Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Whereas in the past voters had looked to parties and party workers to help them make sense of politics , this function was now largely given up to television news broadcasts .
2 This self-selection process ensures that the Community Relations Branch attracts people with enthusiasm and the necessary personal qualities which make them enjoy work with youngsters , and not one member of the Community Relations Branch we encountered in Easton and elsewhere expressed anything other than pleasure and enjoyment from working with youngsters .
3 Erm and that also makes sure , if you 've got it all in front of you , erm that ensures that you 're getting all the information that you need rather than thinking oh hang on , what else do I need sort of thing .
4 Not till 1960 as a senior Lay Preacher did I set foot in Oxford , for a crash course at Mansfield .
5 What was more , not only did I have breakfast with I the family ( I live in the Smiths ' Quarter in Chelsea Barracks ) — toast , bacon and sausages , washed down with milk — but we had no muster parade that morning , and no Adjutant 's Orders to attend .
6 So is it like , somebody could erm I mean work against France in that situation ?
7 May I pay tribute to Mr Corrie for his letter ( Echoes March 3 ) .
8 ‘ Now how did I get hold of Breeze ?
9 How can I get value for money ?
10 At no time did I supply money for arms . ’
11 ‘ Then may I bid farewell to Mrs Longhill ? ’
12 Can I wear Nuform on Tuesday then ? ’
13 ‘ Do I need to leave the house or can I find time at home , when the others are out ? ’ ,
14 Tell me , how much do you earn end of story .
15 How do you make progress through socialism other than through class conflict ?
16 Which one do you want sort of thing , you know ?
17 How successful do you think these changes have been and how far do you think privatisation in museums ought to go ?
18 ‘ Do you think loss of morale could have anything to do with it ? ’ asked Mrs Lomax .
19 Do you regard provision in accord with point one as being part of the provision provided for N I five ?
20 But when it suits them they choose not to be seen and seen you know sort of divide and rule tactics of seen as different entities really and I mean to be how dare and one one comment was how dare these men gang up against us .
21 CAN YOU CATCH IT FROM KISSES ?
22 How can you translate theory into practice , and learn how to ‘ live magically ’ ?
23 And , and what actually do you do day to day ?
24 Do you do German at school ?
25 I 'm backing Back To The Planet because when you play their tapes on your Walkman it makes you give money to tramps .
26 And yet she had not cried , not even now , when the coffin was to be taken from Summer Lodge and carried to the graveyard on the hill overlooking the sea , could she give way to tears .
27 That 's because Scum have taken football to another level of skill ( how do you show sarcarsm in e-mail ? ? ) .
28 Everybody else then , number , section one Can you collect information for use in a class Now we 've got several ways of doing this , first of all , were you able to collect information for the class survey , whoever 's fiddling with a pen please do n't , it 's driving me nuts .
29 A new cooker or whatever can be a tremendous boon and investment but before you go out and spend money ask yourself questions about the way you live : is the pace hectic or leisurely ? how many and what sort of meals do you have to provide ? are you far from a good supermarket or freezer centre ? how much time do you have for shopping ? are you out at work all day ? do you grow your own vegetables ? how often do you entertain ? can you spend time on cooking and food preparation or is it always meals in a hurry ?
30 Do you remember syrup of figs ?
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