Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Based on the evidence of those first episodes of Butterflies back in 1978 , which of those two would most of us have put our money on to become a TV star ? |
| 2 | Crossing sets of stitches tend to draw the work in and to prevent this in part and to make crossing the sets of stitches easier , it is usual to run at least one stitch at either side of the cable down to form a ladder . |
| 3 | The Jovian magnetic field exerts an influence out to near a surface called the magnetopause . |
| 4 | She was picking at a leaf-taking the green out to leave a filigree of veins . |
| 5 | There 's only one thing , it might mean more part time jobs for college leavers and things if they go to work on a Sunday in the big stores and they did , give them a foot up to start a job , then get taken on you know as . |
| 6 | You 'd have to put glue powder and water in to make a water based printing ink . |
| 7 | " As a matter of fact , " said Clara , " I did put my name down to do a Dip Ed . |
| 8 | Minnie had written to her about how terrible it had been , how Captain Cook had brought his wife up to see a specialist who had examined her and said at once there was nothing to be done , there was no operation possible , and he must take his wife home to die . |
| 9 | to make heating the water up to make a coffee what would she boil that water in ? |
| 10 | He said : ‘ I pulled the hamstring in my left leg as I picked the ball up to score a try . |
| 11 | But he said it was for you and gave me the phone back to take a message . |
| 12 | The train is driven by Jack Warner , Mr Huggett himself , who the following year takes the part of a reliable policeman out to put a stop to juvenile delinquency in The Blue Lamp ( 1950 ) . |
| 13 | I was sitting in the sitting-room about to make a cup of coffee when I heard a huge bang and I thought the whole house was going to cave in . |
| 14 | He did not move , but his hand sought hers and he brought the soft fingers to his lips , mouthing them gently , one by one , turning her palm up to press a kiss inside it , passing his tongue lightly over the pink tips , so passive in his grasp . |
| 15 | They continued on along the line of booths , each with its owner sitting on the counter among his stained , dirty jars like some vast black spider , past the long , carpet-covered benches in front of them with the rows of men drinking coffee and smoking and talking , past the assorted smells of rose and jasmine , amber and banana , past the odd little restaurants with their grand brass jugs of hot water , their servants hurrying with coffee in glasses to some merchant about to strike a deal , past all this and then suddenly through the arch of the Bab es Zuweyla with its two soaring and fantastic minarets and out once more into the Tentmakers ' Bazaar with its donkey-saddles of red brocade and its camel-trappings adorned with cowries and little bits of looking-glass , its gaily-striped awnings and brilliant tent linings . |
| 16 | Here was his dog about to kill a lamb and he just stood there doing nothing . |
| 17 | Thérèse spent a day rearranging her things , then invited her cousin up to take a look . |
| 18 | What 's known as the uniform branch turn up to investigate a crime , I hope you 're all listening |
| 19 | Yeah , the uni er the uniform branch turn up to investigate a crime and if they find fingerprints they will get what 's known as a scenes of crime officer to take the fingerprints off the wall , yeah ? |
| 20 | Aspiring model Alexa Hamley , 22 , was a member of a jury about to return a verdict in a trial when Paul Powell , 21 , whistled at her in Cardiff Crown Court . |
| 21 | He had the air of a man about to break a rule of a lifetime . |
| 22 | One of Gaudi 's sculptures , after all , shows an anarchist about to toss a grenade at a statue of the Virgin Mary . |
| 23 | Madame put her glass down to put a cigarette in her holder . |
| 24 | You might wish to put a project in to make a point |
| 25 | It flew dead straight , and was just about to begin its descent towards Belinda 's desk when Jason Drew , who was sitting immediately behind Belinda , put his hand up to ask a question . |
| 26 | I 'd climb into my father 's bed with my shoes and raincoat on to eat a jar of malt extract that had been carefully saved . |
| 27 | I 've got ta go all the way round to get a diploma and all the way round there ! |
| 28 | And when he 'd put the envelope down to put a stamp on it — ‘ Face upwards , Shirley ! ’ — why , she could n't help noticing who it was addressed to , now could she ? |
| 29 | Ms Reynolds had been fired from her £20,000 a year job after taking time off to have a hysterectomy on the recommendation of the company doctor . |
| 30 | The data base is to be housed at the Norwich Community Workshop , a co-operative set up to provide a centre for a variety of activities , including research on the local economy . |