Example sentences of "[vb base] be [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You need to put a lot of energy into your work and career at the beginning of June , Virgo , when all you really want is to create a secure home environment for yourself !
2 ‘ But right now , all I want is to lead a normal life . ’
3 The last thing you want is to start an involved conversation because when you come to do it for real , it can all seem a bit stale .
4 Mrs Gojkovic said later : ‘ What I now want is to get a middle-of-the-range hotel to cater for the tourist trade in London … this is going to enable me to do this . ’
5 The task these educational establishments face is to equip the surveying student with the basic skills of the profession and an ability to adapt to new circumstances .
6 On the IBM 370 range it is possible to specify that the execute is to modify the second byte of the executed instruction .
7 ‘ The two I particularly remember are building the new stand at Ascot and the construction of Central Point in London . ’
8 Which bond is offering the better return ?
9 There 's nothing to suggest the crimes are connected at this stage but wqe are keeping an open mind .
10 The basic way in which these c.c.d. lines operate is to have the first capacitor connected to the input so that it samples the input voltage .
11 And backs away , with what I believe is called a shiteating grin .
12 ‘ There was the ubiquitous confidentiality clause which we understand was to hide a two year rent free period .
13 Even those they later reject are found a loving home with a member of the Force .
14 To listen to her music , or to see Sharon Shannon live is to have the absolute truth of this assertion borne out .
15 Just before we go we are going to hear a recording of a song that 's been referred to which I think is called the greatest love of all which I 'm told we 'll all know by heart er this time next year hmm erm anyway on that note if I may thank you very , very much indeed and I leave you with best wishes for a highly , highly successful birthday year .
16 The road that they have created I think is having a damaging effect on the team and is making it more difficult for us to get the results .
17 Again , yo you , the figure staying the same , all you do is to move a decimal point two places .
18 The first thing they do is switch the bloody lights on .
19 What we do is to picture the current situation altered to the extent that Mrs Thatcher delays the election .
20 What they do is to introduce a new element into the concept of responsibility which involves more than free will and reason ; now a third party is present and is an active participant in the language game in which responsibility has a role .
21 So that 's how you arrange it like that , the first thing you then do is to tuck the spare bit under the hand , cos the hand then there anchors it for you
22 I head south after what I think 's called a hearty breakfast and an even heartier cough .
23 Eurocraft are making the Rapid Discovery , a hybrid craft intended to bridge the gap between canoes and rafts .
24 Even those that survive are given a severe check and often produce poor growth .
25 Legal moves have begun to evict thousands of travellers who 've been holding an illegal festival at a beauty spot for the past five days .
26 ‘ I 've been thinking the same thing .
27 Incidentally , I 've been using a better copy of PagePlus 2 ( due to be launched in March ) and I have to say I 'm very impressed .
28 As a project engineer , I 've been using a similar document for about the last six months .
29 I 've n I 've been using the other keyboard all on the X T and I ca n't get used to this one yet .
30 ‘ I 've been using the front entrance lately . ’
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