Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes youngsters must make do with teachers ' worksheets giving summaries of books they should be studying . |
| 2 | Investments were made in a multi-storey office block in Jos in the hope that its rents would help pay for the newspaper , but the building was still largely empty six months after completion . |
| 3 | In its place , the government is to set up a " new wide ranging review " of how local authorities could help clear up polluted sites , and of whether they had adequate powers and finances to carry out the task . |
| 4 | Conditioners with sun-screens can help guard against ultraviolet light which weakens and bleaches the hair . |
| 5 | He expressed the hope that future good relations would help lay to rest the mistakes of the past . |
| 6 | RCM have also produced 2 new leaflets for women on healthy eating and on smoking , alcohol and drugs which NCT members can help distribute to playgroups , libraries , health centres , etc . |
| 7 | At Boston Spa , for example , there were no adequate washing facilities for 16 years ; at Exeter , it was 1887 before the school got hot water facilities ; at Old Kent Road , the installation of gas pipes which could have provided better lighting was rejected in 1833 on the grounds the cost was exorbitant and that the children could make do with candles . |
| 8 | Students must make do with two exercise books for the entire year . |