Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The radio set can remain on for hours at a time ; you can enjoy it as background to reading , writing , homework , housework … . |
| 2 | It pays to examine all gutter brackets and clips to ensure no water will drip on to walls . |
| 3 | A RECORD number of 16-year-olds will stay on at schools and colleges next month — but for many it is simply a way of avoiding the dole queue . |
| 4 | Should he sweep her into his arms and kiss the daylights out of her first , or should he slow down for explanations ? |
| 5 | So what is incorporated in there , is the minimum that you could ever survive on in terms of running a totally enabling authority . |
| 6 | Fear of losing our grip may make us hang on to jobs for longer than we should , in an attempt to reassure ourselves . |
| 7 | They reckon investors should hang on to shares in both National Power and Powergen . |
| 8 | You could dress up or strip down to sports gear , lycra , leather , rubber , jock-straps , uniforms , work gear , torn jeans , boots , socks … |
| 9 | As I said before , people do fall over during fights . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd rear up on players if they said anything and footballers are n't the bravest people in the world , so they used to think twice before they said anything to me and that helped me . ’ |
| 11 | He just wants to rest and catch up with friends . |
| 12 | One of the things claimed for the Quad-FX is its ability to take an amp 's effects loop — one which wo n't line up with effects units — and correct the levels so it will . |
| 13 | Former Middlesbrough midfielder Mark Burke could line up for Wolves . |
| 14 | Why did genes gang up in cells ? |
| 15 | First then , why did genes gang up in cells ? |
| 16 | ‘ One of the attractions was that he does n't jump out of cars shouting freeze . |
| 17 | The least interesting material tends to be spun out for far too long , and the composer can fall back on clichés ( like reiterated clusters ) just at the point when a new , arresting thought is most urgently needed . |
| 18 | Buy a cat , own a budgie , but do n't hang out with pye-dogs . |
| 19 | Why do I hang out with filmstars ? |
| 20 | Genestealers are n't creatures of Chaos even if they do hang out in hulks in the warp till they can find a world to prey on . ’ |
| 21 | This is odd as over 85 per cent of Saabs , including Carlssons , are sold to business users , who presumably do not hang around outside nightclubs in the evening . |
| 22 | It is a tautology to say that English spelling is excellent because the reader can Jump around for clues on so many different levels ( semantic , visual , phonic , contextual , etymological , and so on ) . |
| 23 | We might have a silly name , stupid haircuts and we might jump around like idiots , but we 're not irrelevant . ’ |
| 24 | We might have a silly name , stupid haircuts and we might jump around like idiots , but we 're not irrelevant . ’ |
| 25 | He does n't hang about on skis either … |
| 26 | She could certainly bubble over on Occasions but it was never a one-woman show . |
| 27 | To find out what tickets are available , how much they cost & c you first ring Ticket Call ( 0891–121680 ) where you pay money through your nostril to hear someone bloater on about competitions and how to enter them before you get the info you rang for . |
| 28 | The Monkey Clock has two arms which can hook on to shelves and the like . |
| 29 | They can carry on as members of the TGWU ? |
| 30 | If the team becomes too large then in practice it could well break down into sub-teams and not be as effective as intended . |