Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] [v-ing] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one may opt out of celebrating the Passover ( see Exodus 12 ) . |
| 2 | Julia did not feel up to assessing the likelihood of that just then . |
| 3 | ‘ Winning the ABA this year will make up for losing the chance of a lifetime of going to the Olympics , ’ said Calzaghe , 20 . |
| 4 | ‘ It will probably burn out without catching the floor , ’ Allen said regretfully . |
| 5 | As for Oz , perhaps he should go back to doing the voice for Fozzy Bear . |
| 6 | ‘ It would be marvellous if The Committee were to win the National , ’ Scott said , ‘ for the two owners have been immensely patient and have let me get on with bringing the horse back to his best after he had been off the course for two and a half years . ’ |
| 7 | The alternative , of course , is to buckle down and get on with playing the game by Westminster 's rules . |
| 8 | He 's now dead , but Wright and Round has ensured his music will live on by publishing the piece . |
| 9 | Indeed , the Ventura manual does n't even get around to mentioning the ruler until the end of section 5 in its manual and there are books on the program that do n't mention it at all ! |
| 10 | It can be anything you want it to be and even if you do n't get around to tackling the rest of your diminutive plot , the patio is the best place to start . |
| 11 | If one crewman is slain the other two can just about get by without reducing the rate of fire . |
| 12 | If one crewman is slain the other two can just about get by without reducing the rate of fire . |
| 13 | If one crewman is slain then the rest can just about get by without reducing the rate of fire . |
| 14 | never did get round to hoovering the carpet . |