Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [indef pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the former was impossible with the twins in tow and the latter unthinkable given the length of time he 'd have to wait for one on a Sunday . |
| 2 | No and like they 're , like Mr was like taking the piss yeah right , everyone was clapping and cheering about something in the class , yeah , and Mr opens the Mr opens the door and goes stop that clapping , and shuts the door . |
| 3 | I no longer cared about anything but the sexual charge passing between us . |
| 4 | We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’ |
| 5 | Tetanus immunity should be checked for anyone with a cut or deep scratch . |
| 6 | We asked for nothing but a few gestures — |
| 7 | Zborowski supplied the charcoal , paints , canvas , and brushes ; he also hired the models ( Modigliani insisted that they must be paid three to five francs an hour ) and any accessories , although the painter rarely asked for anything but the human figure for his work . |
| 8 | If you are having difficulty cooking for everyone in the family , try Roseyne Masselin 's recipes ( see p.70 ) ; they are also Mediterranean in style and perfect for today 's lifestyle . |
| 9 | That goes for everyone on the mainland as well . |
| 10 | When I lived right on the job it used to drive my wife round the bend — I 'd be at home on a weekend , perhaps in the garden , and I 'd think about something in the greenhouse across the road so I 'd go over there and disappear for an hour whereas perhaps I should have been giving more time to my family . |
| 11 | We can no more think about anything without a mental image than we can live without breathing . |
| 12 | Because these will be resent as we know that have individual needs in individual ways and they often rub off one against the other if they live in closeness as we all do . |
| 13 | Beccaria 's attempt to avoid considerations of responsibility and desert must be regarded as something of a failure . |
| 14 | The siege of Saint-Sauveur can be regarded as something of a landmark in the development of the practical use of artillery . |
| 15 | The SACC characterisation of Mr De Klerk 's statement , as ‘ cynical and spurious ’ , is likely to be regarded as something of an understatement in many legal and political circles . |
| 16 | It is a matter of history that Austin became the first Englishman to regularly employ the new-fangled back crawl , which all swimmers use today but was then regarded as something of an eccentricity . |
| 17 | The ego is the executive agency , the id could be regarded as something like the Congress , as o which er seen as a , as a large mass of conflicting demands . |
| 18 | He attributes his success in holding Basildon to the front page of Thursday 's Sun — ‘ If Kinnock wins today will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights ’ — and in being treated as something of a hero within sections of the Conservative Party . |
| 19 | The courses are designed for anyone in the voluntary sector who is unsure how the changes will affect them or who simply wants to be better informed . |
| 20 | Cade towards the end of his life was being superseded by Jewish moneylenders , and as a Christian usurer he would come to appear as something of an anomaly after his death . |
| 21 | A fortnight ago , the Norwich Union East Champions lost to Redbridge and Ilford , who Chelmsford have beaten this season , but form would count for nothing in a derby game , he insisted . |
| 22 | This weekend 's results , of course , will count for nothing in the Olympics . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , much of this expertise remains unrecognised by the British school system , largely because the RSA Diploma does not currently count for anything in the award of Qualified Teacher Status . |
| 24 | ‘ I can see that my presence must have come as something of a shock , ’ he said . |
| 25 | All this counts for nothing in the world of rugby and it will be his ability to scrum and compete with the best that will make or break this South African legend . |
| 26 | Halfway round the ring when he asked for little more collection she offered no resistance and they moved as one into an easy working trot rising . |
| 27 | Tape Unit 14 is liable to come as something of a surprise to students who have not had the experience of examining colloquial English speech before . |
| 28 | So while interpreters working from spoken English to sign language are called upon to work for nothing as a service to these normal , intelligent ‘ disabled ’ people , those in the foreign spoken language interpretive role , where language users are equal , may rise to occupy one of the highest status roles in diplomacy , and correspondingly command high financial rewards . |
| 29 | This pattern has come to be considered as something of a pre-industrial norm . |
| 30 | ‘ Because I am married , you see , mama had my governess explain to me about marriage — of what is expected of one in the marriage bed . ’ |