Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hard disk can be reused but it will need a new AT controller card . |
| 2 | The only thing that I might need a medical for is my thirty thousand pound life insurance . |
| 3 | Okay , right what we are going to er do now is create a constant , we 'll need a constant for our regressions so if you type the letter Q to come out of the data processing environment right type the letter Q right and then go into the er constant creation menu , which is option one of the data processing menu right , you 'll , you 'll be asked for a name for if you like call it C or constant or Fred Bloggs , just supply a name to your constant term . |
| 4 | Brian Barnes , the man who beat Jack Nicklaus twice in a single day , could introduce a new-look to the Senior 's Tour in Britain . |
| 5 | When you have a positive Z score for one , you 'd expect a negative for the other . |
| 6 | It 's only within the last couple of year , and then oh no you can nae do a certain of the er it was actually our vice president at the started the campaign over in Fife , and they won through . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't give a damn for your envy . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't give a damn for what is fashionable , ’ he said , ‘ and I do n't want to write about characters just because they 're fashionable types . |
| 9 | They did n't give a damn for what we call reason , they were liable to act wickedly at a moment 's notice . |
| 10 | He followed me , almost in tears himself , and said that he did n't give a damn for his bloody socks . |
| 11 | The film is the story of decadent British aristocrats who did not give a damn for anything but their own pleasure . |
| 12 | We were not allowed to get up early without permission , but I did n't give a damn for that . |
| 13 | As long as the planes came to drop his explosives he did n't give a damn for the rest of the war effort . |
| 14 | Two of us decided in favour of The Sunday Times and against Mrs Thatcher , and those two did n't give a damn for Mrs Thatcher , we each of us decided it was a matter of principle , knowing that we were bound to be criticised , whatever we did , and we decided it , and there 's an end of it . |
| 15 | SUMMERCHILD : Actually , I do feel a little as if I were coming face to face with my past in some kind of way . |
| 16 | A person can become a Christian for all sorts of reasons , but it is vital for Christianity if it is true , that he think through his faith afterwards to the point where he understands why he believes — at least to the level at which his mind demands satisfaction in understanding other areas of life . |
| 17 | Oh no they came over to er they just came over to see us well see us see a certain of new arrival . |
| 18 | One study ( Hunt , 1978 ) , however , found that one-quarter of the 65–75 age-group ‘ would like a relative to visit more often ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ Ellen , will you keep a secret for me ? ’ she asked in the end , giving me her sweetest smile . |
| 20 | Vera asks me : ‘ Why did you stay a Communist for so long , even after your friend was executed in 1950 ? '' ’ The friend in question had been a schoolmate and they had worked together in the resistance . |
| 21 | This , together with the interim dividend of 2.3 pence per share paid on 5 October 1992 , would make a total for the year of 3.3 pence per share [ 1991 8.5 pence ] . |
| 22 | Bénéteau will build a maxi for them for the race . |
| 23 | The country might prefer a tired to an unfamiliar team . |
| 24 | No man 'ud want a lay like that ! |
| 25 | And no Department will prepare a brief for its Minister on anything outside the departmental purview . |
| 26 | I 'm sorry I ca n't boil all this information down , but I hope it helps you prepare a brief for Peter Johnson . |
| 27 | Fast working enthusiasts might complete a sled in time to enter the trans-Pyrenean dog-sled race on 25 January 1992 . |
| 28 | And does Scotland take a different with the whole subject from the rest of the country . |
| 29 | I would guess that he has one of our Plan Three policies , which does actually have a limited of fifty pounds on the erm head gasket and three hundred pounds on the engine . |
| 30 | Did you have a good at school ? |