Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then on to the next house where they slyly accept a poster and bin it as soon as your back is turned ; and then to the next where support is promised if only your party in exchange guarantees to persecute , imprison and preferably execute certain categories of non-white-skinned people . |
| 2 | Hardly anyone in France apart from the Lafons , and now Ostertag , dares to risk refermentation in bottle and the subsequent deposit of anything other than a few tartrate crystals in a dry white wine . |
| 3 | After the almost total defeat of the Italians in North Africa by General O'Connor in January 1941 , the Germans had decided to send an Afrika Korps to bolster their allies . |
| 4 | I used Acrylix brushes to paint the landscape study shown here . |
| 5 | Clinton flies to see Bush |
| 6 | We have thus tried to fit to the NMR data by imposing these ε values ( on one junction at a time ) while also constraining the sugar puckers to agree with the COSY data . |
| 7 | They took it in turns to breathe in the smoke , as the substance sizzled with a malicious delight . |
| 8 | For he who thinks to remain neutral is above all a sceptic . |
| 9 | You need only to look at commercial copy or displays to see how powerfully a type-face complements the message it is conveying . |
| 10 | Everyone in the organization contributes to profit . |
| 11 | Companies fail through their narrow view of what contributes to profit . |
| 12 | Whatever your design , make sure that it integrates with company design and , what 's more , contributes to profit . |
| 13 | Hilary , of course , batted , and the boys took it in turns to bowl . |
| 14 | Spencer and Gillen photographed and detailed aborigines dressed as animals , emitting animal cries to promote fertility . |
| 15 | Christmas tree goes to mulch . |
| 16 | A straightforward man ( Ed O'Neill ) agrees to drive his girlfriend 's son home from boarding school for Thanksgiving . |
| 17 | It looked a harsh decision , especially when the referee allowed late tackles to go unpunished . |
| 18 | TWO GIRLS , FAT AND THIN Mary Gaitskill The fat girl is an obsessive devotee of popular novelist Anna Granite , the thin girl a New York writer who goes to interview her . |
| 19 | SECURITY OPERATION GOES TO CONTRACT STAFF |
| 20 | Yeah , but that belongs to chicken shape together |
| 21 | The factor number on a sunscreen refers to UVB protection with numbers over 15 indicating high protective values . |
| 22 | MacQuillan was n't only talking about getting the British out of Northern Ireland , he was using HM Supplies to channel money to terrorist groups . |
| 23 | The total task needs to be broken down into small easily achieved wins , eg every teacher will be in the playground five minutes before the bell goes to greet children and parents , four children from each class will have their names entered in the ‘ Gold book ’ for good work or praiseworthy actions , any child in hospital for more than one night will receive ‘ get well cards ’ from the class and a visit by a member of staff , the entrance hall is cleared of clutter and made more welcoming for visitors . |
| 24 | The list of recipient church projects is very long , ranging from refurbishment of church buildings to small revenue grants to enable the establishment of local good neighbour ( community care ) schemes . |
| 25 | I noticed that the Barwick men took no chances this time ; as the pole lay in the field it was wired up to an electronic burglar alarm system , but they still took it in turns to sit up and keep an eye on it . |
| 26 | We investigated the town with a wheelchair , taking turns to sit in it . |
| 27 | It was a tiny cell , so we had to take it in turns to sit down . |
| 28 | Alexandra , Lyddy and Janet took it in turns to sit up at night with her . |
| 29 | My husband and I take turns to sit at the stall . |
| 30 | Tony Brough ( the Principal ) and I sat at High Table , but it was very democratic because the students also took it in turns to sit at High Table — and to be invited to the Principal 's office for pre-dinner drinks ! |