Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She and her boyfriend have had their future planned for some time : they want to start farming in a nearby village , where they also intend to build a bungalow . |
| 2 | The Secretary of State put before us a whole catalogue of countries that have ballistic missile capability , and a substantial number of them appear to have embarked on a nuclear weapons programme . |
| 3 | But I am due to take a trip to the Indian Ocean shortly where I hope to go swimming in a warmer sea ! |
| 4 | Those which happen to come to rest in a non-absorbing direction will absorb no more photons , and will thereafter stay put . |
| 5 | Most anglers that I 've seen seem to consider drifting as a one way only method . |
| 6 | Many urban tradesmen , especially those connected with the building industry , seem to have invested in a small way in housing for rent , but there can be little doubt that the special facilities in raising capital conferred by acts of parliament on turnpike trusts and canal companies enabled them to become the recipients of a flow of capital from sources which would not otherwise have been drawn so directly towards economic improvements . |
| 7 | The second impression is probably one of childishness and simplicity ; we seem to have strayed into a non-adult world — is it comparable , as some have suggested , to the world of Blake 's Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience ? |
| 8 | Fishkeepers should always bear in mind that the majority of their fish have over the period of evolution become adapted to live in a certain environment — sea , river , swamp , lake , etc … each with its own specific limits of water chemistry and quality . |
| 9 | Again your electrical appliances do want servicing on a regular basis . |
| 10 | The SCC is particularly concerned with campaigning : we aim to promote cycling as a partial but significant solution to the problems of urban congestion and pollution , because cycling is not only pollution-free but also flexible , cheap and above all , healthy . |
| 11 | The SCC is particularly concerned with campaigning : we aim to promote cycling as a partial but significant solution to the problems of urban congestion and pollution , because cycling is not only pollution-free but also flexible , cheap and above all , healthy . |
| 12 | The SCC is particularly concerned with campaigning : we aim to promote cycling as a partial but significant solution to the problems of urban congestion and pollution , because cycling is not only pollution-free but also flexible , cheap and above all , healthy . |
| 13 | Thou hast done wonders in a little time , not only made a rake a husband but thou has made a rake a preacher . |
| 14 | I do like to hear about a new garden in the planning . |
| 15 | If you do decide to buy from a private bazaar you will be expected to haggle . |
| 16 | I do recommend starting with a nine sheet pattern ( see page 77 ) but a fairly simple pattern just to begin with should give you confidence to go on to bigger and better things . |
| 17 | If they do attempt to fly on a windy day , then a check flight should be made to ensure that they remember the hazards and how to avoid them . |
| 18 | For a biographer , meeting the family is where the real process of empathy begins , says Forster : ‘ You see the facial characteristics , the old vibes do start churning in a different way . |
| 19 | Imogen now contemplates a change of direction : ‘ I have toyed with the idea of retraining as a Primary School teacher as I do love helping on a regular basis at my son 's school ’ . |
| 20 | Er , if they do n't , the commencement will not take place and we will continue on the existing boundaries , that would , and I 'll give way to my honourable friend in a moment , that of course would create massive inconvenience , I see no er real reason why the other states er which have yet to ratify should not do so er but my honourable friend I think wanted to intervene with a further thought on this point so I give way to her . |
| 21 | You 've come to hear about a far yester-year and the life of Marie Grubbe , if I 'm not mistaken ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 've decided to opt for a quiet role , ’ she had said . |
| 23 | Now individual nations who 've decided to do without a particular item of equipment , clearly that will be developed into the aircraft and therefore they have the option to if they wish to d decide later on to fit it in . |
| 24 | I 've got to take in a promotional drinks party first , and as the Press will be there they 'll focus on you like the leeches they are because you 'll be a new face . ’ |
| 25 | It ca n't be that much of a great thing because I 've got , I 've got to go to a twenty first on Saturday . |
| 26 | Erm , you 've got to go over a certain size to get a portion of the fee of paid |
| 27 | Yeah , I , you may laugh but you see if you 're writing stories for a , for a young child then you 've got to be explicit , you 've got to be colourful and you 've got to talk in a basic language that that child will talk that like that at that age . |
| 28 | ‘ We would never let it become specialised , although , as children grow older , we 've got to move towards a middle school model , so there is specialised teaching in maths and humanities ; they actually go to different teachers for four complete sessions a week . ’ |
| 29 | Come on man , I 've got Come with a nice young lady , intelligent In a cardboard box , informer lick your boom boom there lick your boom boom there with my dibby , dibby dob , police knock my door , they shout my crib , rough me up and I ca n't do a thing , pick up the when the telephone ring informer . |
| 30 | ‘ When I think how it was when I joined up … you 're not so badly off down in Florence where at least you 've got a central canteen , but ever since we 've had to do without a resident housekeeper in the smaller stations we 've had to spend half our time teaching mothers ’ boys to cook pasta . ’ |