Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [adv] [vb -s] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like a wine connoisseur who only has to sniff the vintage to know how good it is , a cat can learn all it wants to know without actually trying the food . |
| 2 | Eugene Steuerle of the Urban Institute , who also favours increasing the exemption , accepts that it might take many years to reverse the effects of its shrinkage . |
| 3 | He helps Crawford 's character , Jim Fenn , who also wants to play the cornet in the band but does not have one , to buy the instrument and gives him lessons . |
| 4 | This programme is aimed at the experienced manager who now needs to develop the knowledge , perspective and skills required in a general management position . |
| 5 | And who even wants to see the beach on a miserable day like this ? ’ |
| 6 | Antichrist can be one who subtly tries to take the place of Christ from within the Church |
| 7 | Latterly the word ‘ harpy ’ has come to mean any person who is cruel or merciless , or who hungrily tries to appropriate the food or belongings of a weaker person . |