Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] [noun prp] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I said it was terrible , to ruin one of Lehar 's most wonderful love songs like that , and Ingrid , he made it quite plain that if I did n't fall in with Therese 's wishes — exactly — I would be thrown out of the company . ’ |
| 2 | He had better catch up on Elinor 's latest batch of instructions . |
| 3 | Although in 1978–9 Libyans could time in to Cairo 's radio broadcasts to hear abuse of their leader , Libya 's news services did not air the quarrels with neighbours . |
| 4 | Charity said she longed for bangers and mash and mugs of hot sweet tea , but Mona , who had been watching events with a twinkling eye , said rubbish , she 'd send over to Fortnum 's for a hamper . |
| 5 | She did n't dare look down at Adam 's usual table — seeing him might just finish her off completely . |
| 6 | Does your memory square up with Jo 's ? |
| 7 | They could look out for Lou 's mum all they liked , but they would n't see her . |
| 8 | Vologsky increased his pace , momentarily , gaining a few feet so that he could look back at Kirov 's grim face . |
| 9 | In other words , technology does not make up for Europe 's high labour costs . |
| 10 | But that did n't measure up to Andy 's sense of showmanship ; it was n't glitzy enough , dramatic enough , or even big enough . |
| 11 | ‘ I chose to go to South Africa in 1988 , knowing full well that in so doing I would miss out on England 's tour to Australia and Fiji . |
| 12 | ‘ You 've no idea how I felt when I first saw you step out of Peter 's jeep that day you arrived at Rocamar . ’ |
| 13 | He was too tired for work but felt he must continue otherwise he would think back to Cranston 's words about Benedicta . |
| 14 | Best brass THE sound of music will take over at Rhyl 's New Pavilion Theatre when 36 brass bands compete in the second annual Rhyl Festival of Brass , on the weekend of June 19–20 . |
| 15 | Town tunes up for top brass THE sound of music will take over at Rhyl 's seafront New Pavilion Theatre when 36 top brass bands compete in the second annual Rhyl Festival of Brass , on the weekend of June 19–20 . |
| 16 | Although he had no doubts about the Girls ' standard of work he would only take up on Smith 's offer if his organization was efficient . |
| 17 | From this garden Coleridge could either walk on through Poole 's orchard and a ‘ fine meadow ’ to the home of his new friends , John and Anna Cruikshank , or he could negotiate Poole 's tanyard and its ‘ Tartarean tan-pits ’ to reach the Castle Street house itself . |
| 18 | No mum , actually erm I 'm not gon na go down to Helena 's and wi , wi , you know with the dogs |
| 19 | Tomorrow , she promised herself , she would go down to Dawne 's Dresse Shoppe — she 'd make him pay . |
| 20 | But Neil he was gon na go down to Tesco 's but he is , Ipswich , ca n't get down here , so he ca n't sort of travel and you know what the hassle of having to take him and pick him up . |
| 21 | Terry said : ‘ Shirley has a week off in September and we may well go down to Butlin 's . ’ |
| 22 | Why not go along with Luke 's expansive mood for just so long as it took to finish her drink ? |
| 23 | Adam got up from the table and said he thought he might go over to Rufus 's . |
| 24 | Well I think what I 'll do , if I go round by the market I can drop you there by the multi-storey car park and you can then just walk through to Baston 's ca n't you ? |
| 25 | and you can just walk through to Baston 's , whatever and I 'll go to Muriel |
| 26 | IF everyone in Britain placed one day 's rubbish in Trafalgar Square , the pile would reach up to Nelson 's feet . |
| 27 | Do we ask : ‘ How does this match up to Beethoven 's original intentions ? ’ or ‘ How does this compare to Philharmonia/Klemperer , BPO/Karajan etc. ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Or , could you go up to Leo 's room and — well , wait there ? ’ he said in a rush . |
| 29 | No doubt the other shots of Ana would end up beside Mitch 's bed . |
| 30 | Most of the cash top-up for the Temple bid is being provided by Stena which would end up with Sealink 's lucrative cross-channel ferry business if the offer succeeds . |