Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | With great magicians I 'll sit and converse , the whole universe would seem like a little pond , deer would swim by and as it swam by , ravage by war neglect and in great pain , I 'll take it out just to wipe its poor face clean and then quietly put it back again , if I worked magic , magic |
| 32 | ‘ But do n't foul it up just to prove I 'm right . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ Annie up the road told me to come here ; she said that you sometimes take in paying guests — and there was n't anywhere else , and it was dark , and raining — but it obviously is n't a very good idea , so if you could tell me where else to try — I 'll go and try , ’ she concluded lamely . |
| 34 | is now nitpicking and harassing me to a degree which might lead me yet again to write to my MP . |
| 35 | Can you tell us how best to maintain it as winter approaches and how to stop it freezing up |
| 36 | and then they did n't build it well enough to withstand fire |
| 37 | That 's the travel agency things , I 'll put them on there to sort out to throw away . |
| 38 | I ca n't put them down there to begin with , I think they all draw up |
| 39 | When the snow clears a little , I 'll drive you up there to see for yourself . |
| 40 | ‘ Listen , I did n't get you here just to take me in — ‘ |
| 41 | ‘ They ca n't fake it well enough to fool a forensic laboratory . |
| 42 | He would n't let anyone near enough to heal him . |
| 43 | Did , did you put it on there to measure it out ? |
| 44 | I can not urge you strongly enough to resist the temptation of trying to work with such tapes . |
| 45 | Even though it 's a brand new house and they 're not gon na pull it down tomorrow to build a bloody factory on top of it . |
| 46 | The Trunchbull will throw anything around just to keep her arm in , especially children . ’ |
| 47 | ‘ Did you find somebody else then to give you your dinner ? ’ |
| 48 | Knowing what your rights may be worth in money terms will help you not only to decide whether or not to take legal action , if necessary , to recover the sums due to you , but also to assess the reasonableness of any ‘ termination package deal ’ offered to you and generally to plan ahead for the future . |
| 49 | Hopefully the book will help you not only to identify the polarities but also to see the means of fruitful reconciliation . |
| 50 | A couple of hours of hard graft should see it ready for the next stage of its facelift , and might also tire her out enough to get some sleep . |
| 51 | They 've got to , she 's got to stay on the boat until they 're gon na try and find her somewhere else to sleep |