Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] in [art] " in BNC.
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1 | But , who let them loose in the launderette |
2 | I wanted to go out last week , but he said , ‘ No way , you 're not going out there ’ , and he made me stay in the whole week . |
3 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
4 | She meant Hepzibah and Mister Johnny and how she owed it to them to let them stay in the house because there was nowhere else they could go , not with Mister Johnny 's shy ways . |
5 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
6 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
7 | Our main purpose in life is to make people aware of the problem , to make them think of their own vulnerability and responsibility and make them act in a safe and sensible way . |
8 | If so , estimate how long this will take , call the candidates for interview that much earlier than you would otherwise have done , and let them know in the letter that they are to be given a tour first . |
9 | ‘ I saw state policemen drag strikers across the road and make them kneel in the ditch there while they held shotguns in their backs . |
10 | Now what I 'm wondering is this : instead of thinking that staying put is natural , and then having to introduce a force of gravity — which then mysteriously pulls on everything to make them behave in the same way — why not start out by saying that falling is the natural thing to do ! |
11 | Thus , one might characterize one 's grasp on the experience of seeming to see a red object as something is going on in me ( I do n't know what it is ) which is like what goes on when a red object is acting on my eyes ; or … like what goes on in me to make me behave in a red-object-appropriate way . |
12 | You would have thought Magnus 's mother would have been nice to me but I bet Father had already telephoned and told her lies about me , because she made me wait in the hall until Nanny came to collect me in a taxicab . |
13 | He lifted his shoulders and let them fall in a dismissive shrug . |
14 | He did not ask : how much can I earn in a day if I do as much work as possible ? but how much must I work in order to earn the wage which I earned before and which takes care of my traditional needs ? … |
15 | Why ca n't I hang in the night of infinity for ever with the meanings wheeling like stars ? |
16 | WHY SHOULD I INVEST IN A PEP NOW ? |
17 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
18 | " But nobody knows where he is , what 'll I do in the meantime ? " |
19 | Erm in actual fact I do n't w I work in a non-catholic school . |
20 | Can I toss in a thought which might , perhaps , alter the political perspective , if we could get it across ? |
21 | May I join in the admiration and respect which all concerned , including J. 's mother , have expressed for what the foster parents have done for J. |
22 | May I associate my right hon. and hon. Friends with the tribute paid by the Prime Minister to Her Majesty the Queen , and may I join in the other congratulations already expressed ? |
23 | May I join in the expressions of sympathy to the bereaved and those who were injured in Saturday 's incident ? |
24 | May I join in the Secretary of State 's praise for the emergency services , which acted magnificently , and also in his best wishes to those who were injured ? |
25 | Question : Can I knit in the conservatory ? |
26 | We were conscious as well that in venturing into this brave new Unix world that accountants being fairly boring individuals , I mean how many accountants do I have in the audience today ? |
27 | In some respects but I mean it just does n't I mean in a way I suppose well with Tina being a non smoker and Wiggie being a non smoker |
28 | Oh , Mummy , could I go in the fancy-dress parade as Red Riding Hood , with Bully behind me as the wolf ? ’ |
29 | ‘ Can I go in the lift ? ’ |
30 | Can I go in the rolling mills ? |