Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adj] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They need those decision structures because it is impossible for them to know enough to control activities directly . |
| 2 | Finally , in order to have a word with the silent Cis , I asked Elfed to fetch Richard , who had been awaiting in the kitchen the result of the meeting . |
| 3 | at that church one she has learnt so much erm I mean this to speak French , now she speaking it in three weeks ! |
| 4 | Can you er can you put the bubbles in cos I want this to get bubbles on . |
| 5 | For many years Plugger has specialised in searching out the rare and unusual fish which come into the American hobby , so I came prepared to take fish home with me — but nothing on this scale . |
| 6 | Morrell won the 1500 metres at the Kelvin Hall with an impressive display of strength in 3min 44.09sec , then declared : ‘ It was an easy run — I came prepared to run 3min 40sec and that should show people whether there 's anything wrong with my calf . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It 's a task in which I stand ready to join John Major whenever he is ready to begin , ’ he said . |
| 8 | I feel free to make suggestions . |
| 9 | This may all sound very trivial but it has the effect of making me almost hate my body to the extent that I feel ashamed to let John see me naked . |
| 10 | I felt ready to consume gallons of it . |
| 11 | So we 've got the I think that to fulfil I I P requirements , we 've got ta put out some it would be useful to put out something like a training and and development policy . |
| 12 | The erm point about are distribution within Greater York is that we have attempted to look at this in what I think is a a rational and realistic manner , we have looked , and you 'll see this from our supplementary paper , I apologize for its lateness , but I think it 's benefited from the additional thought that could be given to it , we have looked both backwards , at the present day , and forwards , we 've looked backwards at past build rates , we 've looked at the present day position in the sense of the population shares within Greater York , and we 've looked forwards in terms of the commitment figures that are given in the N Y one paper that we 've just been looking at , and taking all those things into account , and adding in what we see as the right location for a new settlement , namely Selby district , we come to the figures that are in our supplementary paper , and there is clearly a great deal of common ground between the evidence you get from looking either at past building rates or population shares , as now , or future commitments which all point towards a broadly similar distribution , we say , with the addition of a new feature namely the new settlement , so that I commend those figures to you as somebody who 's actually dared to put their toe , or maybe their whole body into the water , and given you not only some numbers , but also a basis by which if you should er have a different Greater York figure in mind , a basis on which that could be rationally er approached , I would not certainly defend to the last ditch the need to put a figure of fifty dwellings into the structure plan for the Hambledon part of Greater York , there may be a cut off point beyond which you do n't go , but certainly for Ryedale and Selby , with very substantial numbers there is a need to indicate what the appropriate division should be , and you could not for instance indicate what the er Ryedale non Greater York figure was , without someone telling us the , as the Chairman rightly said , having an idea of what the Ryedale Greater York figure should be , so it is n't really I think feasible to have district figures for non Greater York , and one Greater York figure , that does n't er get away from the issue , and nor does it solve the potential for confusion . |
| 13 | At the ripe old age of twenty-six , I had half-decided to take stock of my life so far and try to decide what to do . |
| 14 | I mean as long as I have enough to take care of this house and my children , that 's alright . |
| 15 | They include ‘ speed restraint points ’ ( which appear similar to speed tables or raised crossings ) ; speed control bends of more than 90 degrees deflection and with tight radii and mountable shoulders ; speed control islands to interrupt unavoidably long and straight stretches of road where speeds would otherwise be excessive ; and speed control humps , though it is warned that these ‘ ought not to be used in new housing schemes when other speed reducing features would be effective . ’ |
| 16 | Joan realised Bewey 's greater potential after watching a TV documentary about a Lincolnshire home for the elderly which used dog-stroking to soothe people . |
| 17 | The Fnac has renewed its long-running offensive against the French system of r.p.m. on books — just a few weeks before the parliamentary elections which seem likely to spell defeat for France 's ruling Socialists , the party that brought in the Loi Lang to regulate book prices in 1981 . |
| 18 | A development which seems likely to bear fruit was the creation of a working party from within the panel . |
| 19 | Firstly , the rice-salt solution failed to fulfil the second criterion , which demands that the materials needed for preparing the mixture should be affordable by all who need them : The actual components of the mixture were readily available , indeed this was one of the reasons which prompted BRAC to substitute rice for the less readily available gur . |
| 20 | That a deep-seated and all-embracing blood taboo unquestionably lay at the heart of so much of Jewish belief and ritual practice is clearly evidenced by the later ( Christian ) book of Hebrews which saw fit to characterize Judaism specifically as a covenant of blood , sanctified , purified and redeemed by the blood of cultic sacrifice : |
| 21 | When the UKCC announced its proposals for community nursing , Professional Nurse congratulated Council on its approach , which looked set to unite community nursing and pave the way for an improved service for patients , and also for giving nurses the opportunity to comment on the proposals in true democratic fashion . |
| 22 | After some years of controversy ( in which , admittedly , Smith himself did little to smooth things over , tending if anything to exacerbate the situation by his own behaviour ) , he was finally deposed from his chair in 1881 . |
| 23 | An attempt to establish a ‘ liberal communist ’ regime under Imre Nagy which appeared likely to take Hungary out of the Warsaw Treaty Organisation was brutally crushed by Soviet tanks in October 1956 , and a new leadership under János Kádár was installed which took a long time to establish any measure of domestic support . |
| 24 | The enzyme , called collagenase , breaks down collagen , a structural protein which does much to hold teeth in place , and to hold various other parts of the body together . |
| 25 | There is also a health visitor who comes in to teach on the childcare course and to discuss any health problems , and a doctor who visits monthly to give inoculations and deal with any other aspects of health care . |
| 26 | She let him accompany her into the small lounge where the set was kept in segregation from the vocal and gregarious fishermen , and settle her in a comfortable chair , cheek by jowl with a single elderly lady , who seemed pleased to have company , and disposed to conversation . |
| 27 | In 1181 Pope Alexander died and was succeeded by Lucius 11I , who seemed willing to make compromises with Barbarossa . |
| 28 | In her shocked lethargy , she seemed content to let Valerie run around after her and do everything for her . |
| 29 | She seemed surprised to see David again . |
| 30 | She seemed able to find interest in any topic , a gift which led to her becoming the first regular columnist for the Manchester Guardian 's women 's page . |