Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Chapter 14 we saw how moral hazard and adverse selection tend to inhibit the setting up of insurance markets to deal with risk . |
| 2 | ‘ Exclusive ’ fostering , where the foster-parents tend to treat the child rather as though he [ or she ] were their own or they had adopted him [ or her ] , is thought to be damaging to the child 's identity , as well as hindering restoration to the natural parents . |
| 3 | cos if you concentrate on the kerb you tend to drive a bit too close to it |
| 4 | These considerations tend to blur the distinction somewhat . |
| 5 | It 's not a human characteristic which simply emerges at adolescence — though the changes associated with puberty tend to concentrate the mind powerfully on our sexuality at that stage . |
| 6 | I never want to see a bicycle again , even in a picture . ’ |
| 7 | Farr-Jones presses further into uncharted territory : ‘ I want to see the day when rugby union is run by a professional sporting and marketing body . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ I signed a three-year contract at the club and I want to see the job through . ’ |
| 9 | Tickets sold out weeks beforehand , and if you want to see the band now your best chance will be in some of the more obscure locations ever played . |
| 10 | Golfers the world over want to hit the ball further . |
| 11 | My hands are of your colour , but I shame To wear a heart so white . |
| 12 | People have said , I 'm taking driving lessons , but I never ever want to drive a car again in my life , afterwards . |
| 13 | Now I 'm not saying that we stand here and all we do is that because when you want to emphasise a point then sometimes a a single non-symmetrical a single hand gesture is more appropriate . |
| 14 | LINFORD CHRISTIE and Carl Lewis could collide in the richest-ever race to claim the crown as fastest man in the world . |
| 15 | And the other thing is , I want to carry the computer around with me . |
| 16 | I want to know a lot more about him . ’ |
| 17 | See John when he we as soon as John arrived he said to me will you take me he said , I do n't wan na learn it proficiently but I want to know every job so I then took |
| 18 | They want to know the way back . |
| 19 | I want to know the reason why someone killed Dad . ’ |
| 20 | This is why the two companies want to finalise the deal soon . |
| 21 | Well it was newish but er I mean one of the couriers mentioned it to us and I said well I du n no whether you want to pass the information on , whether you know , maybe you do n't . |
| 22 | Accordingly we propose to adjourn the matter today |
| 23 | And if you want to pick the motorhome up in one place and leave it in another , you face some hefty one-way surcharge of between £250 and £300 . |
| 24 | But the end of 1990 we want to reach a situation where at least eight out of ten of the world 's children are immunised . |
| 25 | I want to set the record straight . |
| 26 | I want to set the record straight . |
| 27 | We 've been talking about the amount of coverage on television and we do have one or two more callers on the same subject , but if you want to broaden the discussion out to other aspects of what 's going on in the Gulf , do feel free . |
| 28 | ‘ We want to win every game so while it was a good performance we were a little fed up with the result . ’ |
| 29 | The children usually want to play the game again . |
| 30 | Just open the door and jump on the bed , if you want to put a bed in . |