Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The divisions are certainly latent , but the very manner in which , especially since President Muawad 's assassination , Syria has been trying to enforce the peace plan — with such haste , threats and bluster — tends to blunt rather than sharpen them . |
| 2 | It was significant that Tsongas decided to suspend rather than terminate his campaign , as it underlined the doubts which remained concerning Clinton . |
| 3 | Formative evaluation ( to use the current jargon ) , is so obviously more important than summative , since you need to modify things as they develop rather than wring your hands over them when they have failed . |
| 4 | If there is an existing pipe organ and it is of good quality , it may prove to be more economical in the long run to restore rather than replace it . |
| 5 | Where before he went off at obtuse tangents , now he takes the songs where he wants them to go rather than let them control him . |
| 6 | Obviously , they had made up their minds that they would have to make us eat rather than tell their bosses what had happened . |
| 7 | Now I 'm going to go inside and get myself a drink , ’ he announced , ‘ and then we are going to go over to the far field where there 's a modicum of peace and we are going to look at these plans together , OK ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ My big hope is that they will stay together and fulfil their ambition with Leeds . ’ |
| 9 | Indeed , this latter aspect of femininity is emphasized by some recent writers on masculinity who protest that men do not have such a wonderful deal in the world , since the social pressures on them to contain rather than express their emotions are oppressive and restrictive , stunting their full emotional development . |
| 10 | Edward had had to defer rather than abandon his plans , however , and in 1356 he sent Lancaster to Normandy with a small force of no more than 1,000 archers and 1,400 men-at-arms , which included supporting contingents from Normandy and from the Breton garrisons . |
| 11 | Either let your hair dry naturally or give it a quick blast with a diffuser/dryer . |
| 12 | Do n't you love your grandmother enough to come downstairs and give her a little goodbye kiss ? ’ |
| 13 | I had to come home and tell you immediately . |
| 14 | Alas , I never knew whether Gus survived to come home and marry her . |
| 15 | When I 've saved enough , I plan to come home and marry you , like I said I would . |
| 16 | but it 's like you see , he gives them spellings and he puts perhaps three or four wrong in twenty and they 're supposed to come home and check 'em , meanwhile he leaves them on the board for a whole week , which I think I 've told you before |
| 17 | ‘ I would say to children , ‘ Do you want your father to come home or do you want to go to a funeral as an orphan ? ’ |
| 18 | You are all I 've got , all I 've got left to build my life on ; my life has been one long frustration , and to stand aside and see you throw yourself away on scum like … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ If the Ombudsman 's report recommends that compensation should be paid , the Government should act urgently and honour it . ’ |
| 20 | They would not accept that the students could act spontaneously and have their own views outside of the party 's direction . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll wait here and see you safely inside . |
| 22 | Will you wait here and guard my sack ? perhaps it would be wise to remove it a little from the public view … ’ |
| 23 | They broke away to work independently and become their own masters . |
| 24 | You can not vomit here and upset our host . |
| 25 | I said , ‘ You know I have to stand here and watch you stop breathing if we do that , and as a matter of fact , you 'll gasp for air , and you 'll be watching us , and you 'll see us go away … ’ |
| 26 | And I know it 's very easy for me to stand here and say you know try to keep calm and polite and reasonable . |
| 27 | I 'm just sitting wondering whether the in light of the problems we 've had in the Gulf , there 's no doubt about it the strengthening of the relationship between this country and the States is certainly there for all of us to see , so do you think that 'll have a spin off in terms of people wanting to come here and visit us ? |
| 28 | ‘ I was n't ; it was only when I was talking about it to Gina that I thought I ought to come here and tell you . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Did Mrs Wood ask you to come here and advise me ? ’ asked Moore . |
| 30 | McHale said : ‘ You 'd think that Chesterfield have to come here and beat us to keep alive their chances of reaching the playoffs . ’ |