Example sentences of "[indef pn] [to-vb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vaillancourt , a Canadian now living in California , had nothing to lose by his all-out effort , but would still have been beaten by George Lindemann if Larry , one of his two World Cup horses , had not hit the last fence . |
| 2 | Wainwright had nothing to lose by his insubordination as it was his last game for Leeds : he had enlisted with the Royal Garrison Artillery and left for Dover two days later . |
| 3 | ‘ World Day of the Sick ’ is a special time of prayer and sharing , of offering one 's suffering for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ who , by suffering , dying and rising , achieved the salvation of mankind . |
| 4 | Nothing to report on your mother 's affairs , I 'm afraid . |
| 5 | In vain has Adrienne written asking for news from the North-East to be included in the last two issues : for we had nothing to report beyond our puny struggles against the mighty Aerobics phenomenon . |
| 6 | The lines that radiated from their corners did nothing to detract from their brilliance , but in some curious way made her look approachable , despite her immense style . |
| 7 | ‘ I put it to you , ’ some old goat would bleat from under his wig , ‘ that these scheming , unprincipled charlatans , stopping at nothing to come by their ill-gotten gains , forged the very hand of a peer of the realm in a dastardly conspiracy to frustrate the worthy efforts of their local benefactor . ’ |
| 8 | Speaking through his secretary , the Right Reverend Peter Ball says he would like everyone to know of his immense gratitude for their overwhelming support . |
| 9 | The trials and tribulations which beset Piggott after his riding career was over — imprisonment in October 1987 for tax fraud — do nothing to distract from his achievements in the saddle , and never have his skills been better demonstrated than when he won his twenty-eighth Classic . |
| 10 | I suggest that it would now be best for everyone to concentrate on its merits and on its implementation . |
| 11 | Before long Gaveston was given the hitherto exclusively royal title of earl of Cornwall , an affront to the established councillors and nobility which he did nothing to palliate by his swaggering arrogance , especially at Edward 's coronation in which he played a leading role ; just as outrageous were the lands and revenues which went with titles , office and power . |
| 12 | ‘ If the House of Lords has nothing to hide about its system of expenses , why are they so sensitive about it ? ’ |
| 13 | Mr Cohen , a long-time supporter of unilateralism from Labour 's backbenches and secretary of PLCND , said : ‘ I have nothing to hide about my commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament . |
| 14 | Johnny Boy was waiting for someone to pull into his driveway . |
| 15 | We dealt with this by getting someone to stand at his head and reinforcing the message with the verbal command ‘ Stand ’ which he had learned on the lunge . |
| 16 | Yeah hello mate yeah yeah I do n't know I 've not received it yet no so I 'm just waiting for er someone to bomb into my office yeah do you want it , what , what , do you want it colour mate or black and white ? |
| 17 | While in ( 16b ) the speaker is not represented as having any kind of expectations at all , in ( 16a ) he is : the sentence with the infinitive means that the speaker was hoping for someone to come to his assistance even before this happened . |
| 18 | If they want someone to work on their own initiative , don ‘ t be afraid to tell them in your application that you can do that . |
| 19 | 2 ) The need for someone to work within our community as a challenge to attitudes and reflecting perceptions of those overseas rather than making us feel comfortable . |
| 20 | Well he 's got someone to talk to his while |
| 21 | But she thought that she would have been glad of someone to talk about her new plans with , all the same . |
| 22 | There seems no good reason why women who employ someone to help with their youngsters while they are at work should not get tax relief on the wages they pay . |
| 23 | ‘ But if you did you 'd have someone to help with your problems ! |
| 24 | Pay someone to look after her full-time ? ’ |
| 25 | The consequence is that most single parents , who have to pay someone to look after their children while at work , are now worse off if they continue part-time work , and the number of single parents in work is likely to drop dramatically because of this change . |
| 26 | Lambarde , finding he needed someone to look after his children married again in 1592 , this time another widow , Margaret Reader of Boughton Monchelsea . |
| 27 | She had elected to keep the group to women only , instead of employing a male model to act as bridegroom , but as she came out of the dressing-room she would have welcomed someone to walk by her side . |
| 28 | Donor Card I would like to help someone to live after my death Let your relatives know your wishes and keep this card with you at all times |
| 29 | ‘ Now , Mr Jordan , would it have been possible for someone to get into your shed on Friday night , remove the Scapegoat and substitute a body dressed in the Scapegoat 's clothes ? ’ |
| 30 | I either leave her with someone that she likes and trusts , or ask someone to stay at my house and look after her . |