Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naseby tried hard to read over his shoulder . |
| 2 | There 's also a 48bhp , 1398cc diesel engine , but VW has yet to decide when to introduce it to the UK , although September 1991 looks the most likely time . |
| 3 | Chairman Murray has yet to comment publicly on the situation , but the Roker staff clearly want the issue resolved quickly . |
| 4 | Gallery Director Mary Gardner Neill has yet to determine how the money will be spent , but she told The Art Newspaper that the $10 million will count towards the Yale campaign , a major university-wide capital drive to be announced in early May , seeking $1.5 billion by 1997 . |
| 5 | The story revolves around the terrible conflict between love and duty as Idomeneus tries desperately to wriggle out of his rash vow , with further complications caused by Idamantes ' love for a foreign princess , Ilia , and the relentless pursuit of Idamantes by a singularly determined Cretan lady named Electra . |
| 6 | Irish keeper Tommy Wright did well to shove over a fierce shot fired in by Altin Reaklli after just 30 seconds . |
| 7 | His letter evoked the surprising reply that the Headmaster could not alter the Bible , and when Bayley wrote again to point out , reasonably enough , that he could not find the Articles in his copy of " the Authorized Version , Gurney replied frostily " I beg to decline all future disputing on the subject " . |
| 8 | Like the other bands , the Rockingbirds have yet to meet Right Said Fred . |
| 9 | Sandison tried hard to remember how much he had given the girl . |
| 10 | Banbridge tried hard to get back into the game but Dungannon stuck again in the 75th minute when Denver beat Hanley with a neat lob to complete his hat-trick . |
| 11 | They very kindly drop in shade cards and patterns for her and Mrs Critten has only to pick up the telephone and they are there to help . |
| 12 | IBM has yet to say when the new operating system will ship , but users will be able to tie in the PowerPC , providing a single operating system from the desktop through departmental servers to highly-parallel enterprise servers . |
| 13 | England battled hard to get back into contention throughout the second half , but the Scots kept them at arm 's length and ran out worthy winners . |
| 14 | Eventually , Lenin had somehow to explain why the changes in the nature of public administration , which he hoped would be brought about by the revolution , had not materialized . |
| 15 | He fell ill of a fever at Padua , left Italy , and arrived in England resolved never to go abroad again . |
| 16 | ( 8 ) The most disadvantaged areas , especially in the south of Italy , Greece , Portugal and Spain have yet to benefit significantly from this phenomenon . |
| 17 | Before he invaded Iran in 1980 , Mr Hussein tried hard to get on with the Islamic zealots who had just seized power in Tehran . |
| 18 | At low tide the Thames seems rather to let down London . |
| 19 | Wednesday were twice in trouble in the first half — Woods doing well to tip over a Marcus Marin shot , and Nigel Worthington clearing a Witeczek header off the line . |
| 20 | Maurice had only to look around at Casterton to see the ideal place for his school . |
| 21 | Chris Armstrong and Paul Williams have yet to strike up a true understanding in the Palace attack and despite some promising service from wingers John Salako and McGoldrick , Gunners ' keeper David Seaman was rarely troubled during the first half . |
| 22 | Oliver seemed suddenly to wake up . |
| 23 | Mervyn liked best to work alone , in the open air , and was very observant . |
| 24 | Turning well inside the box he side-stepped Birney to hammer in a shot which McConnell did well to push out for a corner . |
| 25 | Cardinal Bea had later to point out firmly that it did not apply in the East . |
| 26 | Harry had only to reach out his hand to restrain him , but movement seemed suddenly to have deserted him . |
| 27 | CHANCELLOR Norman Lamont refused point-blank to rule out tax increases yesterday . |
| 28 | Duvall moved forward to fire again , but Rohmer held his arm — pulling him back . |
| 29 | Leonard has only to play effectively to win a Test place against the All Blacks in the second international in Wellington on Saturday week . |
| 30 | They suggest that ‘ contemporary music is a means that God uses today to reach out to people who otherwise would not consider the truths of Christianity for themselves ’ . |