Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [adv] [conj] [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | Yes , it is too bad about the Kuwaitis ; but oil is a commodity and Iraq will have to sell it just as Kuwait did . |
| 6 | Given that you can draw all sorts of amazing objects you might not think that you need to edit them much but IntelliDraw has some powerful editing tools . |
| 7 | It may be that Archbishop Jaenberht refused to consecrate him so that Offa was driven to establishing a metropolitan see at Lichfield in order to procure an archbishop who would perform the ceremony . |
| 8 | ‘ In fact he was very put out because Martinez simply told him one day at the end of last year that the agency had a new client but he , Martinez , was going to handle him personally and Ed Grainger did n't need to bother about him . |
| 9 | I sat for an hour in my roomette looking out at the unvarying scenery and trying to imagine anything else that Filmer might have paid to have done . |
| 10 | But , I understand , Cheltenham managing director Edward Gillespie decided to go one better after Christie won his 100 metres gold medal in Barcelona . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | His friend Chris would do nothing , of course , to undermine him deliberately but Patten has always been spoken about as a one-day leader . |
| 13 | Honestly Paul you wo n't have time to do it tomorrow and Sunday well you can work 'till nine o'clock tonight . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | Cos if you take them back , you 've got to keep them somewhere and building societies and banks are charging much more than they used to for actually keeping safe deposit . |
| 16 | The employer may find it difficult when he becomes aware of the fact that his former customers are now dealing with his former employee to prove that preparation to entice them away or enticement did in fact take place during employment . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | No , we could do with one to keep everything together cos contracts and that you have |
| 19 | He has told civil servants at the DTI to address him henceforth as president rather than as the traditional Secretary of State . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He reached for her to kiss her again and Sally clung to him hoping that somehow the contact would make everything come right . |
| 22 | took it in and they said well they have to send it away and Dave said , yeah okay , he said well it 's forty nine pound before you start |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ I expect that was why you agreed to have me here when mama came to you . ’ |
| 25 | The words sent a sudden hurt through her , causing her to regard him steadily as questions were dragged from her . |
| 26 | It was noisy and crowded but it was nice to have it so and Alan need n't have worried that she 'd dislike that . |
| 27 | We all have an imagination , but some have learned to develop it more than others . |
| 28 | The American Tour changed the qualification rule to one dictated by Ballesteros himself and then refused to change it again when Ballesteros realised he had got it wrong . |
| 29 | It is not surprising that many give up fishing at an age when they should be at their peak , with a true set of values and the all too rare ability to enjoy themselves even when fish are not being very cooperative . |
| 30 | Mr Fractor used a table to push everyone aside and Mr Jotter , shouting in rhymes , lashed furiously with his cane at everything that moved . |