Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shift toward standard English is associated with young Black women — not older Black women or white women ( who do not , of course , speak Gullah , but do speak a strongly nonstandard variety ) . |
| 2 | If she wanted , she could do a little daytime television work in one of the London studios . |
| 3 | According to Wickramasinghe , xenon at 40 atmospheres should provide a fivefold improvement in resolution over a water-coupled instrument . |
| 4 | erm Anybody that 's well-organized , good at clerical operations , preferably can type a little bit even though , if only perhaps with a few fingers , erm would make a perfectly computer operator for a small firm . |
| 5 | If I can wave to that group of kids and they go home and talk about it , fantastic , or if I can just sign a measly bit of paper for a kid and he 's so stunned he ca n't talk , that really brings home to me what I am doing it for : because it really makes me feel good . ’ |
| 6 | It will publish a bi-monthly newsletter . |
| 7 | ‘ Housing , education and social services would obviously take a back seat . ’ |
| 8 | But even now , some senior DUP men are slightly perplexed at the apparent willingness of non-evangelicals to ‘ take a back seat and push the others forward ’ , as one man put it . |
| 9 | Expressing his absolute contempt of bands who rely on ambient , effect-heavy swirling guitar sounds , Bernard insists his own playing will never take a back seat musically . |
| 10 | Foreign policy will take a back seat while Clinton sorts out domestic problems . |
| 11 | Slemen added : ‘ We accept we must take a back seat to the national side , but we are still determined to succeed where the Midlands and England B failed . ’ |
| 12 | Until this improves , it 's likely that Russia will take a back seat for Western investment . |
| 13 | Although technology can not realistically take a back seat , we will try to tackle concepts at a simple level . |
| 14 | At this stage , most venture capitalists will take a back seat , assuming a role appropriate to the position of a non-executive director . |
| 15 | Borough councillors on the transport committee will consider the proposal on Monday but Mr Docherty said whatever their decision he expected they would take a back seat to Stockton Borough Council which coordinated last year 's meetings . |
| 16 | There seems to be a feeling that having done well one year you should then take a back place in the queue . |
| 17 | That 's why I thought we 'd have a quite afternoon after the show . |
| 18 | The stars were clouded over , the gas lights were dim then grew a bit brighter , and I could hear a tinkly organ out of tune , the sound came from the direction of the Iron Pier . |
| 19 | Only Fontwell survived but the course must pass a 7.30am inspection if it is to avoid becoming the 27th casualty of the season . |