Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent had never heard of the President being a drinker , secret or otherwise , and it was the sort of habit that could n't stay hidden in a country of Belpan 's size . |
| 2 | Apart from that they could 've sat on a wall and done exactly the same thing , she was in the street . |
| 3 | but erm I think she could 've done with a bit of company . |
| 4 | I , I and you could 've done with a queen . |
| 5 | ‘ That would 've done for a start . ’ |
| 6 | Oh God , I would 've crawled into a hole for the rest of my life . |
| 7 | She tried to pray through the fever , feeling her head trapped in a web of red-hot wires , but there was no sign of them . |
| 8 | She will feel accepted as a member of the ward team and will be more ready to learn . |
| 9 | Do n't feel restricted to a circle if you want to make a garland design , as it can easily be manoeuvred into other shapes . |
| 10 | well I 'd go along with that but what I was saying was I , I thought you might become more confrontational and if you were then we 'd 've got into a bit of a tennis match there and but then you did n't go down that route , that 's what I 'm saying , you did n't actually go down that cos if you had 've done we 'd 've got nowhere |
| 11 | But sometimes the sciatic nerve can become irritated by a lack of blood supply . |
| 12 | The original may become contaminated with a computer " virus " . |
| 13 | Consequently , a semantic theory can become plagued by a proliferation of hypothetical senses and internal contradictions in ways we shall spell out below . |
| 14 | His only fear is the region could become trapped in a cycle of boom and bust . |
| 15 | They need to ensure that staff stay within the national health service and do not become disillusioned by a lack of educational opportunity and thus career advancement . |
| 16 | When TR2 is conducting its collector voltage will be approximately zero and the l.e.d. , D3 , will become illuminated as a consequence . |
| 17 | In the first , there are protein molecules in the cell which bind specifically to X. Consequently , when an X molecule passes randomly into a cell , it may become bound to a protein , which is far too large to pass through the membrane . |
| 18 | Publishers ' casings are not designed for library use , and if subjected to a heavy rate of issues they may become damaged within a year or two of purchase . |
| 19 | Thus , in immature sandstones and carbonates , clay minerals may become concentrated along a seam . |
| 20 | Other goals may become subordinated to a search for relationships , providing a misleading profile . |
| 21 | Much controversy surrounded the finalization of this part of the Act centred on the question whether all 3–5 year olds should become entitled to a place in a nursery or pre-school . |
| 22 | The occasional wild and rash speculation that does lead to a novel , unlikely prediction , which is nevertheless confirmed by observation or experiment , will thereby become established as a highlight in the history of the growth of science . |
| 23 | Instead they may have formed in a manner similar to many Cordilleran batholiths , from crust that is basaltic ( density 3.0Mgm -3 ) and does not include Precambrian basement-type material . |
| 24 | ‘ They would probably have jumped on a train and gone to London . |
| 25 | What I would have given for a sesame bap . |
| 26 | An artist has perhaps given as much time to a single major work as a composer might have given to a sonata or whatever it may be . |
| 27 | One upper-class motherless boy moved to live with a great-uncle who ‘ treated me with the same affection which he would have given to a son . |
| 28 | ‘ I doubt if you 'll have heard of a Romany having a magistrate removed from office either , Mr Peck , but make one arrest here and you 're very likely to be the first . ’ |
| 29 | You may have heard of a technique called ‘ path analysis ’ and have wondered if it referred to the methods discussed in this chapter . |
| 30 | ‘ And they could have arranged for a taxi . ’ |