Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Benjamin 's urging I helped pick up a wooden chest . |
| 2 | It dramatically increased awareness of the Bank in the marketplace and helped bring about a significant increase in sales — particularly Gold 90 Accounts . |
| 3 | He 'd helped set up a new research wing , which was due to be officially opened in a fortnight 's time . |
| 4 | They do make up a minor genre : the expedition into Darkest Britain , as trekked by George Orwell and a trickle of disciples up to , and including , the Belfast writer and photographer team of Robert McLiam Wilson and Donovan Wylie , who publish The Dispossessed ( Picador ) this week . |
| 5 | Then , as now , we had a car fitted with the optional Laycock overdrive , operating on third and top ; then as now it emphasised the low-speed/high-gear flexibility but did show up a big gap between second and third — a gap of over 30mph in maxima . |
| 6 | The new measures did bring about a large flow of resources to the disadvantaged . |
| 7 | However , if you do take out a foreign currency loan , make certain that it is possible to switch back into sterling at least once , and at short notice without incurring heavy charges , otherwise you are very exposed . |
| 8 | During the 1980s corporate America did pay out a large share of net profits in dividends , and it did spend billions on share repurchases . |
| 9 | I did hold down a responsible job in my last post , ’ she said . |
| 10 | Some of them are pretty useless , but you do pick up a little information from each one . |
| 11 | Because it does take out a significant volume of traffic out of Harrogate and Knaresborough . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , experience in a training unit does open up a wide range of career prospects , both in and out of the Services . |