Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [pron] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another 20 per cent said that it was ‘ a convenient way of buying ( you can get things how and when you want them , instead of having to wait , save or carry lots of cash ) ’ . |
| 2 | Generally , companies can not do much to help , although some try to employ relocated employees ' spouses or inform them of job vacancies in other firms in the area . |
| 3 | The National Health Service does operate its own convalescent facilities but there are also many private ones if you are covered by insurance or have plenty of money . |
| 4 | Not that she believes in anything , religion and so on — and nor do I of course , though I was brought up a little as a Catholic — but she goes by omens , auguri . |
| 5 | She would come to the vicarage and borrow something of Sophia 's . |
| 6 | And make lots of profit . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm going to sit there with my Sporting Life and make lots of money , ’ she laughs . |
| 8 | And expect plenty of spills this Bank Holiday Monday at Kingston Bagpuize near Abingdon . |
| 9 | Hunter observed that ‘ … the whole viscera when all the Blood is press 'd out goes into a very little bulk , even the Liver will lose vastly of its bulk and in short the whole viscera will come into a small compass when they are well clean 'd and put into dry cloths ; you are then to go to the trunk of the Body and empty it of Blood as well as you can and press the Blood out from the Face , Hands , etc. as well as Arms , and the more Blood is pressed out the better ’ . |
| 10 | 5029 is due to remain at Bury until the end of February , and is subject to a six steamings a month agreement , so it should see extensive use , and provide plenty of opportunities to experience GW ( four-cylinder power in Lancashire ) . |
| 11 | Distinguish major from minor points and provide plenty of light and shade . |
| 12 | " But I will still stick to my favourite plants — busy lizzies and begonias which do so well in the shade and provide lots of colour . |
| 13 | cos in New York they sort of like they have a chat and the wo they 've got some nice looking bird , right , and some sort of normal bloke off the street and they just sort of talk about New York and show lots of pictures of it |
| 14 | Indeed , I have heard of some anglers who deliberately attach a big hook to the ‘ feeder and catch plenty of barbel on it . |
| 15 | And put plenty of newspapers down . |
| 16 | Alternatives are needed — players with flair who can outwit defences with jinking and sidesteps and cause plenty of confusion . |
| 17 | Pour approximately 4 fl oz unsweetened grapefruit juice into a tall glass and add plenty of ice . |
| 18 | When he and my mother came to live at the house he bought five Aylesbury ducks to swim on the pond and clear it of weed . |
| 19 | Lenin tirelessly reiterated Clausewitz 's dictum , ‘ war is a tool of policy ’ , not only to establish the subordination of generals to politicians , but to legitimise war and divest it of taboos . |
| 20 | To know God and yet nothing of our own wretched state breeds pride ; to realize our misery and know nothing of God is mere despair ; but if we come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ we find our true equilibrium , for there we find both human misery and God . |
| 21 | They should eat a balanced diet supplemented with multivitamin tablets , avoid alcohol and get plenty of sleep . |
| 22 | is it easier to keep the children at home and get lots of help in for them ? |
| 23 | Although Boyd is working hard to get as many projects as possible into print and to , ‘ try to get recognised and get lots of people to buy the books ’ , she has an ultimate ambition . |
| 24 | Although Boyd is working hard to get as many projects as possible into print and to , ‘ try to get recognised and get lots of people to buy the books ’ , she has an ultimate ambition . |
| 25 | These fish are naturally shoaling and like plenty of space . |
| 26 | ‘ Like that one in Gulliver , ’ said Ann , and this started a discussion as to whether Scotland could engineer the flight of its islands to hover over England and starve her of sunlight and rain , like Laputa in Gulliver 's Travels . |
| 27 | ‘ It has become clear that people know there is a very real choice between the Tories who would privatise the National Health Service and starve it of funds and Labour who would invest in it and modernise it , ’ she said . |
| 28 | Bandage the knee in a slightly flexed position and allow plenty of turns , especially below the kneecap . |
| 29 | Wear comfortable shoes and allow plenty of time . |
| 30 | Blot skin dry and apply plenty of moisturiser . |