Example sentences of "[indef pn] [to-vb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have nothing to lose except self-respect and honey , that went months ago . |
| 2 | Since they were cut off from the mainstream anyway , both sexually and socially , they had nothing to lose by outrageousness in their clothes ’ . |
| 3 | As a result , I reacted in front of the jury in a way which may have made them think that , in fact , the defence had nothing to lose by disclosure of the statement . |
| 4 | But in the country , low population density compels everyone to go to school together . |
| 5 | ‘ But you 'd got nothing to go to Karlovy Vary for ? ’ she questioned wonderously . |
| 6 | Life , as John recalls it , was happy if hard , with not much time left over for fun after the daily toil was complete and certainly nothing to spare for luxuries . |
| 7 | On the Somme that July — where he was to meet his death — Cochin noted contemptuously that the artillery bombardments had nothing to compare with Verdun . |
| 8 | There are bubbling pools and mud that goes gloop but there is nothing to compare with Krísuvík or Hveragerđ3i . |
| 9 | But I 'd just like everyone to know for Daddy 's sake that he had nothing to do with it . |
| 10 | Oh , David 's father , he 's such an old stick nowadays , he wants everyone to jump to attention when he comes in the room . |
| 11 | Merrill 's dark eyebrows lifted a little ; surely there ought to be a reception desk , and someone to attend to visitors ? |
| 12 | However the failure of someone to go to mass is considered to be a serious crime . |
| 13 | But what they can do in this case is the manufacturer 's at C , but the manufacturer can not deliver to the shop until maybe two weeks time they can phone us , the carrier , we will then arrange for someone to go to manufacturer at C , pick it up , bring it to us and then we 'll take to the shop . |
| 14 | She just had to have someone to talk about Fred to , and Jane , who 'd been through exactly the same cycle of experiences with him as Doris had , only one floor below , was the ideal person . " |
| 15 | and maybe she 'll have someone to visit in London cos she has n't really got any friends in London . |
| 16 | For bigger events you may also need someone to look after travel and accommodation , the programme , publicity and , most important , a person responsible for getting the right people to enrol , always the most difficult single task . |
| 17 | He was interviewing a boy-something to do with pet frogs . |
| 18 | If you forced someone to live on nuts and lentils they 'd go roaring on to the European Court of Human Rights or something . ’ |
| 19 | Certainly there are daily actions that help someone to stay in recovery just as the daily wearing of spectacles or contact lenses helps to overcome the effects of short sight . |
| 20 | ‘ Five years ago , it was rare for someone to ask for help , ’ a debt expert said last night . |
| 21 | If the council choose someone to act as bailiff , the act of serving the eviction order on the old man ( in effect delivering a letter ) becomes a highly charged dramatic moment . |
| 22 | ‘ Stone me Aunt Fanny , ’ said Archie , ‘ I ai n't got nothing to talk to Sergeant Joe about — oh , all right . |
| 23 | Right : Discovering marine life in its natural setting ; there was plenty to see in Oban 's waters . |
| 24 | Indeed , if France were to hammer Wales at Parc des Princes and England win with plenty to spare at Lansdowne Road , then the representations from both the Principality and the Emerald Isle might be meagre indeed . |
| 25 | But it 's ever so easy for somebody to sit at home and say well you should be doing this and you should be doing that |
| 26 | However , he is not certain to be suited by this stiffer test of stamina , and anyway has plenty to find with newcomer PURITAN on Flat form . |
| 27 | ‘ Need a training officer , though size of authority probably does not justify — perhaps what should be done — though it won ‘ t be — is that a library school or SLA should employ somebody to look after staff development ’ . |
| 28 | If we had somebody to play alongside Gallacher who could pop one in regularly we would not be in our position . |
| 29 | aha and he says I 've been to the nice wee man he says he remembers ah going round all the houses looking for somebody to do in Apple Street and he went and told what 's his name ? |
| 30 | We 'd recommend Garda for those who want plenty to do on holiday , or to groups with different interests — families with teenage children perhaps . |