Example sentences of "[vb infin] [det] [conj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well would you rather do that or have a conservatory ? |
| 2 | It emphasized the problem of housing and jobs , but beyond looking at forms of area management and pleas for much financial help , the reports did not give all that clear a lead on policy . |
| 3 | I do not pretend that these notions can do more than offer a way of thinking about the quantum world with some hope of doing justice both to the idiosyncrasy of its ways and also to the beautiful structure of the microworld which has been laid bare by the discoveries of elementary particle physics . |
| 4 | So I suggest the secretary rings up the secretary of Fenners do n't say you 're listed in newspapers cos industrial people do n't like that but have a word with Fenners and they 'll tell you what 's gone on . |
| 5 | In practical terms , selling a house through an estate agent can not possibly cost more than using a solicitor . |
| 6 | I said so you might as well have that and have a lump sum and a blooming house and |
| 7 | I have a big bag with me — we 'll pick some and have a scorpacciata [ a bellyful ] . ’ |