allowing him to get a jacket at his wife 's insistence . |
| 7 | It only needs someone to knock a window out and the whole thing could go up in flames . ’ |
| 8 | She went back to the gallery , furious , shut the door , pulled down the blind , and those other guests still inside helped her to remove the paintings from the walls . |
| 9 | I personally want us to win the game well , to resurrect team morale which seems halfmast at the mo . |
| 10 | To reach out and touch that enticing dimple in his cheek — and then perhaps say something to change the amusement in his eyes to something more heady ? |
| 11 | I merely want you to perform an experiment . |
| 12 | On arrival they found some of the bones still intact in the side of the hole so enabling them to place the bones in the exact Position in which they had lain . |
| 13 | To avoid a heavy multiload , the tape version omits these and only allows you to access the options screen once . |
| 14 | I particularly liked the detachable remote control unit which not only allows you to operate the shutter but also the zoom . |
| 15 | Then he suddenly told me to fetch the chopper from the cellar . |
| 16 | and if lots of people wanted to study law , they 'd all bring them to like a lawyer , say |
| 17 | These could , probably more easily in early , rather than in later man , have been powerful enough to cause him to seek a substitute for his natural father or mother when they were no longer available to him , and he was in need . |
| 18 | We would very much like you to join the steering group and I hope you will confirm your willingness to do so . |
| 19 | He said thoughtfully , ‘ I would very much like you to make a pair of boots for me . |
| 20 | Reason tells him he is mad to want to continue farming , but the desire to do so leads him to rationalise the decision as best he can . |
| 21 | Alvarez was fully aware of the ‘ bad news ’ part of the equation-the muon 's brief life which only allowed it to catalyse a handful of fusions before it perished . |
| 22 | A book published in 1960 , reprinted in 1962 , revised in 1968 and reprinted several times since only requires you to obtain a copy of the revised edition and not necessarily the most recent impression . |
| 23 | ‘ I think they will if you can get the Old Man to twist the Khedive 's arm enough to persuade him to withdraw the levy . ’ |
| 24 | Without food taxes , he would have nothing to offer the Dominions to induce concessions in return and it would be impossible to advocate the policy with the fervour that would alone enable it to challenge the distribution of wealth as the central political issue of the future . |
| 25 | He 's obviously doing it to keep a rhythm going and it certainly seems to work . |
| 26 | One is the news byte , which can be anything between fifteen and thirty seconds , and that is basically asking you to give a comment on one particular aspect of a story . |
| 27 | The listener is human , so allow him to get a word in edgeways ; he too may have a point of view . |
| 28 | Although his commitments and the size of his salary only allow him to pay the £15 monthly premium rather than a higher amount , he regards DOUBLE PAYMENT as a very low-cost way to both save the future and guarantee a large cash sum for his family if they have to claim . |
| 29 | Well I 'm only asking him to lift the bags . |
| 30 | Only use it to protect the contents of the Scrap while erasing . |