Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forecasts about the course of democracy tend to swing from optimism to despair with alarming speed . |
| 2 | ‘ I think it is important that judges should retire earlier than they do , ’ said Mr Hewitt , of Etherley , near Bishop Auckland , who retired in his 73rd year but who has regularly been recalled to sit in judgement during the past two years . |
| 3 | Bernard 's father had been a builder , his two elder brothers were house painters ; his older sister was married to a carpenter : another just left nursing to be married ; his two younger sisters were still at school and planned to go to college against their mother 's wishes . |
| 4 | 4 subjects failed to attend for assessment at 4 weeks although they remained in the study . |
| 5 | FCA of who had been found to be in breach of Investment Business Regulation 1.32 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to carry out a review of its compliance procedures in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.09 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to warn clients of the extent to which they may be exposed to risk in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.32 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 , when the firm gave advice to clients such that , if acted upon , it would result in commission being received , it failed to inform those clients of that position in writing in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.47 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to issue engagement letters in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.60 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to ensure that it had adequate records in accordance with the terms of the Regulation was reprimanded , fined £500 and ordered to pay £250 by way of costs . |
| 6 | You failed to fall in love with me — |
| 7 | I did n't want to quarrel in front of Flora — it seemed humiliating over something so small — so I said , ‘ Well , it 's just that they seemed so happy and fond of each other . |
| 8 | If you suffered an injury — like a slipped disc , a dislocated knee — or if you needed a hip replacement or maybe something even more serious , you 'd naturally want to go into hospital without a long delay . |
| 9 | I do not want to go into detail about how I get on with Michael . |
| 10 | ‘ I would n't want to go through life as a miracle-worker . ’ |
| 11 | Sometimes she does n't want to go to school at all . ’ |
| 12 | If he did n't want to go to court for a very minor offence , then you could caution him . |
| 13 | I 'm only here under duress because I did n't want to go to court over this nonsense . |
| 14 | ( Who 'd want to go to bed with roses anyway , what a mad idea ! ) ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You do n't want to go to bed with me ? ’ |
| 16 | But I do n't want to go to bed with you . |
| 17 | When I was younger they used to say if I ever did want to go to bed with somebody to ask to go on the Pill . |
| 18 | I do n't want to go to bed with you , I 'm speaking about the situation . |
| 19 | The trouble is , when I do n't want to go to bed with her ( and it does happen ) , I do n't want to go to bed with her . |
| 20 | The trouble is , when I do n't want to go to bed with her ( and it does happen ) , I do n't want to go to bed with her . |
| 21 | When do n't I want to go to bed with her ? |
| 22 | ‘ In the circumstances , how could you possibly want to go to bed with someone like me ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I knew two sorts of women , ’ he said thickly , not looking at her , ‘ the women I loved but did n't want to go to bed with . |
| 24 | And then the women I did want to go to bed with , but could n't conduct a conversation with . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You 're not in love with him and you do n't want to go to bed with him , but you do love him . |
| 26 | ‘ Lowell , do you want to go to bed with me ? ’ |
| 27 | Do you want to go to bed with Daddy ? |
| 28 | you do n't want to go to bed with knots in your hair |
| 29 | There are no real features — a low relief gangway here , a slashed crack there , a stiffening of angle at two thirds height seize the imagination of the guide-writer more than that of the viewing climber , who will want to go from bottom to top by the smoothest and straightest way . |
| 30 | What you got to go into town for ? |