Example sentences of "and [vb base] [conj] [pers pn] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have to examine the reasons for and against the directive and judge whether it is justified in order to decide whether its mistake , if it is not justified , is large or small . |
| 2 | The man 's face was white and mean and he was pointing an automatic pistol at Charles ' chest . |
| 3 | Or I might suspect too much vehemence in his insistence that he loves gibbons , and suggest that he is deceiving himself , that visiting the animals has become a habit without much joy in it . |
| 4 | Well no No only if you turn round and say that we 're giving you board . |
| 5 | Whenever things went wrong she would blame us and say that we were causing Bernard difficulties . ’ |
| 6 | Can anyone put their hand on their heart and say that they are looking forward to very old age ? |
| 7 | I felt awful as other children were upset and their mums looked horrified so I had to go and explain to each mum individually why I thought she did it and say that they were to feel free to stop her themselves and explain . |
| 8 | Yeah , if you do n't measure it the right way , and go all the way round there and say that he 's coming in on two hundred and twenty five degrees |
| 9 | You might have ageing parents who you support and god knows how much other outgoings which are hidden and then you have to go down that road and say that you 're going to look at at financial status you 're going to have to say and exactly what are all of your outgoings in and now down going to get real unpleasant intrusion into people 's business . |
| 10 | Arrange a number of children in a line behind you and say that you are going to play a game of ‘ follow the leader ’ . |
| 11 | Erm it 's in Leeds erm and they know that I 'm going but I may need to call them and say that I 'm sending somebody else because I ca n't possibly go anywhere during the day on Wednesday . |
| 12 | Essex County Council , the Conservatives could n't run for office there and say if we 're elected we intend to er privatize the entire education system and stop financing it . |
| 13 | I 'd like to move a petition containing seven hundred and twelve signatures , residents of Broadstone who request the installation of a pedestrian crossing on Broadstone Lane , bottom end of Shakespeare Drive and propose that it is passed on to the environment committee for consideration . |
| 14 | Could I appeal to running shoe manufacturers to open their eyes and realise that they are missing out on a valuable section of the market ? |
| 15 | Vaquero offers the city-bound reader a few minutes to escape to a time and place that we are losing ’ . |
| 16 | I carry on brushing and act like she 's talking back to me . |
| 17 | With the viewfinder on the camera I had to set the distance and hope when I was shooting , that the shark was at that range . |
| 18 | Pay good attention and show that you are listening by nodding and looking into the other person 's eyes , but not staring . |
| 19 | If you allow yourself to become fearful of certain chemicals and imagine that they are harming you , you will just be perpetuating the problems rather than solving them . |
| 20 | Breathe into the crystal , and imagine that you are expelling all those miserable thoughts . |
| 21 | Picture a beautiful scene — whatever kind of landscape pleases you the most — and imagine that you are walking through that place . |
| 22 | Close your eyes and imagine that you are centred within a sphere of white light which also permeates your body . |
| 23 | Obviously a married woman ca n't just get up from her chair at that time of the evening and announce that she 's going out . |
| 24 | Anita Dobson decided to come on our show and announce that she was leaving EastEnders . |
| 25 | ‘ You wait your turn and speak when you 're spoken to . |
| 26 | I sit and read and I 'm tightening up like this and I like that to sort of |
| 27 | Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered , and no predator likes to risk the possibility that a lurking shape may possess poisonous fangs . |
| 28 | I 'm still doing sex education at schools and look like it 's changing a lot cos there 's a lot more to do there , a lot more emphasis on Aids , that 's why they 've got to ki , teach kids in primary school , we 've got to prevent them from getting a disease . |
| 29 | do not fill hot water bottles with water that is too hot and ensure that they are covered |
| 30 | Keep track of software performance and status reports ( SPRs and SSRs ) , and ensure that they are distributed to all software users who need to see them . |