Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When one considers that the family is the basic unit of society , it is not surprising to find it also embodies some very logical management considerations as well . |
| 2 | well he knew we did n't mean to sell it better do some of the ship tomorrow , where 's the , look you had one of the masts out , where is it ? |
| 3 | So our , our international work has er been important to us and we are pleased to s to see you here to raise that profile as well . |
| 4 | The teacher 's job is not to correct mistakes the pupil has already made , but to help him not to make that mistake next time . |
| 5 | The teacher 's job is not to correct mistakes the pupil has already made , but to help him not to make that mistake next time . |
| 6 | knows or has reasonable cause to believe that , because of the individual 's connection and position , it would be reasonable to expect him not to disclose that information save for the proper performance of his duties . |
| 7 | Well if you 're not going to have anything else to eat you better have some medicine . |
| 8 | She said , ‘ I 'm so glad to have you here to share this , Jo . |
| 9 | ‘ You 've been trying to get us not to hush this case up . ’ |
| 10 | Yes Chairman I 'd like to second that and just to erm say very briefly that er erm I , I very much welcome the report and the speed with which the Chief Officer is seen to have addressed most of the issues there are one or two bits that , that were of course were in fact posters , posters er be dealt with erm I have to say I still have some concern erm that the Chief Fire Officer and his team are so well supported on a very broad front on their decision making and their professionalism and yet on other matters of sound advice which has been given by er who are turned aside and just simply not given the proper consideration that they should have as in that er respect Chairman and I , I , I have some concern , erm it , it would not surprise me indeed if the , Her Majesty 's Inspector of er er brigades , when he comes round himself , has some comment to make on that since I think he 's expectations as well are almost as high as mine is . |
| 11 | The astonished Briton , who recounts the event in this new autobiography , also recalls how his Nazi host remarked to him after the general had finished spouting : ‘ I 'm sure it 's not necessary to ask you not to pass any information on to the Communists . ’ |
| 12 | go as far as to say we probably know less about what 's going on than he does . |
| 13 | On Harry 's first day at play school , his mum was about to take him along to meet all the other kids when it started snowing outside . |
| 14 | On one occasion a New Bradwell man , having been unsuccessful in boarding the first two ‘ buses to Bradwell at lunch time , expostulated ‘ I 'll get a seat on the next one even if I have to stand up ’ needless to say he never lived that statement down . |
| 15 | Two pounds sixty to tell them how to do that six horses and if you win good prizes , you get a thousand or two with if you win . |
| 16 | They 're just to show we still like each other . |
| 17 | He 'd blame it all on the beer and the sherry , he 'd say with a laugh she 'd been right to tell him not to take any . |
| 18 | That is good news for those which claim to identify hidden structures and forces , although this itself does nothing to tell us how to justify such a claim . |