Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [art] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because I did n't know where the police station was , ’ I retorted . |
| 2 | Neighbours raised the alarm when they saw flames light up the early-hours darkness in Ferry Road , Edinburgh . |
| 3 | Here police monitoring of the large crowds was facilitated by ‘ sophisticated radio equipment supplied by the Army , hot lines to the White House and the Pentagon , and an 8 by 12-foot map of the city , complete with a zoom-lens television camera for closeups , that could show where every police officer and other security force was located at all times ’ ( Farber , 1988:159 ) . |
| 4 | If you are a serious Windows user , you may prefer to wait and see how the Windows version of Dataease performs when it is released shortly . |
| 5 | We shall see how the petrochemicals business has a particular interest in gas . |
| 6 | Mungo could understand why the police investigation was making so little progress . |
| 7 | The company rules should lay down an appeals procedure . |
| 8 | In their work the TECs may either influence or take over the careers service ( Farley 1990 ) . |
| 9 | well then , then you could really , would be , I 'll always start on , you could go down the police station and have a word with them , see what they think , and they 'll probably put you in touch with somebody , cos they know everything they know what |
| 10 | Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores . |
| 11 | The price has dropped considerably and you can now pick up a 2″ specimen for £40 . |
| 12 | I hope you think that this is important more important to you as it were than it is , is to us because you the clubs and the sailing schools really really must take these sorts of messages on board , not perhaps all of that list there but I would pick out erm that the message that we want to get across to young people , I would pick out the words fun , the words challenging , the words safe , alright . |