Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This targets them towards the most important part of the prey , where they can do most damage with their first contact . |
| 2 | I 'd better practise on you first . |
| 3 | She could hardly believe it , and she could not wait for her next consultation to see what was going to happen next . |
| 4 | You did not speak to me next morning , nor for the whole of the next day . |
| 5 | A squadron commander would suggest to me that " old so-and-so is getting a bit teased-out and perhaps he should be rested " , or " it might be convenient if he did not return after his next leave " — these leaves were quite frequent , something like six or seven days every six or seven weeks . |
| 6 | Keep an emery board handy in case of nail snags , so your teeth do not get to them first ! |
| 7 | From an early age , Shah Jehan made it clear that he did not care for his third son , and instead increasingly lavished attention on the more amiable Dara Shukoh . |
| 8 | In all cases , however , the mortgage can not continue after your 70th birthday . |
| 9 | It is a pity that the hon. Gentleman did not listen to my last answer . |
| 10 | The apple as symbol is all around us but most of us would still think of it first as a tasty snack . |
| 11 | Nor did he ever speak of his first wife , her mother . |
| 12 | ‘ I know , Todney , but you can always check with me first , and then you wo n't get it wrong , ’ Christina said , and smiled pleasantly , putting the young girl instantly at ease . |
| 13 | Any such media coverage should , in no way , present different factual information from that supplied to employees who should also hear about it first . |
| 14 | I 'm told we can now go to our next caller who 's Mandy calling from Freeland . |
| 15 | Since our first tour , people will now talk to us first , and some will even stop for a chat . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't wait for his first day — I 'll spend it in bed . ’ |
| 17 | He described one woman who kept saying , ‘ I ca n't wait for my second one to leave home , ’ but was actually denying the sadness she felt . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't wait until your third year to learn about careers in the City ’ , ran a flier pinned to the stall . |
| 19 | ‘ She would n't speak to me last time I was in your home , ’ she complained . |
| 20 | I never ticked it , it does damn all for me , I do n't see why I should n't insist on my first colour-choice or nothing . |
| 21 | We did n't hear about you first time round . ’ |
| 22 | You know , I thought he was about fifty odd , but what I must mention Jane , must n't forget in his first race in the three o'clock , he came last on Ruddy Cheek . |
| 23 | Well that lady do n't bother with her next door down there . |
| 24 | But he he he , you see , he did n't go to them last September . |
| 25 | I then gave a message to his secretary personal assistant and was told no the letter I receive was that I should n't go through something third hand you do n't see what the other side is . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't want to say too much as people will think I am only concerned because if the new rules come into force it will mean Shelford ca n't play for us next season . |
| 27 | So long as the frost does n't get to them first . |
| 28 | And if he did n't get to him first — well , it just did n't bear thinking about . |
| 29 | The Metropol Gallery of Vienna is seeking a buyer for the fire engine , provided the graffiti artists the Whitney once championed do n't get to it first . |
| 30 | It will then appear on your next bank statement in both foreign currency and sterling . |