Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [verb] [prep] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone moved me out , sooner or later , and it was probably just as well , for my attempts to find anyone to talk to had not prospered . |
| 2 | A large black Cadillac stops in the road to let me cross before pulling in . |
| 3 | The same would apply to attempts to persuade someone to refrain from doing so . |
| 4 | He took her with him on his visit because he could n't bear to let her disappear without finding out more about her . |
| 5 | The mother also agreed to place a small plate of Ben 's favourite food ( chunks of cheese and pieces of apple ) in front of him at meal-times but then not to watch him eat by getting on with a job in the kitchen . |
| 6 | This was obscure , but it seems to have something to do with going downhill with an out-of-control supermarket trolley . |