Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ABC checklist for keeping your child alive |
| 2 | but believe me it is very necessary for keeping your pattern correct . |
| 3 | So it 's really about keeping his spirit alive and making sure people get a chance to hear this album and see it performed live . |
| 4 | Catherine Marsden will be here tomorrow to give you advice about keeping your skin young and beautiful and Dennis Howell who 's always young and fairly beautiful will be looking at the films on T V next week . |
| 5 | Alex and Chris were playing poker as I walked in , and after explaining my predicament one of the Frenchmen handed over an old copy of the local paper which he had brought with him when he had joined . |
| 6 | ‘ I suppose you 're after picking your girlfriend some strawberries now ? ’ |
| 7 | defender gareth davies has a heavy cold he could be missing … back in the running is Simon Brain he 's fully fit again after breaking his leg last season |
| 8 | I 've been meaning to talk to you , but you 've ducked out of the building so fast after finishing your show these last two days , ’ she told him when he stopped to greet her and ask if she had heard the brilliant spontaneous earthquake joke he 'd cracked on air that morning . |
| 9 | And after watching her beat two previous winners with staggering ease , owner Lord Carnarvon said : ‘ She 's very exciting , really a bit special , the best filly out so far . ’ |
| 10 | RUNAWAY teenager Nicola Rogers told today why she headed for the bright lights of Blackpool after leaving her home 100 miles away four days ago . |
| 11 | It is worth saving your duty free allowances for the cruise , as you wo n't get better deals in Florida or at the airport duty free shops . |
| 12 | In an over-determined upbringing and education , a child or young person can be forced into a way of using their mind antithetical to their own natural bias . |
| 13 | In selecting only one thread of policy — on the national issue — we are in danger of misconstruing its significance relative to the overall context . |
| 14 | Instead of enjoying her leave one of us has been forced to spend days on the phone in search of locums while the other is deprived of the option of completing extra surgeries in her own practice with her own patients . |
| 15 | ‘ I had no intention of becoming your lover last night when I invited you back here . |
| 16 | The Hezb-i-Islami chief , Gulbuddin Hekmatyar , is fighting to oust Mr Rabbani , accusing him of rigging his election last December . |
| 17 | The only modification needed to make them operate efficiently in air is some means of keeping their surface clean and smooth , so the amphibians developed the capacity to blink and a membrane that they can draw across the front of the eyeball . |
| 18 | So this afternoon 's news that Paul Getty is prepared to give a million pounds to help construct a building to house the mediaeval map and chained library has presented the townfolk here with yet another opportunity of keeping their heritage intact . |
| 19 | Suddenly the idea of keeping her enemy close seemed ludicrous — how could she keep him close when she fell apart at the seams every time he was anywhere near her ? |
| 20 | He was able to give a pagan friend power of attorney to act on his behalf , and so found an elegant way of keeping his conscience clear and his standing with the church unaffected . |
| 21 | How to get cash help with the costs of keeping your home warm |
| 22 | A good way of emphasizing your interest in the job and of keeping your image fresh in the mind of the interviewer is to write a follow-up letter after the interview . |
| 23 | After a few days of trial and error I devised a system of categorising my work four times during the day ; on an early shift , for example , at approximately 10.00am , 1.00pm , 3.00pm and on leaving for the day . |
| 24 | Either it was passionate lust , or she was considering pouring her Perrier full of ice cubes down the front of his trousers . |
| 25 | A limited partner is forbidden , on pain of rendering his liability unlimited , to take any part in the management of the business , and has no power to bind the firm . |
| 26 | Everyone was in a hurry as they squeezed by ; no-one seemed to notice her , and she did n't see much chance of getting their attention right now . |
| 27 | When he was imprisoned in 1768 for sexual sadism he managed to secure an early release by the devious means of getting his wife pregnant while she visited him in jail . |
| 28 | Lindsey Walton , well-known warbird operator quietly clocked-up ten years of flying his Corsair this season . |
| 29 | Why not adopt the same approach to the bird who shows no distress and , lacking self-consciousness , is incapable of considering its position one way or the other ? |
| 30 | The best way of teaching your child good manners is by consistent example . |