Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undertakers would give the poor no credit and , whilst efforts were being made to raise cash , corpses remained on their deathbeds for up to a fortnight . |
| 2 | The Governor 's position is shrewdly summed up by one observer : ‘ A deal with Nkrumah and the CPP would give the British a breathing space , perhaps a long one . ’ |
| 3 | But erm you know o , I mean it 's , there 's so much analysis and what not , I mean I I think most , most people must do the same a lot of them have made their minds up and the ones who have n't either do n't really care |
| 4 | He had also , however , as Churchill perceived , conceded to Gandhi and the Congress movement a degree of recognition of their importance which in the long run could do the British no good . |
| 5 | From now on , every rehearsal should be arranged and set up in this way , so that your band will sound the same every time you rehearse . |
| 6 | Otherwise it get 's sore , but then every time I walk in there I can see every joint a lot better . |
| 7 | This move would cost a huge a mount of money , he warns . |
| 8 | We could call the former a realist position ; the realist believes that there are evidence-transcendent truths , truths whose obtaining lies beyond our powers of recognition . |
| 9 | Yes the chassis mounts will take the 4203 The engine will give a lot more torque but you will need an overdrive or the top speed will only be in the mid forties |
| 10 | Er we need to tell them that we 'll take the balance of the first year 's payment through er er on proof , when we when they 've got their proof on on the desk we will take the next the balance of the first year 's payment through a banker 's order . |
| 11 | Our inspectors have awarded from ✓ to ✓✓✓✓✓ to denote the assured standards you will find — so here the more ✓s does mean the higher the quality . |
| 12 | Some are so obvious that new recruits but now do n't forget the other the asking bit . |
| 13 | The earth curved up and around me wherever I went , as if I were at the bottom of a dish , and no matter how far I travelled I could get no nearer the rim — like a spaceman hurtling , as he thinks , towards the edge of the universe , only to find it unfolding before him and closing in behind , so that he is always at the centre . |
| 14 | Let's ha let's offer the unemployed an alternative . |
| 15 | ‘ If someone could find a round the world trip lasting six months , I would happily go , ’ commented one accountant . |