Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Gorbachev could be forgiven for wishing he could plead a diplomatic cold , and steer clear of celebrations where a wake would be more apt . |
| 2 | ( One could be forgiven for thinking one could n't get anyone else to work with one , but one would be wrong-ish . ) |
| 3 | If you 've worked your way conscientiously through all the preceding chapters , sorted out the roof over your head , sussed out the teaching staff , discovered your way round the library and begun to develop good study habits , you may well be forgiven for thinking you wo n't find much time or space or energy left for anything like sex or love . |
| 4 | Sure enough , the entire church was gutted by fire and the next day the Church authorities responded by saying they would now seek to demolish the church . |
| 5 | Warner Brothers responded by announcing it would bring Hollywood stars to Teddington Studios . |
| 6 | Exports of toxic waste to other European or Third World countries were to be banned , except for some consignments destined for recycling which could be exported under licence from the EC Commission . |
| 7 | When a disabled person applied for housing they would generally be referred for medical assessment . |
| 8 | If she is not prevented from chattering she could cause herself much trouble . ’ |
| 9 | However it is clearly desirable that where such a statement is to be made in writing it should be in the same form as a statement written by the suspect following an interview , i.e. a statement under caution in compliance with paragraph C12. 13 and Annex D. |
| 10 | Also throughout the branches of physical geography it was necessary to convince members of other disciplines that physical geographers had a contribution to make and this had to be done by showing what could be done rather than by simply stating in advance that a physical geographer had much to contribute . |
| 11 | I got ta , I got ta do I must make a bed . |
| 12 | And , and like with the objections I would fire them straight down without I concede that you 've got ta say I can er understand you saying that , you know |
| 13 | Erm I just wonder whether it might not have been better to move round a little bit to the left so we could have seen the lady 's hand and sa as well er er and as well as her face , you know , we 've got ta get we can see what she 's doing , know what she 's doing but it 'd been nice if you could have included her hands . |
| 14 | they 've got a girl that works there right and her name her name is Linda and they run this big machine and it 's really long and he said if she 's at the top machine he ca n't see down the other end of the machine cos her boobs are in the way and he 's got I said you do n't ask her can sh he said yeah well he said I 've got ta ask her can she move out the way , he said if she sits on the table her boobs are resting on the table , I said oh I 'd crack up . |
| 15 | Judge Peter Fallon has ruled that neither she — nor the schoolboy accused of killing her can be identified . |
| 16 | He says that women are being conned into believing they will someday be ordained . |
| 17 | But do n't be fooled into thinking they can help you shed inches . |
| 18 | But if the operators are set against discounting it will not prevent the agencies from doing some on their own account . |
| 19 | ‘ Children with no conception of success or failure can be kidded into believing they can do any job . |
| 20 | Answer guide : This question has been designed to illustrate the business entity principle , the fact that a balance sheet represents a snapshot at one point in time and some of the difficulties encountered in deciding what should be included in a balance sheet . |
| 21 | Many of the villages had their ‘ experts ’ in lambing and calving but those farmers spoken to felt it would be an advantage to be able to undertake these tasks themselves . |
| 22 | Megaw LJ 's argument depended on contrasting what would have happened if the auditors had been appointed as arbitrators . |
| 23 | And when he had left off playing I would go and sit by him , and a little later we would all lead the good old man to his cottage . |
| 24 | And she had slept with Rufus in the Centaur Room , it being taken for granted she would share his bed , though Adam did not think her wishes had been consulted . |
| 25 | I do n't count all the deer I 've bumped into since it 's taken for granted you 'll see a few of the elegant beasts galloping away over the heather no matter which hill you 're on . |
| 26 | Before I got pregnant it was taken for granted I 'd be in the sixth form , then when I found out , I thought I had two months to tell everybody I wo n't be back and they 're going to say , " How come ? " , so I was saying , " Oh God , I 'm going to fail my 0-levels , you wont see me back here again " . |
| 27 | These ‘ subtle and difficult problems ’ ( cf. 6.3.1 ) are all associated with deciding what should be counted . |
| 28 | We observe only outcomes of what we presume is the exercise of power , and are forced into conjecturing what would have occurred if power had not been exercised . |
| 29 | He 'd started by thinking he could do without a chauffeur . |
| 30 | The classical economists answered yes — whatever the full employment level of output , the income created in producing it will necessarily lead to spending which will be just sufficient to purchase the goods produced . |