Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are to report direct to your strike-team leader , Nils Borden , in the Spiderglass Hotel in Vienna , Earth . |
| 2 | And he is really responsible for bringing the three , because they deemed us a worthy cause when they saw er the work that we were doing , to perform free for us that evening in order to boost our funds . |
| 3 | Although fewer than one in 10 identified another family member as unable to work due to their cystic fibrosis , the employment rate among mothers of adults with cystic fibrosis is less than that expected in women aged 45–60 . |
| 4 | what all pupils need to know contrasted with what some choose to learn . |
| 5 | He showered her with kisses , and time seemed to stand still for them both , until at last he said reluctantly , ‘ It 's no use . |
| 6 | ‘ Hank , ’ she reminded him , her anxiety to know apparent in her rapt attention . |
| 7 | ‘ He 's going to tell you to go easy on his old buddy . ’ |
| 8 | Threatening phone bills are quite common in this house , but in the last few days abusive calls have become popular , with an unknown voice offering to dismember certain of my vital organs unless I quit the manager 's job . |
| 9 | The general impression of Massalia in ancient sources is of a city which had decided to remain unchanged in its archaic Hellenic shape . |
| 10 | During Mr John Major 's brief tenure he was made to look foolish on his one co-starring trip — the Commonwealth conference in Kuala Lumpur — by the Prime Minister 's repudiation of the South African statement he had negotiated . |
| 11 | During Mr John Major 's brief tenure he was made to look foolish on his one co-starring trip — the Commonwealth conference in Kuala Lumpur — by the Prime Minister 's repudiation of the South African statement he had negotiated . |
| 12 | Would it piss you off to grow old on your own ? |
| 13 | Max Jacob was homosexual , trying desperately to look distinguished in his top hat , evening dress , spats and monocle , whilst Modi 's affairs with women were known all over the quarter . |
| 14 | He grabbed her , reaching over to where she sat at the end of the sofa , turning her roughly by the arm so that she had to face him , had to look deep into his angry , ice-blue eyes . |
| 15 | But their colouring was identical ; white skin , black hair , eyes dark enough to look black beneath our artificial stars . |
| 16 | But he does come rather near making the rather empty point that it must be wrong to identify good with anything different from itself . |
| 17 | Due to popular demand , here is another chance to look great in our exclusive Clothes Show casual gear . |
| 18 | Among a heap of mundane weaponry — a two-handed flail , spare sword and scabbard , two throwing axes , crossbow , 2 quivers each of 24 crossbow bolts , and a repeating crossbow — the first chest has a complete suit of Plate Armour +1 which the Chaos Warrior is no longer able to use due to his mutated form . |
| 19 | ( 4 ) Certain consequences will ensue if the managers choose to leave early of their own volition . |
| 20 | But not all pretended deeds have to fall short of their normal function in order to accomplish their communicative purpose . |
| 21 | Autistic children are difficult to understand due to their complete individuality ; unlike Down 's people , they do not have any common physical characteristics which place them apart from other people ; they are often very attractive looking children . |
| 22 | The black furry coat with which it was born and which helped it to keep warm during its first days is now sloughed off , revealing the shorter shiny coat which is more suitable for a swimmer . |
| 23 | They hopped from one foot to another to keep warm in their baggy knickers . |
| 24 | He was sentenced to another month in prison to run consecutive to his current term of detention . |
| 25 | He was jailed for two and a half years , to run consecutive to his present term , which means he has been sentenced to 21 years since 1973 . |
| 26 | [ more calmly ] I am now convinced that nothing but religious considerations and a resolution to watch over the very first appearances of evil can be of sufficient weight to keep steady to his good purpose a vain young man . |
| 27 | Our colonizing ancestors could not deny ( although some attempted to ) that they were dealing with representatives , however imperfect , of a single human species — Homo sapiens ; but they could assert that the tenuous affinities they were prepared to recognize lay with their own most remote and primitive forebears . |
| 28 | Given that the vast majority of workers — labourers in particular — had to live close to their actual or potential place of employment , the social composition of the locality reflected its industry . |
| 29 | According to the former , English studies was seen as failing to hold true to its proper identity as an educational principle and cultured force . |
| 30 | If you play 300 gigs a year for ten years with the same stuff , it 's really hard to get used to something different . |