Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On several tables draped with white oil-cloth reposed the battered and bloody remains of what was left of five Chinese bodies , and Fred Peavy , the mortician-embalmer , was apparently trying to piece them together to make up the contents of five plain wooden coffins . |
| 2 | You are seeking ideas whenever you invite someone else to put forward an idea about a possible course of action . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps the time has come for someone else to take on the burden . |
| 4 | We will send someone else to clear out the site . ’ |
| 5 | What 's the point of returning to work and allowing someone else to bring up the child ? |
| 6 | Burning brands from the huts and from two galleys the MacIans had fired were seized and thrown into the MacIans ' own ships , to draw some of them away to put out the fires . |
| 7 | The council told me just to stay there the weekend . |
| 8 | The innkeepers — I had enough Spanish to recognize their curious Patagonian accent , all rolling rs and glottal stops — took me outside to show off a baby rhea they kept in a pen . |
| 9 | It 'll also if we start to take action provoke somebody else to take over the schemes , |
| 10 | As the JMU random visit programme goes into its second year we need to find better ways of isolating the representative results from those of the reactive , com-plaint-led , visits , and learn to interpret them statistically to build up a reliable picture of the auditing profession , its strengths and weaknesses . |
| 11 | It is essentially a melodic instrument and , though holding-notes in music of light calibre are charming in effect ( especially from or thereabouts with the exception — save in the hands of first-class players — of C ) it can not efface itself sufficiently to carry out the menial task of ‘ filling in notes of the harmony ’ in block writing . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , those of you yet to take out a home-loan but thinking of doing so might be better off going for the repayment version where you pay off a little bit of the loan and interest as you go along . |
| 13 | However , certain topics cut across these various disciplines and frequently it is necessary to cover them extensively to provide even an appreciation of the topic . |
| 14 | Seconds later , he asked me urgently to bring over a large roll of cotton-wool . |
| 15 | As there was at that time no one else to take up the cudgels nationally on their behalf this service was of great value to the deaf and dumb population , and is no doubt one explanation for the BDDA surviving its early difficult years . |
| 16 | Typically of experienced teachers recognising the potential weakness of the whole venture ( it will in fact only succeed if the pupils are determined to make it succeed — not something one can often rely on ! ) , precautions were adopted such as warning them beforehand to mark out the route they take , and ( the final card up teacher 's sleeve as pupils start to get killed all over the place ) to come in as narrator saying , ‘ Suddenly , for no apparent reason , the danger passed and the members returned to safety ’ ! |
| 17 | On the other hand , there is nothing here to show necessarily a diminution in Offa 's enthusiasm for an archbishopric of Lichfield or lessening regard for Hygeberht . |
| 18 | Deborah Sherwin , defending Miller , said she had sold her home to set up the fish stall at Redcar and Ferryhill markets but when her marriage broke up her husband took over running the stall on the understanding it would provide for their daughter . |
| 19 | You took the job with him simply to clear up a mystery . |
| 20 | The personal representative may suffer because it may not be possible for him fully to wind up the estate and to obtain a discharge from his fiduciary responsibilities . |
| 21 | He had come to Salzburg from his parental home in Augsburg in 1737 to study at the University with the intention of becoming a priest , but his love of music had led him instead to take up an appointment initially with the Canon of Salzburg before joining the Archbishop 's household . |
| 22 | That may have been one factor in causing her subsequently to bring up the children in the Jewish faith . |
| 23 | I remained in it only to pay off the debts left by our now failed business and needed every penny I could get . |
| 24 | Scream out James , come here a minute and , and you cou you could use it just to carry on the conversation . |
| 25 | Some students find it best to set aside a regular time each week ( perhaps at the weekend ) to file all the notes taken during the previous week . |
| 26 | Is he there to check out the band or does he just want to feel your bottom while they 're on ? |
| 27 | Is he there to check out the band or does he just want to feel your bottom while they 're on ? |
| 28 | You can be perfectly well with HIV and at other times chronic debility makes it hard to do even the basic things . |
| 29 | You can be perfectly well with HIV and at other times chronic debility makes it hard to do even the basic things . |
| 30 | This makes it hard to see why a 20 per cent rule has much appeal , and a more attractive rule might ensure that the activities of participants do not overlap by more than some specific amount . |