Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a modem you can log on to a bulletin board and download it . |
| 2 | He has to decide whether he should stay on pending a full trial of the bitter dispute between the two men , who stood side-by-side as saviours of the financially troubled club in 1991 . |
| 3 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 4 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 5 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 6 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 7 | He can stay on as a sort of pensioner up at Framwell . ’ |
| 8 | His departure is described as amicable and he will stay on as a consultant . |
| 9 | He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job . |
| 10 | then he 'll button down for a bit |
| 11 | Also , remote users can dial in over a modem and access a network 's drives — this is really useful if you have people on the road who need access to office files . |
| 12 | But he could cash in with a lucrative return against the 24-year-old German early next year . |
| 13 | If the small company audit is abolished , the reason for being authorised will disappear along with a substantial part of their earning capacity which they do not believe they can recoup through selling other services . |
| 14 | And then they would spring down with a howl and rush to embrace her . |
| 15 | You want to be very careful er , Mr Chairman , how we put out erm , information , I mean , let's face it , you know , you start sort of raising a lot of hairs if you 're not careful and if , if , even if it 's totally irrelevant people will latch on to a particular com comment and make it their own . |
| 16 | At the Passover Eve meal the stories of the plagues are recited , and with each one a finger is dipped in a glass of wine and a drop of the wine let fall on to a plate . |
| 17 | While I agree that worm watching will probably never catch on as a mass pursuit , something well known here in Cornwall is to observe seagulls tap dancing on the lawn after rain . |
| 18 | Back then , they did n't catch on in a big way . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ All you have to do is hang in for a couple of days , ’ she told herself . |
| 20 | Russell sees good opportunities in synthetic leather clothing , particularly if Morton can tie in with a European designer . |
| 21 | Just For the Record will tie in with a nationwide tour of the same name , and will be promoted ( including signing sessions ) by band members Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt . |
| 22 | The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darkness , guided only by a faint rustle in the undergrowth . |
| 23 | Sometimes his eyes would glaze over for a second or two as if he were out of their world altogether . |
| 24 | When he came back shortly last year he was fast enough to get back to Ruel Fox and let Fox fall over for a penalty . |
| 25 | Finish by saying ‘ now all fall over ’ and , as you do it , you lean in to the person next to you and everyone will fall over like a row of dominoes . |
| 26 | well let it dry off for a minute , well they must have a card , good job I thought about that I should be interested to see what she calls her because I think Annalise is a beautiful name |
| 27 | If any of us let go and started breathing again , one of them would fall off into a lake of mud . |
| 28 | It would just fall off like a dust . |
| 29 | I jerked back , tingling with fear , feeling it peel off like a strand of elastoplast . |
| 30 | Yeah , I 'd probably fuck off for a year and do my own thing and come back and maybe take take , maybe start my own business . |