Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lot of you are doing it because you want to go onto further or higher education , and you needed a third A Level to add to your other two . |
| 2 | Dr Tweedy stressed that from the Christian point of view , it was a necessity to look after our God-given body , and there was an obligation to receive treatment if it did not involve undue risk , was not distressing and was practically viable — in other words , ‘ ordinary medical treatment ’ . |
| 3 | It expected that Scott would produce a building to vie with his great designs abroad and concluded with the hope that ‘ the recent discussions in which so much misapprehension has been exhibited will not shake your determination to carry out the selected design ’ . |
| 4 | They should put that fight into a computer 'cos I do n't think there will be a fight to compete with what that would have been . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It was a privilege to join in your lovely Mass on TV on Sunday morning . |
| 6 | I shall plan out what I propose to do on the farm for the next three years , season by season , and we 'll look for a ploughman to help with your new venture . |
| 7 | He was the only father you 've ever known , so it is n't a crime to refer to him that way ! |
| 8 | BURGLARS stole a pensioner 's savings while she was at her sister 's funeral , using a key to sneak into her empty home . |
| 9 | Not a capacity to see beyond your own time . |
| 10 | She was also a delight to behold with her golden curls , and the two formed a real picture out there in the garden . |
| 11 | The gauge is a difficult enough tool for a boy to use in his right hand , let alone the left ! |
| 12 | Similarly in Reg. v. Wells Street Stipendiary Magistrate , Ex parte Deakin [ 1980 ] A.C. 479 , a case concerned with the law of criminal libel , both Lord Diplock and Lord Keith of Kinkel were concerned that the result to which they felt constrained to come entailed the risk of a failure to comply with our international obligations under article 10 . |
| 13 | If you move to the US without a prearranged position , at least ensure that you have a place to stay for your first few months . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't possess a mansion with a swimming-pool , a Rolls in the garage , and a business to pay for it all , ’ he admitted in a recent biography . |
| 15 | We have to , we want to live in our own country , and we have a right to live in our own country . |
| 16 | They sat down at a low table in the corner , under a poster for the Campus Crèche and facing posters for the Pregnancy Advisory Service — ‘ A woman has a right to decide about her own body . |
| 17 | I found among my mother 's papers when she died a letter from my grandfather which must have wrung her heart for years after his death : ‘ … ca n't you spare a moment to write to your poor old Dad … ‘ |
| 18 | Take a moment to think about what some of yours may be . |
| 19 | ‘ It is indecent for a Muslim to look at his private parts and his excretion . ’ |
| 20 | So it 's not so much a device to study in its own right , it 's a teaching aid in other words , a classroom aid . |
| 21 | It had been a long day — the children safely delivered to Grandma , the freezer full of food ( for a husband to cope on his own ) , leotards and tights packed along with all the other paraphernalia needed for a Medau display . |
| 22 | One package will address the common queries and concerns which many women have upon experiencing this event , and would be designed for women who have just had a miscarriage to read in their own time . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd been looking for a fairly young product which had a range of merchandise to allow a shop to stand on its own two feet . |
| 24 | McCallen , who was having a day to forget after his five wins last year , battled with Coulter and Ian Newton right to the flag . |
| 25 | Jean interrupts her before she has a chance to fumble into what those things are . |
| 26 | A chance to explore on your own the beautiful bay area , perhaps by boat , and to wander along Fisherman 's Wharf , through Ghiradelli Square and Chinatown . |
| 27 | Most universities welcome it , because it gives the student a chance to look at themselves afresh during that year off , to increase their experience , maybe for a chance to stand on their own two feet and travel or work somewhere else . |
| 28 | Kicking places stress on the knee joints , the ankles , the groin and the hamstring and the muscles should always be given a chance to stretch of their own accord . |
| 29 | These days , if Kylie does get a minute to spare in her demanding schedule , she goes shopping . |
| 30 | Nine were more powerfully motivated by a wish to escape from their present job , and expressed relief over leaving it . |