Example sentences of "[vb infin] [coord] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 2 | Their main advantages are : wood is an excellent insulator ; the windows come in an wide range of standard sizes ( and non-standard ones are easy for a joiner to make up if necessary ) ; they are , generally speaking , the cheapest type of replacement window to buy ; and you can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 3 | But we do n't need or love you as an organ gone sour that stinks in the wind . |
| 4 | It was her apartment , paid for with her own money , and she did n't need or want him in her life any more . |
| 5 | They move around the tank , scattering the smaller fish in all directions , although they do n't attack or harm them in any way . |
| 6 | ( a ) The Agency Principle Section 5 of the Partnership Act ( power of partner to bind the firm ) states that : Every partner is an agent of the firm and his other partners for the purpose of the business of the partnership ; and the acts of every partner who does any act for carrying on in the usual way of business of the kind carried on by the firm of which he is a member bind the firm and his partners , unless the partner so acting has in fact no authority to act for the firm in the particular matter , and the person with whom he is dealing either knows that he has no authority , or does not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 7 | An act carried out by a partner in the usual course of the business of the firm will be binding on the firm notwithstanding that the partner concerned lacked the necessary authority unless the third party knew of the limitation to that partner 's authority or did not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 8 | You must not subsequently display or offer it for sale as your own work ! |
| 9 | I was horribly afraid then that you must know and hate me for my disloyalty to Anthony . ’ |
| 10 | Roman caught her before she could fall and carried her to the small settee . |
| 11 | Have you someone who can assist and support you with the children ? |
| 12 | Others are opportunists , killing anything they can catch and devouring it with relish . |
| 13 | Such theories , he remarks , ‘ are not centrally concerned with literature ; indeed , they may marginalize or abandon it as a category ’ , and he instances their source in such fields as philosophy , psychology , sociology , anthropology , linguistics . |
| 14 | For what a horse does under compulsion … he does without understanding , and with no more grace than a dancer would display if a person should whip and spur him during his performance … |
| 15 | We called friends in Australia and amazingly , they found a cylinder we could rent and shipped it to Darwin . |
| 16 | Roman took her arm in a grip she could n't break and marched her down the path . |
| 17 | Your coach will collect and return you to your hotel on completion of the tour . |
| 18 | If you were to come yourself Lily or the child 's Father I could not stand in your way whatever my feelings which are strong , but to hand over my Precious little one to a Young and Foreign girl who spoke his only language poorly that I could not do and send him with her on a dangerous voyage most frightening to him . |
| 19 | Then , when we are ready , we can reconstitute and display it as new information which human beings can once again understand . |
| 20 | ‘ So he can stay and assist me with my enquiries . ’ |
| 21 | Tonight it seemed to me that Mrs Browning had still not recovered from her fear , and I suggested that I should perhaps stay and see her into bed . |
| 22 | ‘ Sub-lieutenant Bacci here will stay and help you in case you leave any gaps . ’ |
| 23 | I let the girl loose and pushed her towards my wife . |
| 24 | When a pupil came in asking for a special book , he would rush and find it before Mr Crangle . |
| 25 | ‘ I could n't aid and abet you against Susan . ’ |
| 26 | Even the DGSE might have baulked at letting them drown or shooting them in cold blood . |
| 27 | Is it not true that giving 17-year-olds fines does not work and sending them to prison is counterproductive ? |
| 28 | The most serious danger , however , is that the ‘ people bit ’ gets lost — plans often assume that people will work and prosecute them in logical , rational ways , which of course they do not . |
| 29 | If your father has a favourite hobby , gather together a few well-chosen gifts that you know he will like and wrap them in a presentation basket . |
| 30 | You can avoid any foods you do not like and replace them with others from these lists so long as you do not exceed your daily calorie allowance . |