Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only got that cos kindergarten . |
| 2 | The election date announcement on April 12 included confirmation of postponement to an unspecified later date , for security reasons , of polling in Punjab ( where president 's rule was formally extended on March 13 for a further six months — see above for need to pass constitutional amendment allowing this before Parliament was dissolved ) , in Assam , where president 's rule was also extended on March 13 for a further six months from the end of May , and in Jammu and Kashmir , president 's rule there having been extended for six more months from March 3 , as approved by Parliament on Feb. 27 . |
| 3 | Using this as collateral the partners secured and bought the stock for Hyndland Street 's Clan Skates . |
| 4 | Using this as radius , circular arcs are drawn from the apex through the other corners of the triangle to produce the form of a fish . |
| 5 | As Butler and Stokes point out , " It is difficult not to see this as evidence of the acceptance of the view that British society is divided into two primary classes . |
| 6 | A person with no connection with the occult can occasionally experience this when cat-napping during the day . |
| 7 | To begin with , your mother should n't oversympathise with her when you go out , as the dog will regard this as approval of her nervous behaviour . |
| 8 | — Clearly the words ‘ Now I am seeing this as apex ’ can not so far mean anything to a learner who has only just met the concepts of apex , base and so on — But I do not mean this as empirical proposition . |
| 9 | The difficulty which many people have in seeing this where religion is concerned is because of an either/or mentality . |
| 10 | I say this because contact with the next of kin may reveal that the patient has made an anticipatory choice which , if clearly established and applicable in the circumstances — two major ‘ ifs ’ — would bind the practitioner . |
| 11 | Youth project develops more than camera skill |
| 12 | But to stay competitive , an enterprise needs more than productivity and effectiveness — it needs creativity . |
| 13 | When Katherine returns unexpectedly to do battle for Jack as well as the Deal , Tess needs more than power dressing to win . |
| 14 | Money Smith is ideal for those who want more than cheque book program but who do n't want to foot the bill for a multi-module accounting system . |
| 15 | Neither position , however , contains more than part of the truth . |
| 16 | Whereas the French Ministry of Culture alone has 7,000 officials , the entire European Commission has less than double ( 12,911 ) to deal with all policies . |
| 17 | Life holds more than birth , copulation and death . |
| 18 | Theories must be allowed to contain more than experience can pronounce upon . |
| 19 | Quality matters more than quantity in the time you spend together . |
| 20 | In fact , do n't you agree that sometimes value matters more than cost ? |
| 21 | It is a notable achievement , especially for a left-wing ‘ class-firster ’ ; but Ms Magas understands that in places like ex-Yugoslavia — and perhaps not only there — nation still matters more than class . |
| 22 | The ‘ assumptions ’ of the topmost box can include more than experience puts there , but whatever finds its way in has to be transformed by deduction into predictions which can be tested by observation . |
| 23 | As the Gospel narrative unfolds we are quickly made aware that the good news signifies more than rescue from divine wrath . |
| 24 | She would be drinking coffee as if it cost less than water , wearing alligator shoes made to fit her pretty feet , and watching at Tommaso 's side a parade of half-naked girls with bracelets round their legs , whirling to a drummer 's flying hands , while a group of handsome , grinning soldiers stood by . |
| 25 | Earlier centuries , in contrast , had an appreciation of the past that embodied more than nostalgia or antiquarian interest . |
| 26 | Some people are jumping tomorrow , but they are those who have not done a jump for a long time ; I expect I shall do another before leave comes off . ’ |
| 27 | The one-trial conditioning procedure achieves this since acquisition is over before the shock has a chance to lose effectiveness . |
| 28 | The risk that this might occur is why in general terms ‘ everybody ’ does not do this when interest rates are positioned in this way . |
| 29 | ‘ I was saving this until Mum was desperate , ’ she said . |
| 30 | The conclusion of the tale : ( Trickery achieves more than force can do ) |