Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She seemed to be having trouble putting one in front of the other but she did eventually make it to the steps of the disabled bus and fell inside . |
| 2 | ‘ Put me down , ’ she whispered through dry lips , and only after what seemed an eternity did he slowly lower her to one side . |
| 3 | I 'd rather throw her off the Empire State Building ! |
| 4 | The level control built into the transmitter can help to reduce this effect , but can rarely eliminate it without compromising the output level . |
| 5 | If our constitution does not altogether submerge us in wishful thinking , that is because pain and misfortune force themselves on attention from outside . |
| 6 | I would rather describe it as a lively interest . ’ |
| 7 | I think I would actually like to pursue that point Group Captain but I I think I 'd rather pursue it in in the closed session than an open session . |
| 8 | If I 'm going to snuff it , I 'd rather snuff it with a pint in my fist than one of their bloody mugs of Ovaltine . |
| 9 | Yet if you have dry hair you have to be careful to choose a shampoo that will effectively rid you of these nasties without stripping your hair of its natural oils . |
| 10 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 11 | You need only contrast it with cricket , a complex game over- burdened by social attitudes and codes , and dependent upon specific items of equipment to make it work , to understand how accessible football must have seemed . |
| 12 | Rubberneck could only compare it with a wedding , the crush , as a fight , when the cars drove off and they always threw out coins . |
| 13 | There were quite a few dunces , and er some did n't always get moved on and they did n't all make it into the top class , they had to stop again for another year , or period , in the class they were . |
| 14 | Of course , there are some men who will naturally regard you as an equal . |
| 15 | going to cash my giro today as well you can only cash it at one of your local |
| 16 | As a young director working with all-male crews , Karen has had to confront a high level of overt sexism , something the grant-aided sector does n't necessarily prepare you for . |
| 17 | Government reports , social legislation , anything she could lay her hands on that would better acquaint her with her work . |
| 18 | ‘ She will only make it to you . ’ |
| 19 | Anyone trying to understand something will naturally compare it with other things to find similarities and differences . |
| 20 | Then a young woman — dark , quite a looker if you liked that sort of thing but a bit too full of herself for Bennett 's liking — walked into the club and announced that she was the dinner guest of Sir Robin Day , he could only treat her to his coldly disapproving smile and direct her to the ladies ' bar . |
| 21 | He may regard them as curious examples of another civilization or occasionally view with incredulity the ways of city people and industrial workers , but he will only regard them with envy when television reinforces the evaluations already implanted personally by friends and kin with whom he identifies . |
| 22 | in so far as this order purports to have any extraterritorial effect , no person shall be affected thereby or concerned with the terms thereof until it shall be declared enforceable or be enforced by a foreign court and then it shall only affect them to the extent of such declaration or enforcement unless they are : |
| 23 | A humble self-sufficiency — hard-earned , often enough , like Larkin 's , and subject to sudden , spasmodic panics of loneliness or a fear of being thought insensitive — are the hallmark of many a post-war British hero , and no talk of anti-heroes can entirely rob it of its modicum of cautious praise . |
| 24 | I can only describe it as naked lust . |
| 25 | Churchill , the First Sea Lord and England 's hero , could only describe it in the House on October 17 as ‘ a remarkable exploit of skill and daring ’ . |
| 26 | But remember it was Mrs Thatcher , who when she was arguing against the er European Monetary System , said you ca n't buck the markets , and ultimately that is true , or at least more precisely , you can only buck them at a cost , you can only buck it by buying or selling pounds , which messes up your money supply , or raising or lowering your interest rates at a time when you might not be wanting to do so . |
| 27 | If I got one what was a bit tricky I used to perhaps tie him to the gate , but they got used to it . |
| 28 | I do n't want to stifle discussion , but had n't we better confine it to matters within the competence of this committee ? |
| 29 | I expect Sinbad feels that as I 'm in the last few months of my final year , she 'd better pack me with as much experience as possible before I get whisked away to act staff nurse in some ward . |
| 30 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |