Example sentences of "[n mass] [adv] [vb base] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fish all appear to relish the extra attention they get indoors . |
| 2 | Some people only have to take the faintest whiff of the entrance hall of a hospital to be sharply transported back in time to relive a traumatic hospital experience ( endured during childhood perhaps ) ; they may feel shaky or even nauseous . |
| 3 | ‘ It is a particular shame for Neil because there were far worse things going on in the game but some people only want to see the dark side of him . |
| 4 | The people just have to trust the administrators at a certain point , rather than trying to er second guess all of their decisions . |
| 5 | In considering products , it is important to note that people generally want to acquire the benefits of the product , rather than its features . |
| 6 | Its roots are tenacious and most people still wish to acknowledge the ideal of Christian values , as George Carey , Archbishop of Canterbury , noted at the 1991 2nd Malvern Conference , " I would deny that Britain is post-Christian — I think that people have basic Christian values which they would be very reluctant to let go . " |
| 7 | ‘ No , people still want to make a splash for their daughters . |
| 8 | ‘ The banana nose and attachment glasses line have n't gone too well , ’ sighed Neville in rare serious moment , but the new range of masks are going well at £39 a time it 's clear people still want to have a laugh . |
| 9 | Inflation is far from dead , and surveys suggest that most young people still want to buy a home of their own at some stage . |
| 10 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 11 | People also try to create an ordered and rational existence for themselves . |
| 12 | People also need to learn the practical skills which bring about improvement the problem solving techniques and diagnostic tools for finding the way through seemingly impassable barriers . |
| 13 | Left to their own devices , few people understandably wish to take a holiday in the winter months , other than at Christmas . |
| 14 | ‘ The staff also strive to develop an atmosphere of security , encouragement and friendly acceptance . |
| 15 | But , after a public meeting , the Muslim community 's spokesman Dr Hanif Mohammed said : ‘ The people now seem to understand the washroom we have built is just used to symbolically wash the bodies . |
| 16 | It is dispiriting that few people now seem to comprehend the subtleties of English grammar , and even more dispiriting that the ignorant should presume , publicly and erroneously , to correct the well informed . |
| 17 | Whereas before the majority of pet dog owners would have just one dog , more and more people now decide to get a second dog — often as a playmate for their first dog . |
| 18 | Sometimes , over their early morning cup of tea , Boy would tell the man about what he had watched , in the way that people often like to describe the highlights of their working day once they get back home to their partner . |
| 19 | Of course , the electorate may not be fools , and they may pass rough judgements at the polls about which party may govern " better " in the future in the light of past performance and potential promise , but there is little point in our pretending that we can " explain " voting behaviour on the basis of the electoral appeal of party programmes even though this is the way politicians and the media often tend to present the essence of electoral politics and party choice . |
| 20 | Some people even appear to like the type , |
| 21 | There were pockets of disaffection in other parts of the country , amongst Anglicans and even Quakers , but these were thin on the ground ; the memories of the 1680s were still too powerful to make many people seriously wish to see the Stuarts back on the throne again . |
| 22 | A few people never need to wear a watch because they always know what the time is . |
| 23 | We should listen to how people actually want to make a contribution and base our structures on their views , instead of rather male structures which demand substantial commitment . |
| 24 | There is no need to become over-anxious about the subject of diet for the elderly.We simply need to keep a careful eye on things , to see that they are eating a good variety of food which includes plenty of protein , dairy products and fresh fruit and vegetables , together with some roughage , which is often best taken in the form of a bran cereal , and which will , in many cases , completely eliminate the problem of constipation and ease that of piles . |