Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the Mas Rose she hoped every day to see them riding down the white stony hillside track . |
| 2 | The adventurers might have to find some information in Castle Drachenfels to enable them to track down the location of Ghal-Maraz , or they might have to ensure that the Great Enchanter remains safely dead and does n't enter the fray . |
| 3 | With only one hour and 30 minutes to go I squirted out a cheap-looking burning skull design , slapped on a logo and sent the damn thing off with only minutes to spare . |
| 4 | The scheme will be targeted at 25–35 year-old chemical engineers or chemists to encourage them to take up the available lecturing academic posts and to carry out teaching and research on environmental issues . |
| 5 | Consequently , early in 1985 we made a number of visits to schools in order to interview non-respondents and to request them to fill in the questionnaire orally . |
| 6 | Once all the letters are found , the object is to unscramble them to make up the phrase and you can make the first person the winner . |
| 7 | Consider the implications of : Do we really want to know who put up the poster ? |
| 8 | RAMSES WIBBLITT THE SECOND ( aka Ian Osborne ! ) tries to find something interesting down a sewer . |
| 9 | The last thing I wanted was to find myself slithering down the steep craggy section above the corrie , having mistakenly bypassed the Y-shaped gully that led back to the car , yet I could sense I was getting it all a bit wrong . |
| 10 | Deliberately , Madeleine had selected a dress to wear which buttoned down the front to the waist . |
| 11 | If you over oil the skin it will be too slippery to enable you to build up the necessary friction . |
| 12 | While I have great sympathy for the doctors of twenty years or more ago who did not realise the addictive effect of such tablets when they began to prescribe them , I do not feel equal sympathy for those doctors ( fortunately their number is growing less ) who still hand out similar prescriptions to their patients and then fail to monitor their progress or to help them give up the medication as soon as possible . |
| 13 | Your midwife and doctor , though , see many pregnant women , so they need to use all their skills to help them build up a picture of your individual , unique pregnancy . |
| 14 | Previous experience of using visually stimulating material , encouragement to do so , interest in the task in hand , curiosity and enjoyment seem to play a part in the way that some pupils use even low levels of vision to help them to find out the things they are interested in . |
| 15 | This service gives clubs and organisations the opportunity to invite a speaker from Scottish Nuclear to give a talk and slide presentation to help them find out the true facts about us . |
| 16 | In any case , the Dwarfs saw in the savage human tribes potential allies to help them fight the Orcs and , ultimately , to help them win back the lost Dwarf fortresses . |
| 17 | And the floodlit night feed is vital to help them fend off the cold . |
| 18 | Now there is a waiting list of would-be residents for vacancies in existing houses or in new ones , and parents in Providence , Rhode Island , have asked the Wizanskys to help them set up a similar scheme . |
| 19 | I opted for parsley to help them get over the difference in water and to remove any toxins produced by the parasitic attack , mint as an antiseptic and to encourage them to feed , fennel to help clear out the digestive tract in case of internal parasites ( a very mild air to pumpkin seeds ) and as a mild antiseptic , elderflowers to reduce the fish 's stress , pumpkin seeds to deal with the parasites and to help the skin heal , and garlic — again to deal with the parasites , but also as an antibiotic in case of secondary infection . |
| 20 | In the interview , Mr Clark admits meeting British firms in the mid-1980s to help them get round a ban on trade with Iraq 's Saddam Hussein . |
| 21 | John would have to help me to back up the computer data with some experimental work . |
| 22 | When I arrive on Saturday morning , the people are all there , waiting to help me set up the table , making up kits , giving out leaflets . ’ |
| 23 | Please could you give me some information to help me set up the tank for coldwater fish , such as filtration , lighting , decor and stocking ? , . |
| 24 | So I might ask dad to help me put on the roof-rack . |
| 25 | ‘ Listen , Dolly , ’ said Mrs Beavis , ‘ would yer like a nice cup of 'ot tea and a slice of apple pie to 'elp yer get over the 'orrors ? ’ |
| 26 | They will be able to send you some materials to give you a plan for getting started and to help you think through the two important questions : |
| 27 | This could be in the form of simple notes , but a better way is to compile a revised shot list in which the details are given together with other editing information ( eg ‘ delete first six seconds ’ ) to help you set up the edit-points quickly . |
| 28 | On alternate days walk at a slower pace to help you build up a regular habit of walking . |
| 29 | Use the words and pictures on these pages to help you build up a picture of what happened . |
| 30 | To help you draw up a shortlist from the dozens of good new varieties on offer , the accompanying table will help you choose the pick of the bunch . |