Example sentences of "[vb infin] in [adj] [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to try and act in straight plays but I was so bad they made me act with my back to the audience . |
| 2 | It is evident that Ollier ( 1981 ) , although making a plea for a more evolutionary geomorphology , does not cite the quantitatively expressed geophysical research and it seems unlikely that geomorphology can contribute in such areas unless it is willing to adopt the methods and language of other practitioners . |
| 3 | This coolness arises in part from fear of the opponents , who have the laws on their side , and partly from the incredulity of men , who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them . |
| 4 | That 's what I said to you , your dad when he did n't want to take Aspirins for his restrained back , and him , do n't believe in these drugs and I said look , if a monk gave you this he 'd , he 'd give you the bark of a birch tree , pound it up in a pestle and water and you 'd think it was magic and you 'd take it and you , relax your muscles , is that what it is ? , |
| 5 | Well it 's , look he passed the hundred and fifty metre mark , ten seconds later he passed the two hundred and fifty metre mark , how far did he run in ten seconds and you 've put down a hundred metres |
| 6 | But we shall see in 200 years if I am right . ’ |
| 7 | Infectious diseases , particularly the diarrhoeal diseases , are both difficult to prevent and control in such circumstances and they are largely responsible for the high morbidity and mortality rates in many areas of the world . |
| 8 | They will disagree in some cases because they disagree about the likely consequences of a particular rule , and in others because they have different visions of what a good community is like . |
| 9 | Is there any major between the P S P and the er , the Mortgage Master which would , nor normally say to the client , well , I would recommend in these circumstances that you have the Mortgage Master , because it does . |
| 10 | ‘ They live to get to 18 so they can vote and be an adult member of society , and suddenly they find that they ca n't drink in local hostelries until they are 21 , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Er we 're not gon na go in five minutes unless you 're sitting quietly |
| 12 | take it in the end but erm anyway I got this diploma and er then I was quite annoyed because erm Social Services then erm pu the Welfare for the Blind was dealt with by the Public Health Department and a vacancy occurred in the Public Health Department for erm Blind Welfare Officer , or at least a Welfare Officer for the Blind and I applied for it and erm , they er did n't make an appointment because they did n't er get in other applications but they di they did n't offer me the appointment . |
| 13 | You could really get in most houses if you really wanted |
| 14 | We 'll put in large ones but I mean I 've got a you know |
| 15 | These pellets may accumulate in great concentrations if they are deposited from regular nest or roost sites ( Southern , 1954 ; Lockie , 1955 ; Dare , 1961 ; Simms , 1961 ; McNally , 1964 ; Dean , 1973 ; Glue , 1971,1977 ; Glue & Hammond , 1974 ) . |