Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I laid the sturdy Ministry of Defence plastic mug on the sand and then hopped round to the front of my tent to bring out my dirty washing . |
| 2 | I put my hands over my eyes to shut out my fears : I 'd never seen a dead person before . |
| 3 | I read Mr. Duckworth 's letter ( November '91 ) with great interest and rushed off to my machine to try out his cast off . |
| 4 | I want my staff to sort out their own difficulties with the kids . |
| 5 | Now it is my turn to pick up my cup . |
| 6 | I asked my neighbour to turn down her records as I found it impossible to concentrate and she said the only way she could cope with the stress of her reality was to blast her music . |
| 7 | The fingers of one hand curled around her neck , his thumb angled beneath her jaw to tip back her head . |
| 8 | The girls opened their desks to get out their grammar books . |
| 9 | I suppose people have got used to bringing me their queries , to some extent , " said Richard , going into their cabin to take off his black shoes and put on a pair of red leather slippers , which , like all his other clothes , never seemed to wear out . |
| 10 | One of the things that had driven Hamish crackers was her inability to make up her mind . |
| 11 | They felt that it was partly their responsibility to bring up their children in an atmosphere of knowledge and understanding of protestants , as they believed part of the difficulties of life in Ulster were caused by this lack of contact . |
| 12 | Senior administrators are not above attempting to influence the shape of policy , but once the policy has been made they accept that it is their responsibility to bring about its implementation . |
| 13 | And the change now means that if a married woman , it does n't , as I say , it does n't affect single women , if a married woman now has n't earned income using all her allowances , so she does n't work has n't worked , never qualified for a pension , or does work but does n't earn more than that , and the couple have got investment income then it 's sensible to switch that into the wife 's name to give her income to use up her allowances . |
| 14 | It gave her a perverse buzz to be amongst them , knowing she was doing her bit to bring about their defeat . |
| 15 | MUGGERS held a 12-ins knife to a baby 's face and forced her mum to hand over her handbag . |
| 16 | Applauding her decision to set up her own practice , he had offered his help by promising to mention her name to anyone who might be interested . |
| 17 | She had n't wanted to tell Simone about her decision to break off her engagement . |
| 18 | Yet to the end of the period the central government expressed intense frustration at its inability to carry out its policies . |
| 19 | Sussex members take this opportunity to thank Pat for starting the East Grinstead Rally and assure her of their intention to carry on her good work . |
| 20 | Section 101 of the Local Government Act , 1972 , makes it possible for one authority to appoint another as its agent to carry out its statutory duties — this applies to all functions except education , social services and emergency services . |
| 21 | An old man in hospital used her visits to work out his own sense of timing . |
| 22 | Tandy Corp , Forth Worth , Texas , has caused many eyebrows to be raised with its plan to spin off its manufacturing operations to shareholders as a new company , TE Electronics Inc , and the move has not done the parent 's credit rating any good either . |
| 23 | Now that Tandy Corp has abandoned its plan to spin off its manufacturing arm as a separate company , the company is looking for buyers for three other manufacturing businesses : Memtek makes tapes and other products for Tandy stores under the Memorex brand name , the second is Lika , making circuit boards , the third is O'Sullivan Industries , which makes flatpack furniture ; Tandy will now keep 13 manufacturing units and three product engineering groups — factories devoted exclusively to producing products for Radio Shack will be folded back into Tandy , the company declared . |
| 24 | Reassured , he smiled , and she jumped to her feet to strip off her black , waitress 's uniform . |
| 25 | The children are taught to go home and tell their parents to put out their cigarettes . |
| 26 | There are many instances of white youths being pressured by their parents to give up their sport in preference for more reasonable and secure occupations , lest they invest their time and energies in a pointless pursuit of intangible dreams . |
| 27 | ‘ The most significant factor about the baby-boomers has been their reluctance to give up their youthfulness . |
| 28 | Controll was Hewlett-Packard Co 's partner in the country until last summer when Hewlett-Packard exercised its right to buy out its joint venture with the firm , subsequently stripping Controll of its distribution functions . |
| 29 | Only if the city wakes up to its need to shore up its bank of knowhow , will its superiority in Europe be secure , he suggests . |
| 30 | In order to succeed in their desire to pass on their property to their children , men first introduced the rule of monogamy and thus brought about the first great change . |