Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [conj] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dennis had played a seasson for Northants and I got the opportunity to go and see him in Perth , ’ he explained . |
| 2 | ‘ Gives me an excuse to come and put you to bed , I guess . |
| 3 | Such a visit should involve talking to personnel to try and understand something of their jobs and to work out how best to tell the story in visual form . |
| 4 | The makeshift bomb lobbed into an upstairs bedroom was packed with nuts , bolts and glass in an attempt to kill or maim anyone in the room . |
| 5 | The head had asked the educational psychologist to come and assess him with a view to producing a formal Statement of Special Educational Needs . |
| 6 | She had been giddy in the mornings and tired at night ; her breasts felt different , she had been sleeping badly , dreaming dreams , longing all day for Tristram to come and take her in his arms and love her , when instead she had had to be content with no more than a covert glance from him when he came home from Knollys 's yard in the evenings , or a touch of his ankle under the table at supper time . |
| 7 | She watched the ants attack a small shrew , moving with one mind to overpower and strip it of its flesh . |
| 8 | Third , you are aiming to create an atmosphere in the interview which will encourage the candidates to talk and show themselves to best advantage . |
| 9 | The building on its other side the Theatre has raised £230,000 to buy and convert it into dressing rooms , store rooms and even a rehearsal room in the attic . |
| 10 | This chapter gives you some guidelines to explain and help you in your work : |
| 11 | Randomizing algorithms are sometimes provided , but it is generally wise for the user to allocate and test them for each file on an individual basis . |
| 12 | He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens . |
| 13 | We intended to do a little bit of er beach work to try and get something like that but we have n't been able to , so . |
| 14 | But if you are still in the UK for the four days from July 15–18 , put a note in your dairy to come and see us at this year 's Art in Action at Waterperry House , Wheatley in Oxfordshire . |
| 15 | Section 8(2) authorises the constable to seize and retain anything for which the search has been authorised . |
| 16 | And if he returned safely to the Tuthanach , then he might survive the boy Tig long enough for Tallis to return and question him after whatever journey she might soon take , through the highest room of the fortress , through the cave : in Harry 's footsteps . |
| 17 | When I visited the museum , I looked at all of the chairs and was given permission to handle and try them for comfort . |
| 18 | ‘ Speaking of Quatt , I must tell Aycliffe to go and fetch him at once . ’ |
| 19 | Should you ever want to organise a course on ‘ Cut & Sew ’ I can really recommend you have Pam to come and take it for you . |
| 20 | Still an urge to hit out compelled her , a need to try and hurt him in retaliation for the pain he dealt her with his unhidden contempt . |
| 21 | To others , however , Gorbachev 's policies marked a skil-ful attempt to gain the initiative in the international field , to end Reagan 's massive rearmament effort , and allow the USSR to reform and strengthen itself for continued competition with the West . |
| 22 | This would be a good point to stop and remind yourself of the kinds of situations and issues which have caused you conflict in the past and may be doing so at present . |
| 23 | Your right to use your ex-husband 's contributions to improve or provide you with a pension depends on your age and/or whether you remarry before the age of 60 . |
| 24 | ‘ Where the occupier of premises agrees for reward that a person shall have the right to enter and use them for a mutually contemplated purpose , the contract between the parties ( unless it provides to the contrary ) contains an implied warranty that the premises are as safe for that purpose as reasonable care and skill on the part of anyone can make them . ’ |
| 25 | And that would give you a bit of ready cash , and also it would give you a standing to try and get something from Finance Committee . |
| 26 | and take an extra dose at night to try and get you into a sleep so we can get you back into sleeping rather than up prowling about during the night , cos it does no good at all . |
| 27 | and all sorts of things to try and discourage them from this . |
| 28 | Last night forensic experts were testing the guns to try and link them with crimes in Britain , Europe and America . |
| 29 | Efforts to strengthen and improve it in the last decades of the century had only moderate success . |
| 30 | Our pledge to you is that we owe no allegiance to any manufacturer ( though we reserve the right to let their best brains entertain and inform you on these pages ) . |