Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [adv prt] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If Prost wants to be called champion for a fourth time he should come back in a sporting way . |
| 2 | The no boundary proposal for the universe predicts the existence of a well-defined thermodynamic arrow of time because the universe must start off in a smooth and ordered state . |
| 3 | His country still insist he must turn out in an African Nations Cup qualifier against South Africa rather than the televised curtain-raiser at the City ground . |
| 4 | In order to protect the interests of all people with care needs , of all people with dementia , who might end up in a private home , might end up in a voluntary home , might end up in Part 4 or might end up in a health service bed , it is necessary to look across that range of services at the general issues raised and see what can be done constructively in the interests of that total group of people with defined needs . |
| 5 | If you leave it til the last minute and you question spot , you might end up in a sticky situation How many people here have failed an exam ? |
| 6 | In order to protect the interests of all people with care needs , of all people with dementia , who might end up in a private home , might end up in a voluntary home , might end up in Part 4 or might end up in a health service bed , it is necessary to look across that range of services at the general issues raised and see what can be done constructively in the interests of that total group of people with defined needs . |
| 7 | The runners string out in a line across the road as it is unsafe to have them five or six deep ; if one of the front runners fell , sacks of coal and people could end up in a nasty heap . |
| 8 | The Council could end up in a net loss position as currently there is a non-alignment of EC Development programme priorities and Regional Council capital spending priorities . |
| 9 | If this frequency does n't suit you , now is the time to talk things through because otherwise you could end up in a longterm relationship in which sex is not what you thought it would be . |
| 10 | They were not the sort you could put out in a black bin bag and hope they would be gone in the morning . |
| 11 | The minds of the other literate villagers were dissipated on what they could pick up in a random manner : most of it naturally consisted of religious tracts , the traditional fodder left over from the past . |
| 12 | Len was unquestionably one of the best defenders in the 3rd Division South in the mid-1950s , but in addition he was a talented fellow who could turn out in a surprising number of positions ( he actually played in seven different ones for us , and that in a day when ‘ utility ’ players were unusual ) and his Palace career spanned ten seasons . |
| 13 | I do n't know but he would n't , he would n't have it cooked aboard there , my mother used to cook it for him and I 'd stagger down in an ordinary shopping basket , in two basins there 'd be vegetables in one and his pudding and gravy in the other and I used to take that down for him and he used to come ashore and he used to then go and have it . |
| 14 | The ‘ progressive ’ parent who believes in total involvement in shaping the disposition of children may end up in a stifling relationship that offers precious little access to the outside world . |
| 15 | He could see the longer teeth at the sides of her mouth and the folds of wet black skin that at any moment would draw back in a threatening snarl . |
| 16 | Angie and I would ride around in a scarlet limo with a television in the back and a bar and a huge 20 stone black guy as our bodyguard in the front . |
| 17 | They were spectacular efforts often launched some distance from the target , who would be dillying and dallying with his foot on the ball when , suddenly and without warning , he would end up in a twisted heap at the bottom of our wall amid a terrible noise of stud on bone . |
| 18 | At other times , he would sit back in a thoughtful , philosophical mood and ask Bob whether he felt one ought to have one 's name printed at the head of one 's private writing-paper . |
| 19 | A host of current Irish League stars who came through the ranks will line up in a special BB challenge match . |
| 20 | Uneaten food , and anything once living that dies or lies in the tank will break down in a similar fashion . |
| 21 | Because even as you die you know that you will come back in a different hat . |
| 22 | If the paddler builds up speed and then stops paddling , the boat will drift on in a straight line . |
| 23 | Perhaps eight people of various ages will be invited to an agency and will sit around in a comfortable room simply responding to very informal promptings from the discussion leader . |
| 24 | OSF 's Distributed Management Environment , DME , meanwhile , will roll out in a five-step process . |
| 25 | Registration and administrative and financial returns are all functions which computers can carry out in a modern general practice . |
| 26 | The controls are pure joy , though you can be surprised at the ease with which g can pile on in a sixty-degree banked turn at 230 knots . |