Example sentences of "he [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | His predecessor made two cardinal mistakes , replied Mr Kravchuk : he formed a political alliance with Russia , and he failed to build up an independent army . |
| 2 | Part of his stock-in-trade when he wants to take over an organization . |
| 3 | He seemed to summon up an England of green lawns , elegant teas and beautiful women in long dresses , trailing parasols . |
| 4 | He threatens to take out an injunction ; but Michael persuades him that , before making up his mind , he should at least come back and watch a rehearsal . |
| 5 | yeah , cos he had to take out an insurance this will be er |
| 6 | When he was in Norfolk he had to fill in an alien 's registration form . |
| 7 | Indeed , the author once took a phone-in for 100,000 shares in Leading Leisure , which netted him a substantial commission , although he had to fight off an unscrupulous colleague who had tried to seize the telephone receiver . |
| 8 | Gallie summarised the views of Blauner , Mallet , and Naville because he wished to set up an empirical test of their theses . |
| 9 | In vain he hoped to carve out an alternative career as a journalist and cricket writer . |