Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may need to watch him at first , so that you can clean and dress any grazes or cuts immediately . |
| 2 | I did n't want to believe it at first , ’ she told him shakily , ‘ but I can now . |
| 3 | He seemed obtuse , as she felt by this time that she had more than cancelled out any slight encouragement she might have given him at first . |
| 4 | Welshman Ian Woosnam would have joined them in second place but for a double bogey at the 17th for a 73 , while Scotland 's Colin Montgomerie is tucked in just behind after finishing four over par . |
| 5 | I should have done it at first ; I could have paid it then . |
| 6 | If any BW officer had reservations about the project they could have phoned me on 10th or 11th June , particularly as everyone knew the work was scheduled to start on the 12th . |
| 7 | You may have to help him at first , but as he progresses , he can tackle more complicated puzzles . |
| 8 | But obviously if you 're going to do that you 'll have to do it during next week some time On the other hand I could give you a list of five topics and you could choose one . |
| 9 | Briggs , in his first race , matched the time of the senior riders on his opening lap and his finishing time would have put him in fourth place in the senior event after three laps . |
| 10 | I 've lots of ideas for these , but as they are all quick to make I 've left them for next month when you have finished your special presents and they are neatly folded and packed away in all their glory of tissue paper and gold and silver ribbons . |
| 11 | What moral blight upon the fair youth or our city will they offer to free us from next , I wonder . |