Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I slept badly and had a dream that was to confirm my fears about the ghost . |
| 2 | ‘ There was a scene where I wanted to keep my clothes on and I told Adrian ‘ They do n't have to see my breasts in every shot , do they ? ’ |
| 3 | I wanted to continue my studies as a postgraduate at U.C.L. I was now interested in modern linguistic research , but knew very little about it , since linguistics had so far made little impact in the U.K. , and there was no teacher in the Department who could adequately supervise me in that area . |
| 4 | I began by reading English and French and , after my mother 's trial , I was allowed to continue my studies by the personal intervention of Rákosi — by his special grace — because my godmother , my father 's first wife , was an extremely popular actress on the national stage , a great star . |
| 5 | To continue my predictions for the future . |
| 6 | ‘ Now 's the time to nail my colours to the mast , throw away the scabbard , buckle to , go the whole hog , cross the Rubicon , grab the bull by the horns , put my shoulder to the wheel and leave a note out for the milkman . ’ |
| 7 | So it is possible to meet my standards for a quality basic marine system for below £250 and it was time to go cap in hand with a swift apology to the PFK Editor for doubting his judgement . |
| 8 | ‘ At the same time , ’ he said , ‘ I must also get to know my colleagues on the Board as fast as possible . |
| 9 | Although I managed to flog my tickets to a couple of touts , this month 's expenditure still leaves 40 quid unaccounted for . |
| 10 | Perhaps because I was involved with other things , perhaps because at that time I was still trying to find my feet as a bisexual and felt isolated by straight sisters and excluded by some Black lesbians . |
| 11 | It obviously took a while to find my feet with the group but when I had done I really started to enjoy myself . |
| 12 | Fred tells me , a little horrified , about a girl in Los Angeles sitting on his lap in a restaurant who , by way of introduction , ‘ started to massage my bollocks under the table ’ . |
| 13 | Whilst in going to the abbey , I should be exchanging one kind of prison for another , she told herself , I should no longer have to pass my days amongst the remnants of the court ! |
| 14 | Subjects affected by such apprehension will tend to modify their responses in a way they think the experimenter considers them to be healthy . |
| 15 | Supporters , incensed by Flashman 's comments on BBC Radio 5 earlier this month , when he alleged ‘ fans do n't matter — they just pay their entrance fee ’ , are bound to vent their feelings during the Bournemouth Cup tie . |
| 16 | Earlier the Strabane girl and Eileen Rose Power had combined to halve their foursomes with the strong English pair Julie Hall and Kirsty Speak . |
| 17 | The poachers used stones to frighten their rabbits into the net , walking about and rattling one against the other . |
| 18 | In turn , this is likely to produce a commitment from her to do the utmost to meet her obligations to the job . |
| 19 | The likelihood of Britain having to meet her obligations in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula increased in step with the raucousness of Radio Cairo 's ‘ The Voice of the Arabs ’ , adjuring all true followers of Islam to oust every vestige of European colonialism from their lands . |
| 20 | This is , they say , a bit inconvenient as they have to meet their girlfriends in the Charles Hawtrey Patio at the Duck and Forceps at midday . |
| 21 | Evidence suggests that some LEAs have been redistributing resources to meet their obligations under the 1981 Act . |
| 22 | The president of the employers ' federation , the Union Patronale de Côte d'Ivoire ( UPACI ) , Joseph Aka Anghui , cited rampant fraud , inefficient bureaucracy , price controls and high taxes as key problems affecting industry ; he also complained of the failure of government bodies to meet their debts to the private sector . |
| 23 | Racing cyclists generally like to meet their fans at the beginning of a stage , but do n't ask for autographs today . |
| 24 | University students were particularly angered by the government 's refusal to meet their demands for a minimum monthly grant in line with the country 's average wage . |
| 25 | Despite Second Lieutenant Keith 's orders to keep their positions , his soldiers swarmed over the trenches to meet their counterparts in No Man 's Land . |
| 26 | The trend for suburban dwelling was set by the wealthy , and planned suburbs appeared in order to meet their needs in the 1860s . |
| 27 | He had said he might be late , after all , and she decided to snatch a few more moments of privacy to recharge her batteries in the one place in the whole luxurious house where she was able to relax and feel she was her own person . |
| 28 | Those who have learnt to accept their difficulties without the glimmer of hope are set free . |
| 29 | She felt unable to marshal her thoughts into a semblance of logic . |
| 30 | Nutty paused , trying to marshal her convictions into the right words . |