Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But what I really do n't understand is why on earth you should think anyone of a sound mind would actually want to gain entry into your very confusing family ! ’ |
| 2 | Perhaps they reflect nothing at all except the accidents of conception : but I suspect that there is often , in fact , a buried clue here , and that if we could unearth it we should know something about the early growth of many market towns that no documents will ever tell us . |
| 3 | So , the research worker should know something about the main ways to obtain information from the library . |
| 4 | We must do everything with the utmost precision , and beauty of tone . |
| 5 | If the Minister is genuinely concerned about maritime safety , he must do something about the massive proposed cuts in the coastguard service . |
| 6 | She had no idea , until then , why she was acting as she was , or what she suspected , or why , indeed , she should suspect anything but a straight pick-up , and one so simply and attractively engineered as to be quite unalarming ; a normal minor wolf on the prowl , with a long weekend to while away , and an eye cocked for congenial company , preferably intimate , but in any case gratifying . |
| 7 | This is not necessarily a central problem , but the Kingman Report does recommend that pupils should understand something of the systematic nature of languages other than English . |
| 8 | Whilst treating anyone with remedies they should avoid anything with a strong smell , scent , aroma or perfume . |
| 9 | The tail should resemble something like a rounded surfboard tail . |
| 10 | Right , and let's do one on the other one as well . |
| 11 | At Key Stages 1 and 2 , these might include someone from the local archaeological unit , the museum or archives or a local historian , especially someone used to speaking to young children . |
| 12 | ‘ They wo n't have regular fashion articles , but might have something on the political significance of hemlines . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We rejoice that our brother has passed through the valley and is in the everlasting arms of the Saviour ’ might mean something to a Christian but it is difficult for anyone else to understand . |
| 14 | and er and I said to Laura , ah I know , I 'll put so I 'll , I 'll , I 'll put something on the big screen so you know , some videos whatever . |
| 15 | On top of which , I 'll put everything in a cardboard box for you free and for nothing . ’ |
| 16 | We might propose something like the following for English : then and now for past and present ; be and have for continuous and perfective : |
| 17 | Hard though he tried , Floyd could make nothing of the inward half and Couples , having gone to the front with a birdie at the ninth , was never caught again . |
| 18 | The all-alloy 24-valve twin-cam engine is described by Cosworth as being of the ‘ high-efficiency ’ type , and follows the ‘ modular ’ theory — meaning that the basic design could suit anything from the three-cylinder unit to a V12 . |
| 19 | They referred to his dependency upon the Black vote ( as though the Democratic Party itself could win anything without the Black vote , and as though Alaska and Vermont were strongholds of Black populations rather than white snow ) . |
| 20 | You 'd need someone with a good deal of local knowledge to pull that off . ’ |
| 21 | Confusion was muddling her responses , putting up barriers where she 'd give anything for a free and open path forward … |
| 22 | Using such stereotypes , one can then argue that the occult sciences of the Renaissance could contribute nothing to the new sciences of the seventeenth century . |
| 23 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 24 | Ruth kept her distance from him but she could do nothing about the wretched aura that surrounded him . |
| 25 | She could do nothing about the cold or the slick damp that covered the walls , but she had gathered as much straw as she could and had made a bed in the driest of the cells . |
| 26 | She saw Naylor 's sharp glance go over her , but , while she quickly lowered her glance , she could do nothing about the unexpected riot of colour that flooded her face . |
| 27 | Variable wing geometry would cut the dangers down a little … but there are still CATs up there which could tear anything like a conventional aircraft apart . ’ |
| 28 | He climbed the stairs but could see nothing through the hammered glass panels of the front door . |
| 29 | She could see nothing through the thick clouds of dust that choked her . |
| 30 | Again she glanced at the windscreen of the other car but she could see nothing through the darkened glass . |