Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've got to find my keys now to get in . |
| 2 | Even those of us who have had a sneaking sympathy for Marina 's parents find their inability to accept their grandchild hard to comprehend . |
| 3 | It was nicely presented , moreover , and since I had n't taken any eating irons with me I am pleased to report that nobody asked me to cup my hands together to take my Cottage Pie a la Toulon ? |
| 4 | The brewery employs people to visit its pubs anonymously to quantify the effects of these charters . |
| 5 | Here again Iran 's strategic aim had been to render its opponent harder to govern . |
| 6 | He had to hitch his chair forward to make room for a party who were moving in around the table behind him . |
| 7 | You make a cup of tea for a friend who has called around to express their condolences only to find as you pour it out , that there is no tea in the pot . |
| 8 | At the same time he said he had had to select his shots wisely to get the better of Chesnokov . |
| 9 | without asking , it comes up on the er have er , I 'll ask her first hello it 's the G P G engineer love , yeah , er my pager 's just gone off , is it okay to use my telephone just to answer it please ? |
| 10 | ‘ I have to use my pension just to pay for food but it 's not enough to cover the bills or if you need a new coat or linen . |
| 11 | Partly for Clare 's sake , but mostly for my own satisfaction , I decided to do my level best to break that man . |
| 12 | I have to bend my head forward to squeeze in . |
| 13 | From then on development staff appeared to leave their programmes simply to unfold . |
| 14 | CLYDE fishermen are preparing to use their boats today to prevent Renfrewshire Enterprise closing off the entrance to Greenock 's East India Dock . |
| 15 | Nations such as Germany and japan , increasingly recognized as chronic surplus countries , were reluctant to revalue their currencies upwards to assist the overall process . |
| 16 | ‘ No more games , ’ he said roughly , as he finally had to draw his mouth away to drag in a quick snatch of breath . |
| 17 | Fighting is always a last resort , because the result is never certain ; and if we do fight , we have a responsibility to use our knowledge only to get us out of trouble — not for revenge or retribution . |
| 18 | If you are intending to use your card regularly to obtain cash , it could therefore be advisable to put your account well into the black before going away , in order to avoid the high interest charges . |
| 19 | ‘ And I think , after all the hours I have put in for nothing teaching you to ride , that you owe it to me to do your level best to win this competition . |
| 20 | Stevie and I are going to put our heads together to try and reconstruct them for Midge . |
| 21 | Car owners whose main concern is to return to their parked vehicles will need to retrace their steps exactly to avoid steep cliffs at the south end , but others with no such inhibitions can extend the walk , and enjoy doing so , by following the crest of the ridge northwards until meeting the path coming up from Clapham Bottoms bound for Selside , here turning down east to join another path to Selside , this continuing the road along Crummackdale from Austwick . |
| 22 | Meredith lunged out in a desperate attempt to save their contents only to find her feet slipping on the melted snow which had been walked in from outside . |
| 23 | Today , my brother is a perfect physical specimen , except that he has to turn his hand slightly to get it out of his pocket . |
| 24 | ‘ At least , I assume even you would n't be crazy enough to sprain your ankle just to get into my arms . ’ |
| 25 | Quite apart from whatever Blenkinsop comes up with , I 'm going to get my chaps tomorrow to get going on a major investigation into the backgrounds of all these people . |
| 26 | Ferry companies need to get their acts together to make ferries safe . |
| 27 | She was a somewhat intense woman who probably rather enjoyed such gatherings , but I 've often wondered if she secretly used them as a ruse to get her husband home to mind the little one while she nipped out for a breather . |
| 28 | I should like hon. Members to give TECs not only their support but the time to develop their approach locally to see whether they can meet the high expectations that understandably now exist . |
| 29 | Elderly people living on their own are not likely to change their lifestyles enough to conserve much water and cut bills . |
| 30 | Dr Jordan says he is not prepared to drop his standard just to save the NHS some money , and I am sure many people will agree . |