Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Television sets were rare and people watched in groups ; in the oases of the south it was customary to watch television out of doors in the cool of the summer evening , where any person who happened to pass by could sprawl on the sand . |
| 2 | Any Conservative you care to converse with will predict a close contest at the next election . |
| 3 | Lets face it theirs was n't to pick from should say really miserable . |
| 4 | The child can be encouraged to sit on the potty after a meal or a drink ; providing books to look at and toys to play with may help the child stay seated . |
| 5 | Each different particle that put is able to combine with must have a separate entry . ) |
| 6 | ‘ He advised them that my stated intention to vote against would put the Prime Minister 's future at risk . |
| 7 | A canter to start with let's say . |
| 8 | Again , since truth is held to be individual and also fallible , rulership will be both conditional and also temporary ; because clearly the views as to what is true and therefore proper for government to act upon will change from time to time as opinion fluctuates amongst the body of the people . |
| 9 | The other is some Java Moss which I already have in large quantities and which grows anywhere and everywhere I find , tucked into every crevice and gap in the rockwork , with a couple of large potted vallis plants , which if our specimens here are anything to go by will grow up and along the full length of the tank without excessive care . |
| 10 | I do recommend starting with a nine sheet pattern ( see page 77 ) but a fairly simple pattern just to begin with should give you confidence to go on to bigger and better things . |