Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [noun pl] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference was that when constructing a plot she was able to invent clues that would subtly direct her readers in the direction of the guilty person while strewing their path with red herrings . |
| 2 | The force of it lifted Golden Girl 's stern and for a moment Trent feared that she would bury her bows in the sea and pitch-pole . |
| 3 | A nation of cricket lovers could bury their heads in the dust of the Oval and forget all about Continental goings-on . |
| 4 | And for their inspirational captain and star batsman to see himself so early as a lonely figure of torment , when England will need his strengths in the weeks to come , does not bode well . |
| 5 | ALLAN THOMSON has been appointed captain of the Scottish Boys team and will commence his duties in the quadrangular match with France , Italy and Sweden in Sardinia from 19-21 March . |
| 6 | When Shearman was appointed National Education Officer for the WEA , questions were raised by the LEA over the continued appointment of a full-time resident tutor in the county and agreement was reached only on the understanding that the new resident tutor would concentrate his activities in the undeveloped rural areas in the south of the county . |
| 7 | Swiftly , she swallowed her ire and , taking a steadying breath , ‘ Well , ’ she began , ‘ so far as I know — and I could be wrong — I believe it has something to do with years back when a tradesman was dismissed , he would pack his tools in the sack he carried them in , and walk off the job . ’ |
| 8 | Perhaps you know them over the garden wall to speak to you , you might even know their children by name and you know their christian name , but beyond that I think it 's true to say , even making allowance of generation gaps that you do n't know your neighbours in the same way that you knew your neighbours in London . |
| 9 | I , d' ya know that , do you know our poppies in the garden , those big ones ? |
| 10 | ‘ There 's no way we can bury our heads in the sand and pretend the problem does n't exist . |
| 11 | ‘ We can not bury our heads in the sand and become competitive just by thinking that we are . |
| 12 | The ratchet , discussed earlier , is nearly always geared to profit and so if the managers take out too much in the early days , they may adversely affect their interests in the medium term . |
| 13 | IBM Corp 's Digital Domain Inc special effects — FX as they are known in the trade — company , which brings the company together with writer , director and producer James Cameron , Academy Award winning character creator Stan Winston and special visual effects studio executive Scott Ross ( CI No 2,116 ) will locate its facilities in the Los Angeles area and plans to combine the latest digital technology with a unique ‘ creator interactive ’ philosophy , IBM says , offering a full range of special visual effects services for feature films , television , commercials and simulator attractions ; high resolution moving images will fundamentally change applications and their development as we know them today , IBM reckons . |
| 14 | I would n't fancy their chances in the play-offs . ’ |
| 15 | He was ill — except that how many diseases came on so quickly that a man could send you flowers in the morning and by dinner be incapable of lifting the telephone ? |
| 16 | Oh , no , Bros Will I , will I be I can when will I see my pictures in the paper . |
| 17 | There 's no when will I will I be famous , when will I see my pictures in the paper . |
| 18 | Your words helped sustain my defences in the aftermath of Matthew Sura 's vicious and slovenly attack , from which , I fear , I am still rather reeling . |
| 19 | Out of one eye , through the curtain of his rough blond hair , she could see their bodies in the mirror on the wall . |
| 20 | If I do n't see their names in the overnight declarations on Friday afternoon , I 'll be on the blower to the News of the World before you can say ‘ flagellation ’ , right ? |
| 21 | Kelly could see her clothes in the corner across the room , but she needed to get to them without being jumped by this barrel of lard . |
| 22 | It also aimed to develop strategies which would help children reconsider and reshape their ideas in the light of new evidence , moving them towards more scientific explanations . |
| 23 | Margaret Thatcher , for example , would remember her lessons in the grocery shop at her father 's knee and conclude that developing countries were foolish and irresponsible to live beyond their means and borrow so much money . |
| 24 | Finding out that I apparently could n't even remember their names in the right order rather spoilt the effect . |
| 25 | Golfers can store their clubs in the latest in luxury — multi-coloured golf bags from Sun Mountain Sports ( 0622-820519 ) for £70 . |
| 26 | The students would plan their lessons in the seminar and eventually teach them . |
| 27 | Most listed companies do not at present use their non-executives in the precise ways Cadbury recommends . |
| 28 | That is why we must have complaints procedures that can be worked and really do work , why authorities must use their powers in the proper way and why we must have constant vigilance . |
| 29 | As William Hamilton , now at the University of Michigan , pointed out in the 1960s , a male can perpetuate its genes in the next generation , not only by fathering offspring himself , but also by assisting the reproductive efforts of near relations who share many of his genes . |
| 30 | In fact , their necks are so mobile that they can keep their heads in the same position while a branch sways in the breeze underneath them . |