Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [vb infin] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never mind : no-one lets me do any painting now — and I ca n't say I mind . , . |
| 2 | A simple adaption using a machine bolt lets me mark many chamfers , on different dimensions . |
| 3 | Some women find a cup of strong coffee every hour or so helpful , as it helps them pass more water . |
| 4 | Such reading not only consolidates what learners already know , but helps them develop that general ‘ feel for language ’ which can not be readily taught . |
| 5 | Er , I I I thought it extremely discourteous of Councillor instead of responding to my letter he goes to the press and starts complaining , this does n't seem to me the way to sort out the problem at all and I am equally aware of the problem er and if it only helps me get some facts together then it it will strengthen my arm getting things sorted out . |
| 6 | That lets them use such phrases as ‘ smart cookie ’ and ‘ that 's the way the cookie crumbles ’ — meaning the inevitability of some outcome . |
| 7 | This lets you hide any application , whether open or minimised — great if the boss is coming and you 've got a game of solitaire on the boil . |
| 8 | The design of the motherboard ( featuring Intel Xpress architecture ) means that system RAM is decoupled from the processor , which lets you fit any speed of upgrade processor . |
| 9 | This is a basic screen capture program that lets you capture any part of a screen into a PCX file . |
| 10 | For example it lets you highlight all cells containing formulae . |
| 11 | The powers of the European Community are not vested in the Community and then , as it were , the Community lets us have some crumbs from the table . |
| 12 | It serves as a dual purpose : it performs a musicological service by presenting us with an intelligently planned selection of the kind of harpsichord music current in the Germany in which the young Bach grew up , and it also lets us hear several composers of outstanding merit in their own right . |
| 13 | Or does everyone know such things but me ? |
| 14 | How far does she go each second ? |
| 15 | Careful scrutiny of these accounts reveals that in almost no instance does she give any hint that there were signs of mental illness in any of her subjects — even among those where this is known to have occurred . |
| 16 | So does she regret that period of her life ? |
| 17 | Yeah Does she do any hairdressing yet or ? |
| 18 | Does she bring any Sally at all ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why does she behave that way ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Does she have any idea what the quarrel was about ? ’ |
| 21 | Tell me honestly — you seem to be a friend — does she have any trouble with boyfriends ? ’ |
| 22 | Does she have any pills for her heart ? ’ |
| 23 | Does she agree that tobacco companies also contribute a great deal to sport , and that they employ tens of thousands of people directly and indirectly ? |
| 24 | Why does she write this story ? |
| 25 | Why does she keep that fire engine ? |
| 26 | But how does one make any sense of Berlin ? |
| 27 | Now , how does one handle that kind of difference ? |
| 28 | How does one reconcile this record with the Burkeian respect for structures and institutions which mediate relations between the citizen and the state ? |
| 29 | How does one educate these people into birth control , a vasectomy or sterilisation ? |
| 30 | Some of these may offer opportunities which lean more towards science , technology or maths work — drawing up and costing a cleaning contract for a historic building ( How exactly does one clean that crystal chandelier ? |