Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A donor could of course stipulate in his gift that he did n't care whether the works were sold or not . |
| 2 | What contribution to profit does Judy make in her personnel job ? 0 What would happen to profit if Judy 's job were eliminated ? |
| 3 | Direct debits or standing orders are liable to make money disappear from your account stealthily , which may be very confusing . |
| 4 | How do such interactions relate to our special interest in locality and space ? |
| 5 | He felt her fingers stiffen on his fist . |
| 6 | All the same the effect was n't quite right , and so she undid the Alice-band at the nape of her neck and let her hair fall to her shoulders , tousled and damp at the edges . |
| 7 | And she 'd let her long hair fall around her face and shake it to some interior rhythm . |
| 8 | Did lions toy with their prey ? |
| 9 | Kruger stroked her hair out of her face , and let his fingers linger about her chin and throat . |
| 10 | He smoothed the tangled hair back from her face , letting his fingers linger against her skin . |
| 11 | She felt his mouth lower to her cheek and hurried on . |
| 12 | Alyssia felt the blood rush to her hairline . |
| 13 | I felt the blood rush to my face as I heard her name . |
| 14 | I felt the blood rush to my centre — legs , fingertips , head all emptying at once in a rush — |
| 15 | And she had just turned on the TV , hoping for a late news-programme , when she heard the light knock on her bedroom door . |
| 16 | They are refusing to let little Lucy stay with her 42 classmates despite medical evidence that a move could be traumatic . |
| 17 | Then he was swinging out of it , feeling the blood retreat from his head , sensing the ground reach up for his wheels : twisting to see the flag , before he went up and waited his turn to do it over again . |
| 18 | Lloyd picked up a beer can , lifted Beeby 's legs up with one hand , sat down on the sofa and let her legs fall across his lap . |
| 19 | Well I think there 's a difficulty here because I think one of the questions is a matter of perspective erm how do you define how you define what sexual harassment is is to an extent a factor of your perspective on the question in that I think that tutors who have been thinking about it in recent years , and women tutors , who have taken the lead in it , have tended to think about the implications from the institutional perspective , that is how do tutors behave to their students and in what ways may that affect students ' studies and their live in the college . |
| 20 | She looked up at him , that same cold distance in her eyes , then let the card fall from her fingers into the silt below the water . |
| 21 | As though the heat of the liquid burning her lips reminded her where she was , she looked away from the cat 's cradle and made her eyes focus on her guest . |
| 22 | What did Nick Morley know of her troubles ? |
| 23 | And what damage did the wind do to your croft ? |
| 24 | It was the first time Lachlan had seen Hector awake since his blindness . |
| 25 | She sat at the breakfast table , trying to calm her nerves , and eventually she drew the envelope from her housecoat pocket and opened it , reading the words that were written inside , and feeling the blood drain from her face . |
| 26 | Polly felt the blood drain from her face . |
| 27 | Polly felt the blood drain from her face . |
| 28 | Then she felt the blood drain from her face as she realised he was right . |
| 29 | The harsh voice made both women jump , and Claudia felt the blood drain from her face . |
| 30 | Robyn felt the blood drain from her face , she could hear the sudden hammering of her heart . |