Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're all going to go off one day and there 's nothing better than planning for it . |
| 2 | Cassock and surplice , a black cassock and white surplice once I told you that my grandmother was once living with us , she used to delight in washing my surplice and ironing it up except me when I was singing in the choir , I did n't take a , the treble solos , that was after the choir used to sister of ours at least oh twenty men , and as many lads and youths the as I say Johnny was in the choir there was er the two brothers and there was Dick was a incense boy and his father was a manager to go in the , he used to have a red cassock and surplice , but he used to Dick 's dad was the incense swinger and they used to go about swinging incense and that , I do n't suppose they do that at all now , but er your first job as a choirboy was to pump the organ it , have you ever been in the church ? |
| 3 | They have been established in recognition of the fact that it is pointless to wait for public sympathy and a change of political will to improve the level of basic old age pensions , and the quality of life for older people generally . |
| 4 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 5 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 6 | But this is the crew and the picture that flew to Colesfield on the tenth of October of forty three and we had nothing out of the ordinary to report about that mission and that was the Gdynia Mission the day before , it certainly stands out on our minds because of the length of it and then of course the next one on the fourteenth of October to Schweinfurt which changed our lives . |
| 7 | Part of the considerable achievement of Michael Mann 's imaginative but faithful treatment is that it manages to make acceptable for the 1990s some of the outmoded attitudes of its characters , and yet refuses to go for that eco-trendiness that will make Dances With Wolves look dated by the turn of the century . |
| 8 | Kerry 's hair had been recently cut but she decided to go for another snip when she arrived at the studio . |
| 9 | Like Shujan he has had his training setbacks but Armstrong has shrewdly got enough runs into him to go for this handicap and his recent home form suggests it is worth taking a chance with him as he is on the upgrade . |
| 10 | I believe that we have got to go for this strategy if we are continue to fight the freedoms which are the root of our yachting . |
| 11 | It had been anticipated they would be operating mainly among the trees surrounding the estate , so the object was to go for maximum noise and shock effect while inflicting the least injuries possible . |
| 12 | Despite his resignation Mamaloni stated his intention to remain as Prime Minister and to form a government of " national unity , based on proportionate representation of the nation 's scattered provinces — including the capital , Honiara — in terms of population and resources " , and " guided by the principles of political reconciliation , national reconstruction and policy redirection " . |
| 13 | MacDonald 's reply , that he did not share that belief , is , again , an indication that he did not wish to remain as Prime Minister if his government collapsed . |
| 14 | The miners used rock drills and compressed air to drive through hard rock and the level had a hydraulic engine , worked by water from the dam at Sun Hush , which had such a head of water that it developed up to fifty horsepower and worked both the water pumps to drain the deep levels and the winding gear . |
| 15 | At Level Three students will identify personal development goals they wish to acquire through residential experience and will take responsibility , along with other group members for the planning , organising and implementation of a residential experience . |
| 16 | Perhaps , like the lungfish of today , they lived in pools that were seasonal and used lungs and legs to search for other water when their homes went dry . |
| 17 | The minister is then faced with the task of keeking to see during that prayer whether there are enough potential listeners to justify proceedings with his prepared material . |
| 18 | The boom saw the generalization and expansion of state welfare provisions , unprecedented attempts by governments to plan for economic growth and shape industrial structures , and some experiments in worker involvement in the direction of enterprises . |
| 19 | Above and inset : Before winter arrives it 's important to plan for extra colour and warmth in the garden |
| 20 | Do they want to plan for organic change or reap the fruit of a retail giant that might , no matter what the quality of the architecture , be redundant in another 25 years ? |
| 21 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
| 22 | Although there is an inevitable summer climax , a hot , dry border is much easier to plant for year-round interest than most other parts of the garden . |
| 23 | The , the minute , the note last time said a pool of cand , they , they will be told that a pool of possible candidat candidates will be contacted to attend for final interview once it 's decided to go ahead with the new appointment , so you could the thr the the three , or whatever it is that you are not putting forward , that their , that our interest in them has ceased |
| 24 | This is understandable as , given the choice , no one wants to go through great suffering or pain . |
| 25 | Such a situation also undermines the role of district nurses and health visitors if they have to go through that procedure when they know that they should be able to take the responsibility . |
| 26 | It may be important , therefore , to arrange for deferred consideration and earnouts to be payable mainly in shares and loan notes , always subject to the creditworthiness of the vendor , to enable capital gains tax liabilities to be held-over . |
| 27 | To think ; to search after any truth or fact . |
| 28 | Prost 's victory lifted him to 47 points at the head of the drivers ' championship while Brazilian Ayrton Senna , the McLaren driver who was forced to retire after running second until the closing laps , remains second in the title race with 42 points . |
| 29 | ‘ We ‘ ave to go after that German and kill ‘ im before he catches up with the captain . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ They made us chase shadows for long spells but we had to go after this game and that situation was tailor-made for Spartak , ’ he said . |