Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [vb base] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I mean I use to do a full time job outside the home , then come back and do all the housework and the washing and the children .
2 I mean I like to see the nappies flapping on the line .
3 When I dance I try to put a lot of enthusiasm into it . ’
4 ‘ What if I say I want to stay a while longer ? ’ she asked teasingly .
5 Everybody seems to give a different answer , some say ‘ yes , ’ some say , ‘ no ’ and some say you have to get a licence .
6 For example , say you want to create a standard letter to be mailed to 100 clients .
7 That 's jobs , that 's where you you say you want to support the private sector and the building trade to bring more jobs .
8 But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars .
9 ‘ I expect they want to see a bit of night life , ’ said Sister Dew .
10 The institutions say they intend to raise the equity weighting in their portfolios from under 10% to perhaps 15% by the mid-1990s .
11 Interpreting in schools , colleges , courts , meetings and so on is provided by individual arrangement usually with a social worker for the deaf , though in most personal circumstances ( job interviews etc. ) deaf people say they prefer to use a relative or friend ( Kyle and Allsop , 1982b ) .
12 Talking of which , Neighbours ' twins Gillian and Gayle Blakeney ( pictured above , although which is which is anyone 's guess ) in Liverpool to prepare for this year 's Empire panto , Dick Whittington , say they hope to have a single cut by Christmas .
13 Considering the success of Flexible Friends , its a bit strange that Wild Country say they need to develop a twin wire camming device .
14 Government officials say they aim to reform the economy gradually while shielding the country 's ten million people from the pain of full-blooded ‘ shock therapy ’ as attempted in Russia and elsewhere .
15 Thames Water say they want to build the second biggest reservoir in England on land in South Oxfordshire .
16 All the members of the Forum say they want to avoid a split at this month 's conference ; but most now reckon a split is unavoidable .
17 The Horbys themselves say they have to make the most of what they have with Leah .
18 To work out whether you can get benefit you need to follow the steps below , which are then explained .
19 Cause you have to put a lot of cream on your face to get the make up off and you do that especially if you 're doing two performances a day it 's an awful lot mess and much you 're putting on your face and you ca n't get it all off
20 Obviously when you budget you have to allow the most money for the rooms you arc actually going to live in , but once you have decided on what cash is available you must turn considerable thought and care — if not money — to making your hall as warm and welcoming and practical as you can .
21 I mean you want to see the world when you you know when you 're fit and able .
22 And one thing we will learn from it I think , if we 're honest with ourselves , and we put , and try and save up and have a piece on the end there , but the one thing I think we will perhaps come to , and the one conclusion we may come to , is the fact that whilst we , we do live in this world and I absolutely agree that if somebody says , look I need to see a new as well , I need to see you now , or I need to see you tomorrow , that 'll be difficult , O K , and that 's the immediacy of the business .
23 That , that 's open to the general public but where I stand you have to have a membership card to go in there now , and er you pay two pound before the season started and er local traders give you a discount and things erm it 's just one way of er segregating the supporters if you like , but there does n't seem to be so much trouble since they 've done this , but at the same time there does n't seem to be as much atmosphere
24 As you travel you have to keep an eye — and an ear open for the Minotaur .
25 ‘ We 'll see how far it takes you when you watch him try to clear the gatehouse the way he charged through a whole company of men that day , sword flashing right and left , trying to get to the King .
26 Once these places are sold we regret we have to charge the full holiday rate .
27 To understand what other creatures perceive we have to do the well-nigh impossible .
28 ‘ I fear we have to make a quick decision , ’ said Oliver ironically , looking out of the window and seeing a departing victoria .
29 ‘ As styles change and looks change we have to update the look , ’ said a spokesman , Peter Willasey .
30 I mean we have to make a sensible planning decision on where it should go and the fact that one authority is prepared to put its hand up when the others clearly are n't , should not be the main determining factor .
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