Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of us , but not all , are keen to see Somerville remain a women 's college . |
| 2 | Only rarely did its opponents win a victory like that of George Norris , the progressive Republican Senator who successfully opposed government plans to sell off dams and nitrogen-processing plants at Muscle Shoals in the Tennessee Valley . |
| 3 | Well di , did Andy want a boy ? |
| 4 | To make Scott design a building in the classical style was the worst possible course . |
| 5 | Far better to kick very deep and let the opposition make a decision about running at you . |
| 6 | How well did Kipling describe a microscope as ‘ the eye of Allah , ’ and these wretched creatures as the legions of the devil . |
| 7 | Does your mouth need a breath of fresh air ? |
| 8 | I have often referred to my own fear when I was first required to make a horse jump a fence . |
| 9 | And sometimes he provided cash to help Bobby woo a girl and subdue her mum . |
| 10 | Does your blood need a boost ? |
| 11 | ‘ And wo n't Dora feel a fool when we tell her . ’ |
| 12 | It made Lilian feel a lot better in the morning , did n't it , dear ? ’ |
| 13 | Joel the Magician agrees to act as a trial judge , and lets the demons bring a lawsuit to get their house back . |
| 14 | Only then does the chemical become a product . |
| 15 | For good rehearsing you need a mind like a microscope . |
| 16 | No sooner had Havard become a friend than Lewis casually asked one day why Minto and Maureen did not entertain the doctor 's family ; have his wife to tea and allow his children to swim in the quarry pond . |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday 's player-manager watched his side claim a place in the last eight of the Coca-Cola Cup by destroying the club that sacked him in controversial circumstances . |
| 18 | Eh , concentrate , oh yeah leggings , erm so Jenny tried them on , and they looked really nice on her , cos her legs , you see , cos I 've got this bit here , little bit there , erm , and being cropped , just made the legs look a bit sort of stumpy . |
| 19 | ( b ) should every practice keep a record of the giving of all |
| 20 | Could the future see a species capable of engaging in the defeat of the law of entropy in a final Armageddon ? |
| 21 | The delay between the actual distilling and the sale of the whisky makes stock control a nightmare . |
| 22 | Now let your mummy have a look . |
| 23 | can mummy have a look then ? |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't mess around with me ! ’ he interrupted with the savage snarl of an angry lion , making Meredith take a step back in astonishment . |
| 25 | ‘ Does your flippancy conceal a regret that those old times are gone forever ? ’ |
| 26 | If you do n't see David have a look in the church |
| 27 | Did those words imply a halt to recruiting and training guerrillas , as well as to shooting and bombing ? |
| 28 | Do the Jews have a monopoly of suffering ? ’ |
| 29 | Did your dredger have a name ? |
| 30 | Old Van Leer left nothing to chance : not only did he plan his own funeral , he even made Wim rehearse a funeral oration , which he did with his usual brio . |