Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [verb] [pron] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't begin to try to explain what is in someone 's mind to do such a thing . |
| 2 | These arrangements would not have differed had they been in the Fens , or watching Scandinavia 's hot springs : Johnson went to inspect the landscape he described : Boswell took his landscape , the lumpy Dr Johnson , with him . |
| 3 | If it is stretching the imagination to describe any West Indian fast bowler as a gentle giant he is nevertheless mild-mannered and easy-going , and it is significant that while the likes of Croft and Marshall were doing unpleasant things to batsmen 's heads , the damage that Garner inflicted was mostly confined to arms and hands ; obviously any broken bone is bad and obviously he sent down his share of bouncers , but there was never the suggestion that he was using his physical advantages maliciously ; six feet eight inches 12 metres ) tall and weighing seventeen stones ( 108 kilograms ) , the prospect of the carnage he might have caused had he been of an aggressive nature hardly bears thinking about . |
| 4 | These can be fairly reliable , but what your friend may have neglected to tell you is to what wind direction the water is best suited . |
| 5 | The first was that , although several people recognized her and stopped her and peered into the pram saying ‘ Ah ’ , to none of them could she have begun to say what was on her mind . |
| 6 | Those who did get going said it was worth the effort . |
| 7 | Not knowing what lay ahead made him excited and nervous but he could n't help wanting to discover what was behind a door or round the next corner . |