Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite early in life she decided she wanted to be a dancer and was entranced when she first saw Bode-Medau work while attending a display of various systems of rhythmic movement . |
| 2 | Warning : it is dangerous to let your mind wander when using the guillotine . |
| 3 | What , in God 's name , would Johnny reply if asked to give his opinion on the Gulf War , for instance , or the state of Charles and Diana 's marriage ? |
| 4 | But if loving parents freely admit that they would have chosen to let the child die if given the choice , it is clear that the vast majority of parents would take this view if given an option by the doctor concerned . |
| 5 | Do the bottom shuffle while watching telly . |
| 6 | This is the horn in F. The passage given above would of course sound if played on F horns . |
| 7 | Then again , how long can a crisis last while remaining a crisis rather than business as usual ? |
| 8 | Anthony Scrivener referred to the Bill as unique in jurisprudence because a defendant can be guilty of the aggravated offence even though he does no other act than commit the basic offence , and the event which makes the crime aggravated is outside his or her control . |
| 9 | What higher confidence could a Christian have than to reflect that in heaven the risen Christ in his ascended manhood ‘ is around ’ on our behalf ? |
| 10 | Whom did Mrs Thatcher quote when elected prime minister in 1979 ? |
| 11 | PEOPLE should carry ‘ switch-me-off ’ cards to help doctors decide whether to keep them alive if there is no hope of recovery , the British Medical Association said yesterday . |
| 12 | How would the reader feel if confronted by the possibility that , within the next four or five years , he or she would revert to pre-pubertal form and sexual outlook ? |
| 13 | Accountants aside , what criteria does Ambrose apply when considering whether to sign an artist ? |
| 14 | At only 11 he was burdened with the responsibility of helping his mother cope while trying to support his younger brother . |