Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They rushed out into Regent 's Park — out of earshot — and Simon told her , yes of course he was forcing her hand , it was blackmail : he did love her so , she was the right one for him and he 'd take her tomorrow on five hundred pounds , if someone would lend them to him , and he did rather fancy himself as a married man at twenty-one . |
| 2 | I would rather describe it as a lively interest . ’ |
| 3 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 4 | There were quite a few dunces , and er some did n't always get moved on and they did n't all make it into the top class , they had to stop again for another year , or period , in the class they were . |
| 5 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 6 | ‘ On the other hand , ’ Flittern said , folding himself onto the bench beside her , ‘ we could perhaps tempt you with a bottled rogue amorous thought , distilled at the first quarter of the moon , and salted with a spark of starlight . |
| 7 | I made it a condition that I 'd only do it with an American choreographer , and my assistant is American , too . ’ |
| 8 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 9 | That individuals prosecuted for sodomy did not necessarily identify themselves with the demonized sodomite of official discourse also lends credence to Foucault 's distinction between sodomy as a kind of behaviour , and homosexuality as a modern identity . |
| 10 | So marvelous was the migrating instinct of birds that he could only ascribe it to the superior intelligence of their Creator . |
| 11 | Was this a habit he had grown into over the years or had he always been like this , turning his wife into an invalid before there was any real need , a man who could only see himself in a solicitous relationship with other people ? |
| 12 | Whilst your forthcoming weekend will naturally provide you with the ideal opportunity to discover at first hand the delights of owning your own Highland retreat , I can assure you there is absolutely no commitment . |
| 13 | This view of what we infer from reading ( 9 ) will only provide us with a limited insight into how readers interpret what they read . |
| 14 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 15 | I saw that there was not even a ripple of low pressure off to the east , which was the reassurance I wanted , for a depression to the east could swiftly twist itself into a full-blooded storm . |
| 16 | But that line is a difficult one to draw , and some traders or lenders may inadvertently draw it in the wrong place . |
| 17 | We 'd better measure it on the other wall , had n't we ? |
| 18 | The shark can not suddenly twist them to a vertical position to act as brakes . |
| 19 | We can only approach them on a narrow front , because of this river valley 's construction . |
| 20 | They should all have them from a similar area because most of the time they say oh well they live so far away |
| 21 | I had better take one from a Conservative Member now . |
| 22 | No , I think that I had better take one from the Scottish National party . |
| 23 | The verderers ' familiarity with the district from earlier years could only serve them in a general way , for the woodland paths varied from season to season . |
| 24 | When Ferrar received it he read it over and over and kissed and embraced it , saying that he could not sufficiently admire it as a rich jewel , and most worthy to be in the hands and hearts of all true Christians that feared God and loved the Church of England . |
| 25 | You 'd better tell me about the other night . |
| 26 | We are now hearing that our outlook is so bad that we had better leave it to an independent central bank to decide the important aspects of our future . |
| 27 | The rejection of the ruling mode of dealing with the problem of the legitimacy of corporate managerial power ( through market constraints or the internal structure of the company ) does not necessarily lead one into an inconclusive political debate about the merits of the capitalist system . |
| 28 | ( h ) I have no evidence at all from her mother or from any other source that Miss T. 's following of some of the beliefs and some of the practices is so well thought out or deeply considered or sincerely held that the conviction is one which would necessarily lead her to an irrevocable refusal . |
| 29 | Erm , what they need to be able to do is just be able to gently lead it along the right tunnel |
| 30 | Some individuals have no worries ; they have planned the event for years , made maximum pension contributions , carefully invested their savings , covered themselves and family in insurance policies , budgeted ahead and can even gleefully tell you about the exotic round-the-world trip they intend to take just as soon as their new life begins . |