Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Incomers tend to see this in class terms as well — pilots are generally upper crust , while engineers are more down to earth ( socially as well as literally' ) Since many incomer workers are ex-military the distinction is often phrased in military terms : officers and ‘ other ranks ’ . |
| 2 | Suckers tend to come loose with age . |
| 3 | However few who die are reckoned fit to enter directly into the presence of God and the vast majority of Roman Catholics expect to go first to Purgatory either on account of dying ‘ in venial sin ’ ( Catechism P. 32 ) or being ‘ indebted to God 's justice on account of mortal sin . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The match is being beamed back to White Hart Lane and you always want to look good in front of the cameras . ’ |
| 5 | Wear them when you want to look smart without feeling over-dressed . |
| 6 | And when you wanted to buy something like a three piece suite , you went to somewhere like Bentalls and they took you into a little room , soon as you said to the man well I want to buy this on hire purchase and you went in to a little room and the man sat down and you filled in a long form . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , Tom , ’ Sarah said , but he continued , smiling at her , ‘ No , no , I want to put this on record . |
| 8 | ‘ Bringing jobs and better training opportunities to eastern Middlesbrough is central to the Challenge programme and we want to do that by building on the skills and qualities of the people living there , ’ he said . |
| 9 | In fact we 've just refused er the application er to change the use of that site to housing , or some of that site to housing , er for the very reason that we want to keep it in employment use and at the same meeting we also refused another site , another major employment site , erm and we want to keep that in employment use as well . |
| 10 | The other thing to remember is that women who have sex with women may be at risk of HIV infection if they share needles or syringes to inject drugs , or use semen that has not been tested for HIV if they want to get pregnant through self-insemination . |
| 11 | If you want to get pregnant by donor insemination , all sperm donated to the major clinics is tested for HIV . |
| 12 | I want to get involved in rehabilitation and education . |
| 13 | If you really want to make light of powder you are better off with specialised hardware . |
| 14 | Few of us ( unless we are looking for this ) want to become fixated with interest on another individual . |
| 15 | My favourite subject has always been English , and I hope to study this at university . |
| 16 | But significantly , both Germany and Japan manage to remain competitive in spite of carrying some of the highest prices . |
| 17 | It is bad news when youngsters begin to play truant from school . |
| 18 | New paintings by Julian Schnabel manage to fill both of Pace gallery 's spaces this month ( the 57th Stret show until 30 May and the Greene Street one until 5 June ) , and works by Georg Baselitz may also be seen at two places : works from the Seventies are at Michael Werner until 6 June and a selection of watercolours , pastels and drawings at Matthew Marks ( 2 May–26 June ) . |
| 19 | Fortunately for the police complaints department , skins seem to regard this as part of the normal way of life , in the same way they might get a good hiding from their old man to make them toe the line at home . |
| 20 | The authors of the Arkleton Trust publication seem to have this in mind when they state : — |
| 21 | You begin to feel dizzy with history . |
| 22 | Some of the differences in aggressiveness between boys and girls may be due to the fact that parents tend to disapprove more of aggression in girls . |
| 23 | Remember to take this into account if you are considering paying off the loan early . |
| 24 | Remember to take this into account when setting the height of the boundary . |
| 25 | I like to feel secure at work |
| 26 | Some theorists identify a multitude of ‘ dialects ’ spoken within one legal system , while others point to changes in the process of law creation : traditional models tend to attribute this to parliament , government and the courts , whereas increasingly it involves those who are themselves subject to legal rules . |
| 27 | y you tend to run short of time so Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and in a loud voice began to speak to the crowd . |
| 28 | The opening lead looks unlikely to be from a strong diamond holding and thus you decide to play small from dummy at trick one . |
| 29 | We have seen dramatic increases in serious fata and fatal accidents occurring in British industry , our legal departments continue to cover millions on behalf of workers who suffer injury , disease and even death . |
| 30 | The clean lines of rectangular-shaped frames lend themselves to elegant and sophisticated designs , so try to bear that in mind when planning a picture such as this . |