Example sentences of "[indef pn] [to-vb] [prep] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I du n no if they got nests or nothing to go to at night , but sat there under that bush all huddled up , they look froze to death . |
| 2 | My mother was more obviously unhappy ; she missed ‘ home ’ , as she never ceased to call Lewis , and her own family , and having someone to talk to in Gaelic , which was her first language but not my father 's . |
| 3 | An extremely ‘ permissive ’ parent , on the other hand , attempts to behave in a non-punitive , accepting and affirmative manner towards children 's impulses , desires and actions ; always to consult with them about policy decisions and give explanations for family rules ; to make few demands for household responsibility and orderly behaviour ; to present himself/herself to them as someone to call upon for help and company as they wish , rather than as an active ‘ disciplinary agent ’ responsible for shaping or altering behaviour . |
| 4 | He had nothing to wish for in life , and nobody to love . |
| 5 | A very important time coming up for the club , some very important games , no more important to people in this area than the game at Swindon on Tuesday night , But then away to Middlesborough , home to West Ham , still something to play for for Oxford United this season if the results keep going their way ? |
| 6 | There will be no one to speak with except Miss Blagden for a month or two when she comes to inspect the Casa Guidi before leaving Florence herself and otherwise not a solitary congenial soul . |
| 7 | Your Grace will therefore be so good as to allow me to ask you most humbly for my discharge … seeing that when I asked you for permission to travel to Vienna three years ago you graciously declared that I had nothing to hope for in Salzburg and would do better to seek my fortune elsewhere . |
| 8 | I had quite a good vocabulary and had written letters to Eric , but I had n't had anyone to talk to in English . |
| 9 | The lack of anyone to call upon for guidance . |
| 10 | One of my , my senior section manager does till results , anything to do with till results , my section manager does scheduling . |