Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [prep] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want everyone to really want to play for the side . |
| 2 | ‘ But the board know when contracts are up and now they expect me to just sign for a year . |
| 3 | I urge you to please support this motion . |
| 4 | I urge you to seriously consider this offer and to ensure that you reply before the closing date . |
| 5 | Now we we 'll have done some of them there and I do n't want you to look there okay I want you to just try it |
| 6 | But I want you to then engage me in something about my business . |
| 7 | The separation of to and the infinitive by introducing an adverb or phrase : I want you to gently pick up the box instead of I want you to pick up the box gently . |
| 8 | But I find it more useful actually to write out the things I want you to actually do . |
| 9 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 10 | Let us at least begin the exposition of Wittgenstein with some things which everyone knows and must admit . |
| 11 | Tell him to fucking hurry . ’ |
| 12 | Tell him to just fuck . |
| 13 | For example , we now brief recruits on their rights and tell them and encourage them to actually come forward with their complaints , we very carefully brief and select our N C Os , we have open days for parents , we bring parents in so that they can feel part of the set up right from the start and so that their sons join the army and they tell their other friends to make sure they do to . |
| 14 | ‘ They will be very popular people — perhaps even more in demand than the producer — and should be able to sign short term contracts that allow them to continually search out the people willing to pay them most money . ’ |
| 15 | The set-ups illustrated allow you to comfortably transport fish for long distances , and also serve as an emergency tank in the vent of a power failure . |
| 16 | If they allow themselves to continually think catastrophic thoughts , or focus too much on the symptoms themselves , or race up and down , or hyperventilate , the plateau time will last much longer . |
| 17 | Then run the point of a thin knife around the edge of the moulds to loosen the cases and enable you to carefully turn out the chocolate shapes onto a cool , clean surface . |
| 18 | On the one hand I 'm gon na say you 've got the enabling factors , these are things which enable you to actually participate in taking a holiday overseas . |
| 19 | Last , but definitely not least , I ask you to carefully read the ‘ situation vacant ’ list for the committee . |
| 20 | Use it to gently wedge the bag horizontally inside the container , to cushion it if the ride gets bumpy . |
| 21 | Similarly , if we force them to outwardly behave like us , ignoring the fact that their inner mind still sees things quite differently , then we are living in a fool 's paradise . |
| 22 | ‘ Do we at least have time for a … coffee ? ’ |
| 23 | Firstly , we need to stop paying lip-service to the importance of IT in history and other humanities disciplines and do something to actively take the lead in promoting its development . |
| 24 | I know that you are living among us , help me to always see you in all people . |