Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A struggle to realize what in some sense already exists .
2 The core Marxist value is freedom — freedom from exploitation , freedom from the coercion of others , and freedom to realize oneself in creative labour .
3 Personally , I am rather too fond of my sanity to risk it in this way .
4 You never knew when your luck would turn — another mean Taibach slogan to see him through these dazzling fields of honey and clover .
5 Give the customers plenty of opportunity to see you from all angles and let them feel the cloth if they want to .
6 They tell me that Mr. Stavanger has a magnificent record , and is very highly thought of in shipping circles — indeed , they went so far as to say that they 'd recommend the bank 's board to support him through thick and thin .
7 ‘ It does her ego good to flirt with me ; it 's the star of the show 's privilege to indulge herself with up-and-coming actors like myself — I 'm not kidding you , ’ he had told them , ‘ she 's all over me when we film ! ’
8 ‘ I used to worry about Darth Vader , ’ Prentice confessed , putting his arm round Rory 's waist and lifting his foot to massage it with one hand .
9 This is Brando 's first film since 1980 and it 's good that his old campaigning fire was still sufficiently there under the millions and the sloth to pull him into this .
10 Such indemnities , transferring liabilities incurred to third parties , will be particularly useful in cases where a contracting party may incur liability to a person not party to the contract , which therefore can not be excluded by contract : for instance , a manufacturer might require a distributor or retailer to indemnify it against tortious product liability claims by consumers injured by the product .
11 You see , I did n't know her for long and it was a privilege to meet her at all .
12 Dorothy 's own attempt to preserve something from those final Somerset months produced a document more private , but hardly less remarkable .
13 But a more historic example has recently emerged from a conservation programme to preserve it in first class static display condition for many years to come , this is Mk 1 Z2033/G–ASTL of the Skyfame Collection owned by the Imperial War Museum ( IWM ) and part of the collection of the historic aircraft at Duxford .
14 IBM is hoping that the popularity of workflow computing models will drive uptake , but it acknowledges that message queuing is not a new concept ; what is new it says , is the attempt to implement it across multiple manufacturer 's machines .
15 What is new , according to DEC consultant engineer Lawrence Stewart , is that hardware now has the horse-power to drive them in real time .
16 What is new , according to DEC consultant engineer Lawrence Stewart , is that hardware now has the horse-power to drive them in real time .
17 Karadjordje 's attempt to impose himself on this structure by having himself declared ‘ Supreme Leader ’ created tensions which were never resolved during the nine years of his rebel regime .
18 Out of the corner of my eye I noticed how the prioress kept sending him frowning glances at being ignored , interspersed with coy smiles in an attempt to provoke him into some loving conspiracy about the events of the previous night .
19 Be warned though , it does n't work on all PC speakers — there are one or two in the office that emit a sound of some sort , but so quietly that you need a hearing aid to catch anything at all .
20 It is highly probable that by early in the next century it will require no more than ten per cent of the labour force to provide us with all our material needs — that is , all the food we eat , all the clothing we wear , all the textiles and furnishings in our houses , the houses themselves , the appliances , the automobiles , and so on .
21 We were soon to discover that Masha might be in no condition to set us on any track .
22 While cladding can be fixed directly to existing masonry walls , it is good practice to cover them with waterproof building paper first to prevent any moisture that gets behind the cladding from penetrating the wall itself .
23 Partly because these changes have been seen as shifts in design philosophy to be applied incrementally to new housing areas or to rehabilitated inner city districts , there has been no attempt to apply them to established residential areas .
24 They had to walk right past the tramp to enter the church and they made absolutely no attempt to help him in any way .
25 Some species may be receiving sufficient light to grow plenty of healthy foliage , but will always lack that little extra needed to produce flowering shoots .
26 If there is any attempt to bypass me in this matter , you shall all know of it ! ’
27 Jezrael wondered whose memory was being replayed inside her mind to guide her through this metal rat-run .
28 I 'd like to wish you well , Hazel , but there 's no good to wish you in this place .
29 In some cases , again , his links with the local gentry can be inferred only from his readiness to use them on sensitive business after 1483 .
30 In some cases , again , his links with the local gentry can be inferred only from his readiness to use them on sensitive business after 1483 .
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