Example sentences of "thing [pron] [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To see a disturbed animal rehomed several times and to witness the disastrous consequences and schizophrenic mess of a dog which results , one soon realises there are worse things which can happen to a dog than to be humanely destroyed . |
| 2 | As well as all the things you would expect from a home finance package , such as automatic standing orders debits and bank reconciliation , this package has all the extras that , once used , you will wonder how you managed without them . |
| 3 | The things you 'll do for a cheap holiday ! |
| 4 | if you watch the news , watch the nine o'clock news tonight and try and sift out how many things you could put into a negative pile and how many you could put into a positive pile and I think that you would find that the negative pile |
| 5 | Short of outright brutality that is probably one of the most degrading things you can do to a person . |
| 6 | There are certain things you can do with a sixteen year old . |
| 7 | There are certain things you can do with a sixteen year old . |
| 8 | THE WORST THINGS YOU CAN SAY TO A HAIRDRESSER |
| 9 | Omitting the scanning side means you can only fax things you can produce on a PC 's screen — you could n't easily add your signature to a letter , for instance . |
| 10 | I notice now , lately it , er you know the last few years some of the things you used to get as a treat abroad and now here |
| 11 | These are the sort of things we 'd say to a good person in a formal situation , erm , you 're reliable , trustworthy , you know , we can rely on you to do a good job for us , doing your job well and with enthusiasm , when left in charge there 's been no problems , you 're responsible and flexible , you 're conscientious , I can trust you for , to do a good job and thank you for your contribution to the team . |
| 12 | No , not then , they all had cara well they used to have wee things they could stick on a a cart , a kind of bow shaped thing . |
| 13 | One thing which could account for a greater distinctiveness in memory of risky situations would be the idea that risky situations constitute a small number of rather unusual items among a large number of more similar ones . |
| 14 | Brenda Campbell says to ride a 100 miles on a horse is quite something in itself but to ride it at a fast pace and be able to get off is semothing else and it 's the best thing you can do with a horse |
| 15 | As Sheila Kitzinger , the birth expert , wrote : ‘ The most undermining thing you can do to a woman in labour is to encourage her to feel sorry for herself . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The worse thing you can do to a Muslim is insult Muhammad . ’ |
| 17 | I sent him to the north of Scotland on the nearest thing you can get to a wild goose chase — to try to see our country 's most elusive bird , the capercaillie . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Eldorado was pulled forward and rushed and I think that 's the last thing you should do with a soap . |
| 19 | This is also the first thing we can tell about a person when meeting for the first time . |
| 20 | Cliff is the nearest thing we can muster to a devil 's advocate . |