Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [adv] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , to be honest , Mildred felt that there had been quite enough animal enchantments in the school to last a lifetime , and it seemed a less desperate measure to do a nice , straightforward kidnap where at least you could see exactly what was happening . |
| 2 | Perhaps Becky had sold everything as he instructed , he thought , as he left the market to carry on down Whitechapel Road where at least he would have a chance to catch up with one of his sisters , rest and gather his thoughts . |
| 3 | ‘ He owns us , the studios from which we broadcast and the building they 're in , although by now he must have recovered whatever his original investment was several times over . |
| 4 | ‘ It is n't jealousy on my part because at least I could kick a ball straight . |
| 5 | I said because at least you could have some nude men for me ! |
| 6 | For instance , domestic violence is now seen as unacceptable , whereas until recently it might have been considered a ‘ private ’ affair . |
| 7 | For three days and nights we laid there and rolled , and rolled , and rolled , while to seaward we could see huge tankers disappearing in the tremendous swell . |
| 8 | But for now it would have to do . |
| 9 | I would be grateful if you could let me know immediately whether of not you can help by providing an article . |
| 10 | I 'm not sure though of where he 'd fit in under the current team structure . |
| 11 | sort of , to put it , I 'm gon na be is that as from tomorrow we will have identified what erm desking and so on will be moved during the reorganization erm , and obviously any of the desking that is n't gon na be moved until the organization , we 'll be tidying up the cables . |
| 12 | There 's plenty of speculation as to where they 'll end up after the auction . |
| 13 | Generally illustrations were separately bound in , with complex instructions to the binder as to where they should go — which he sometimes got wrong . |
| 14 | Said a detective : ‘ We have found the tight grip around Belfast has forced a rethink in the loyalist leadership as to where they should carry out attacks . |
| 15 | Such behaviour and its effects may rightly affect decisions as to where they should live . |
| 16 | We enquired at the bar as to where we might find a sailmaker . |
| 17 | As to where you can find details of everyday life , there are of course , first the history books , particularly social history and such works as the multi-volume History of Everyday Things in England by Marjorie and D.H.B. Quennell ( to be found in most public libraries of any size ) . |
| 18 | Second , if your employer has discretion as to where you should work , the usual approach in law is to ask what your base is , as indicated by the contract terms . |
| 19 | The female cuckoo is thus very restricted as to where she can lay her eggs , and it is important that she keeps an eye on the whereabouts of potential hosts . |
| 20 | He wanted the best for his new model Colonial Service , and he was in no doubt as to where he would find it . |
| 21 | On stand duty at a recent careers convention , my distant thoughts were interrupted by approach of a young bloke enquiring as to where he could find PCL . |
| 22 | Vagueness was resorted to by the judge in Jenkins v Reid in order to explain why a reformulation of a clause was unacceptable and in Gledhow Autoparts Ltd v Delaney [ 1965 ] 1 WLR 1366 Dankwerts LJ criticised the phrase " districts in which the traveller had operated " as being too vague especially as instructions given as to where he should work were purely oral . |
| 23 | Yes er I think that er notwithstanding the fact that we only spoke about the er incentive scheme on occasions , we reserved our er judgment as to when we would apply to the management to discuss certain matters . |
| 24 | It was his decision as to when he should take out the target . |
| 25 | A further advantage is that you will have more flexibility as to when you can retire . |
| 26 | Police are still trying to trace the out-of-work actress , Yasmin Gibson , 34 , on Spain 's Costa Del Sol but say there is no indication as to when she will return home . |
| 27 | But while people in the sample can give the information , the question still has to be answered as to why they should bother . |
| 28 | ‘ Sulaiman put his case as to why we should fight Tucker first , and I put mine to him about a voluntary defence , and he replied that if that was Lennox 's wish , the WBC would do all in their power to grant it . ’ |
| 29 | The sceptic might , at this point , complain that while I may have sketched out the functionalist position , I have not provided any convincing arguments as to why one should believe it . |
| 30 | There had been rather a mystery as to why he should have died at that particular time . |