Example sentences of "[vb base] [modal v] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Transform 'd to Birds , my lost Companions fly : |
| 2 | I say used to because he 's been struck off the medical register . |
| 3 | All the benefits you receive will of course depend on your age at the time the policy is issued , the size of your monthly premium and the amount of your future bonuses . |
| 4 | I oft converse with those she 's deem 'd to grace |
| 5 | And best distinguish 'd by black , brown , or fair |
| 6 | The Body being thus equipp 'd and laid in the Coffin ( which Coffin is sometimes very magnificent ) , it is visited a second time to see that it is bury 'd in Flannel , and that nothing about it sowed with Thread . |
| 7 | I saw a Mummy examined that had been embalmed for 2,000 years ; the embalmer had taken out all the Viscera of the head , Thorax and Abdomen and cut all the flesh off the bones , and the cavities of the Thorax & Abdomen were filled up with Tar , Pitch & c and the form of the leg , Thigh & c were altogether made up of linen Rags dipp 'd in Tar , Pitch , & c so that I have an Opinion that they were allow 'd to carry the dead Body home by pretending to embalm it to preserve the Flesh & c , but you see they either buried or burnt the Flesh : this art always ‘ till lately appeared to me ridiculous as I know how soon putrefaction took place after Death ; since that time I have often thought it would be pleasing if we could fall upon a method of preserving dead Bodies & I thought that mankind in general would wish to have the Bodies of their Friends & c Preserved . |
| 8 | Look 'd at each other with a wild surmise — |
| 9 | Who look 'd on Beauty with a careless Eye , |
| 10 | The Earl of Nottingham , a Tory who was to make his peace with the Revolution , nevertheless opposed the invitation , condemning it as " high treason , in violation of the Laws … and that allegiance which I ow 'd to the Soveraigne and which I had confirm 'd by my solemn oath " . |
| 11 | For ev'ry one they hasten 'd to the Grave , |
| 12 | Kevin Bird took them to Split because he thought he get could from there to Britain . |
| 13 | And yet this , perhaps , is as strong an argument as the best of their sex is able to produce , tho' convey 'd in a greasy light . |
| 14 | Maintain 'd for me a saving intercourse |
| 15 | But it is very lately that the truly magnificent taste in gardening has flourished in these northern parts of Europe , for although in King Charles the Second 's reign there was great spirit amongst the nobility and gentry of England for planting and gardening , which spirit was greatly heighten 'd in King William 's reign , during which time most of the large gardens of England were laid out and planted , yet we find the taste at that time extended little farther than to small pieces of box-wood , finish 'd parterres and clipp 'd greens , all of which are now generally banished out of the gardens of the most polite persons of this age , who justly prefer the more extended rural designs of gardens which approach the nearest to nature . |
| 16 | Daniel Defoe saw fish transported live from the Fenland to London ‘ in great butts fill 'd with water in waggons as the carriers draw other goods ’ . |
| 17 | As they pass 'd by , but nothing still they said . |
| 18 | But er you know used to sli cut it out of er big chunks . |
| 19 | why you mean used to ? |
| 20 | Are the Government prepared to put up money to assist local authorities if they decide to prosecute in the interests of what they believe ought to be the law , and in fact is the law ? |
| 21 | Are there any others which people feel ought to be added to that list ? |
| 22 | Is there anything that you think needs to be changed , something that you 've picked up as a result of your study you , you feel ought to be changed in the school system ? |
| 23 | … and from them rose A cry that shiver 'd to the tingling stars . |
| 24 | He failed conspicuously to do so and continues to side-step any commitment to taking the effective steps which many senior military experts believe could at least limit the damage , by calling from time to time for a mere tightening of sanctions against Serbia . |
| 25 | " This Meeting having taken into Consideration the State of the Island as to Grain & provisions , until the next Crop comes on , are of opinion that with economy , there may be neither in the Island , what is sufficient for the Support of the Inhabitants , but if any Grain or putatoes are exported from the Island , that it may endanger a scarcity … " and they are " to use their utmost exertions for preventing any of the Grain of the Island being destroy 'd by Illegal Distillers … " |
| 26 | As John Tutchin was later to ask , " Did our Fore-Fathers struggle so hard to curb the Ambition of their Kings who Invaded their Birth-Rights " , only for us to be " Oppress 'd by that very Power with which our Ancestors Defended their Liberties ? " |
| 27 | Under the new arrangements , due for approval on April 2nd , the traded-options market will in theory gain more autonomy by falling outside this structure . |
| 28 | It would not be unusual , however , to provide ( Clause 7.02 ) that new capital should be provided in the same proportions as the original contributions unless otherwise agreedwhich would at any rate provide the basis for subsequent negotiation when additional funding is found to be required . |
| 29 | Their savage eyes turn 'd to a modest gaze , |
| 30 | Watts had earlier published The psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament , and Apply 'd to the Christian State and Worship before , others had followed . |