Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb -s] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Might the Mr Chairman I was just wondering if it 's worth just mentioning that the , since the Redhill Airport proposal which does include a privately funded motorway link erm point erm has gone to and has been called in to the determination I believe by the Minister , but er we are sort of pending er holding our horses until that er er is nearer the time is that not perhaps |
| 2 | What we are surely witnessing is the effect on these people of the ‘ divinity which doth hedge a king ’ , which may be translated more prosaically as the persistent flattery and adulation with which kings were treated — and in France , it seems , not only kings , but their children . |
| 3 | Apparently , Randy wanted this guitar to be known as the Concorde' and when you take into account its overall shape and sleek appearance it does have a great deal in common with its British Airways equivalent . |
| 4 | That 's right and and to er er sort of fogies of my age it does seem a bit strange but these days the video and the recording have got to go together have n't they ? |
| 5 | The recompense is meagre , but when combined with ideological enthusiasm it helps sustain a new type of local politician . |
| 6 | But in addition to great patience it does demand a little advance planning ; the business of adding the already garlic-flavoured and cooked but cooled wine to the cheese and eggs and putting the whole mixture together into the cooking pot is important . |
| 7 | These are n't in the same league as the gas variety when it comes to providing ‘ real ’ flames , but there 's a wide variety available , and they can just add that cosy finishing touch which helps turn a house into a home . |
| 8 | On the other hand it does offer a usable alternative where ‘ clean ’ actually sounds too clean . |
| 9 | Those pupils wishing to continue their education have either to transfer to a school which does have a sixth form or to a sixth form college , or to move outside the secondary school system into a tertiary or further education college ( see below ) . |
| 10 | Grass has been the main diet for horses since the horse evolved and although it varies in nutritional quality throughout the year it does provide a balanced diet for most animals who are not working or breeding . |
| 11 | With a cellar full of enough cordite to wipe half the island off the map it does seem a bit daft , but my father wo n't let me near the stuff . |
| 12 | The Commission will have limited powers , although it lacks the full enforcement machinery , to apply Articles 85 and 86 to any merger which does constitute a concentration within the Merger Regulation , but does not meet the turnover thresholds . |
| 13 | Similarly with the other likely locations , I know we 're g not going into that , but virtually all of them will e inevitably feed onto the trunk network which does fulfil a dual function around York . |
| 14 | A partner who does make a profit through such competition may be required to forfeit such profit and pay the profit over to the partnership . |
| 15 | Although this may seem to be of more interest to a mountaineer it does give a most convincing sense of reality to his hills and this without a sterile exactitude . |