Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [adv] [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To treat them simply as statements of objective fact , to be proved or disproved by appeal to observation of the world around us , to the speculations and arguments of metaphysical philosophy , or even to the authority of the Bible understood as a collection of ‘ divine truths ’ , is to misconceive their nature and function . |
| 2 | It is true , these same trivial errors did cause me some anxiety at first , but once I had had time to diagnose them correctly as symptoms of nothing more than a straightforward staff shortage , I have refrained from giving them much thought . |
| 3 | She took them off again when she remembered that it would be she who would have to Ronuk it again if Matey saw its shine marred . |
| 4 | ‘ I know that does n't and ca n't excuse the way I came here and attempted to pass myself off as Cara , but I 've otherwise tried to keep to the truth , as far as possible . ’ |
| 5 | In Sussex , bailiffs were alleged to have refused an offer by a couple with two children on family support to pay £5 per week , refusing to accept anything less than £20 per week . |
| 6 | West Indians began to troop off , only for Gower to wave them back since Terry , arm in sling beneath sweater , was returning . |
| 7 | Whether we ought to set ourselves up as molders of it is another question . ’ |
| 8 | I always used to pick him up when daddy went out in the morning on his bike or on the bus , pick him up and wave bye-bye , see you soon . |
| 9 | Yes , it is too bad about the Kuwaitis ; but oil is a commodity and Iraq will have to sell it just as Kuwait did . |
| 10 | This is not to set themselves up as nutritionists or as medical experts — but to use the knowledge available to them from every quarter sensibly , and to ensure that others are using their knowledge and expertise in the best interests of the counsellee . |
| 11 | It is no surprise that Tanzania is the first country in Africa to introduce a less centralised and examination-oriented system of selection for secondary schools and that Zambia intends soon to follow suit , nor that Kenya and Ghana are much concerned with giving primary leavers the skill and the incentive to set themselves up as entrepreneurs when they leave school . |
| 12 | Dean Martin , Sammy Cahn and Tony tried to calm her down while Sinatra reached for his car radio and called for the police and an ambulance . |
| 13 | He got very worried , had to calm us down before Cis came back . ’ |
| 14 | But , I understand , Cheltenham managing director Edward Gillespie decided to go one better after Christie won his 100 metres gold medal in Barcelona . |
| 15 | When the amendment is carried , it becomes the substantive motion and when it is put to the vote you vote against it since you would prefer to give nothing rather than £15 . |
| 16 | Feeling depressed , he was on his way into the corridors of Nightside to cheer himself up when Mould came running to meet him . |
| 17 | ‘ Really , it just follows the principles of long-term contract accounting , but we ought to be able to do it better than SSAP 9 practitioners because , while they apply the theory to a handful of different contracts , we are applying it to 20m policies . |
| 18 | It would be counter-productive to include a clause which no-one really regards as appropriate to the particular circumstances of the firm just because that clause is commonly found in the precedent books : better by far to leave it out until agreement on a satisfactory alternative can be agreed . |
| 19 | Clenching her teeth in disgust , she burrowed her face into the pillow to shut it out until Penry returned . |
| 20 | Although he knew it was to soothe himself rather than a.i. ’ he spent a few last minutes communing with Thoth by neural link , explaining yet again how grieved he was to have to ask it to give its ‘ life ’ for him . |
| 21 | No , we could do with one to keep everything together cos contracts and that you have |
| 22 | He has told civil servants at the DTI to address him henceforth as president rather than as the traditional Secretary of State . |
| 23 | Martin took his seat in the car and was about to start her up when Joe leant towards him and asked , ‘ Would you like me to come with you , Martin ? ’ |
| 24 | The fitting of blinkers on Spartan Sprite had the desired effect at Higham , and it will be interesting to see whether this ploy works a second time should Nigel Bloom opt to ride her rather than Jaaez . |
| 25 | ‘ If his quarrel is a personal one he might try to starve us out before Guy comes home , but … does he mean to take village children hostage ? |
| 26 | They attacked him , but he was able to hold them off until help arrived . |
| 27 | Mobium Computer Corp has moved to LSI Logic 's 40MHz chips for its new Mirage series of Sparcettes , looking to swap them out when Texas Instruments Inc Vikings become available : the IPS/2 comes diskless at $7,000 ; $8,600 buys 520Mb disk , 16Mb RAM expandable to 128Mb , three Sbus slots , Weitek Corp floating-point unit and a 17-inch 1152 x 900 colour screen . |
| 28 | ‘ Now , ’ he said , after inspecting Effie again , and taking McAllister out of earshot , ‘ listen carefully to me , for I do n't want to repeat myself later when things get difficult . |
| 29 | It has n't been raining very long , and the quicker we can move , the more likely we are to get them out before conditions deteriorate to the extent that the passages become impassable . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I expect that was why you agreed to have me here when mama came to you . ’ |