Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | So , instead of giving up and moving on — as the man interested only in the shooting aspect would do — I now introduce my line ferrets in those situations where loose ferrets remain below the ground . |
2 | I want my officers made of sterner stuff . ’ |
3 | I want my pupils to participate in mathematical thinking , and to take the initiative . |
4 | SunSoft , which foresees new multiple binaries in Unix 's future , is anxious to stress all the current and mostly anticipated differences in its system that independent software vendors have to take account of , claiming developers want their programs running at maximum performance rather than in some watered down but politically correct fashion . |
5 | Recent surveys have suggested that parents want their children to learn about these things at school , and from quite an early age . |
6 | The Funny Farm team say their facilities compare with any recording studio in London . |
7 | If there is any similarity between their treatment of pigs and ours , that 's probably it : we do n't know which pig our pork came from either . |
8 | In relation to my experience in the so called western feminist movement , I really feel that race and class is a major impediment to the unity of even us women operating in this country . |
9 | Making money for good causes is probably why the National Wildlife Federation , the National Audubon Society and other environmental mailers sell their mailing lists to high-fashion clothiers , luxury-car dealers and other non-tree-hugging capitalists . |
10 | All these incinerators offer what is called ‘ merchant capacity ’ — they sell their facilities to dispose of other people 's waste , but do not produce the waste themselves . |
11 | Piven and Cloward are primarily concerned to explain relief policies in the United States , but they draw on British data too , and they clearly intend their analysis to apply to other countries . |
12 | I let my head fall to one side , my cheek against the cool damp sand . |
13 | ‘ Prime Minister , let my men deal with this problem . |
14 | The 1334 tax assessments and the 1377 poll-tax returns show which communities existed at those dates ( the latter also showing how few had disappeared between them ) , and make it clear that a high proportion of those which eventually disappeared were markedly below the average size ( 58 , pp.162–3 , 207 ) . |
15 | Some films show their makers grappling with contemporary issues , without always the level of visual inventiveness applied elsewhere . |
16 | This means that support which in-laws receive from each other is ambiguous in a way which does not apply to other relationships . |
17 | She had learned it the hard way and she never let her guard slip at all . |
18 | Weak for once , Baldwin accepted this , and let his henchman resign on 29 May . |
19 | She lifted Albert 's arms from the table , sat herself promptly down on the newspaper in front of Albert and let his arms fall on each side of her . |
20 | He ravished her senses , draining her of any will to fight , and then let his tongue flicker in lazy exploration along the full pink curve of her lips . |
21 | Let your children play with these ‘ toys ’ freely so they learn about the basic properties of water . |
22 | The second step is to sort out your priorities and let your lenders know of any problem as early as possible . |
23 | The second step is to sort out your priorities and let your lenders know of any problem as early as possible . |
24 | In the case of a terraced house or semi , inspection ( so far as is possible ) must be made of party walls , roof junctions , fire partition of roof spaces , common drives and paths ; then let your solicitor deal with any problems of maintenance and repair arising , but be sure to establish the responsibilities . |
25 | Just let your mind wander to sunnier climates and pretend you are indulging in your favourite pursuit , or as an alternative you can concentrate on getting each of your body to relax . |
26 | Attempts to classify mental disorders and give them names ran into many difficulties . |
27 | Look what loyalty did for Sabine ! |
28 | It is not entirely clear what females gain from this choice , but there are several ideas . |
29 | Mind you , that 's where I forget I , I know my fingers look like black puddings ! |
30 | It must surely be significant that in an age when the evidence for women as writers is so sparse , two out of the five writers here discussed are women and that both present their spirituality nourished by physical debility , coloured by gender-specific terms , and very evidently rooted in the affective piety stimulated by the visual iconography of the Incarnation ; although both found these to be factors which precipitated their experience of transcendent being and for Julian , in particular , they triggered her sense of that which is ineffable . |