Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pos pn] [noun sg] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is there anyone in the world who could make my hair straight and stay straight ? |
| 2 | ‘ I do enjoy my cricket more than ever , ’ he accepts . |
| 3 | Well it depends , you know , it depends if I expect erm my landlord to come back and chop my head off or something . |
| 4 | The hospital , driven by the doctors themselves , is seeking trust status ; I hope that my hon. Friend will consider its application sympathetically and support the hospital in every way that she can . |
| 5 | A common complaint from clients and workers is that courts give young women sentences designed to control and confine their behaviour rather than punishments which fit their crimes . |
| 6 | But Guatemalans can enjoy their freedom only if they stick to the unwritten rules . |
| 7 | If it is readily intelligible so much the better ; but it is far more important that it should yield its meaning accurately than that it should yield it on first reading , and the Legal draftsman can not afford to give much attention , if any , to euphony or literary elegance … . |
| 8 | If it is readily intelligible , so much the better ; but it is far more important that it should yield its meaning accurately than that it should yield it on first reading , and legal draftsmen can not afford to give much attention , if any , to euphony or literary elegance . |
| 9 | They must know their product thoroughly and how to promote sales by word of mouth , telephone or correspondence . |
| 10 | Obviously he could n't talk to the police , and it would suit his book better if Vecchi was caught by someone outside his own organisation . |
| 11 | " Then when he fails you can chop his head off and take the ram . " |
| 12 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't know his number offhand but I |
| 14 | Now if he did n't shave his hair off and he was walking around with a rim round the side of his head |
| 15 | People realized , the Americans in particular realized that the finer the knit , like for underwear , the longer it takes to get , it does n't tie your knitting on and |
| 16 | A PEP should be regarded as a long-term investment though , so do not tie your money up if you think you may need it quickly . |
| 17 | " He will know your body better than you know it yourself , Menina . " |
| 18 | If you eat the right foods and take some exercise you will begin to understand and know your body better and you will be able to discern something that is just a muscular ache from carrying heavy shopping from a pain that you have never encountered before . |
| 19 | Well my Lord as I said as I said at the beginning I think the both Mr and myself considered that it might er assist your Lordship considerably if you have some time now to read er the witness statements and the reports from the expert which are in bundle three and indeed erm . |
| 20 | Let us focus our attention on where Third World grain imports come from and how they happen to be available in such massive quantities . |
| 21 | Then you could catch your knave speedily and keep hold of him . |
| 22 | Looking around the sparsely attended Chamber , I had a feeling that I might catch your eye sooner or later . |
| 23 | You should brief your adviser fully and seek his assessment of the pros and cons of your intended course before implementing it . |
| 24 | ‘ Is it not the time when all those who have an interest in our industry should sit down and discuss our future together and try to get back to the situation where the industry controls and governs itself instead of allowing it to be manipulated by those who purchase our product ? ’ he asked about 200 delegates . |
| 25 | Ooh , where did you go ? oh do n't look like that , no one 's gon na hurt you baby , might smack your bottom once or twice . |
| 26 | And we 'll chop your meat up before we go much further . |
| 27 | It is very unlikely that a solar panel would chop your hand off if you accidentally put it in the wrong place , but the 36 in ( 91cm ) span of the larger wind generators can be deadly . |
| 28 | Staff say the modern facilities will make their job easier as well as improving life for the inmates . |
| 29 | Only she can phrase her movement so that its rhythm speaks so legibly of high spirits or despair . |
| 30 | By the end of the second day she had it firmly fixed in her head that Alain was simply ignoring the fact that she was here , and as this was his house she could n't make her mind up whether this was discourteous or a great relief . |