Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One way of allocating groups quickly and randomly , ensuring a good mix , is to ask the children to sit in a circle , allowing them to sit where they want , and then counting round the circle , giving each child a number — one to eight , then starting again . |
| 2 | They did n't allow me to sit where I chose . |
| 3 | The motorhome will be the lucky winners ' base for the next two weeks , offering them freedom to go where they please to explore New Zealand 's unspoilt areas of breathtaking , natural beauty . |
| 4 | We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide ! |
| 5 | And some of the great families had n't been too happy about nomes being able to go where they pleased , without having to ask permission . |
| 6 | And that woman where we got Angela 's dress from , if er Karen 's peach dress does fit her , well at least Karen 's there to be able to go where we got Angela 's dress from . |
| 7 | Why do they have to go where it says : Danger ? ’ |
| 8 | I 've used a balloon in Africa but you tend to go where it wants ! |
| 9 | Mr McCloy gave me a free hand to go where I chose , bar the two big outhouses . |
| 10 | colour this is not going to go where I want it to go . |
| 11 | well you do n't have to go where you give you one |
| 12 | All day long you will work and you will slave , Allowing wheelchairs to go where you pave , Just look at the kids to keep tiredness at bay , Because for them you are making it a better day . |
| 13 | I do n't wan na have to go where you do n't follow . |
| 14 | ‘ Go As You Please ’ is just as it sounds , and with your unlimited 7-day bus pass and your 6 accommodation vouchers , which can be used at any of the Youth Hostels in Northern Ireland , you have the freedom to go where you want , when you want . |
| 15 | Unless you hit the ball absolutely right , it is n't going to go where you want it to go . |
| 16 | Give me your parole until I return , and you shall be free to go where you choose about Parfois , and free to use this tracing-house . |
| 17 | You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born a free man should be contented penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases … |
| 18 | There is no special law allowing A , B , and C to meet together in the open air or elsewhere for a lawful purpose , but the right of A to go where he pleases so that he does not commit a trespass , and to say what he likes to B so that his talk is not libellous or seditious , the right of B to do the like , and the existence of the same rights of C , D , E , and F and so on ad infinitum , lead to the consequence that A , B , C , D and a thousand or ten thousand other persons , may ( as a general rule ) meet together in any place where otherwise they each have a right to be for a lawful purpose and in a lawful manner . |
| 19 | He did no wilful damage but regarded himself as entitled to go where he wished for the purpose in his mind without regard to the rights of ownership and the alleged presence of man traps and spring guns . |
| 20 | Tavett was free to go where he liked and there were no grounds to hamper him . |
| 21 | Bombs made from plastic lavas tend to remain where they fall , but denser , more solid bombs sometimes bounce off the sides of the scoria cone at a glancing angle , and acquire a rapid spin . |
| 22 | when he 'd hidden her and covered her over , he set out to find where she 'd lived . |
| 23 | Ashore we were greeted pleasantly by the Russians and invited to wander where we wished . |
| 24 | The MG was a seasoned trooper , steadily eating up the distance , and it left her thoughts free to wander where they chose . |
| 25 | You can enjoy the freedom to wander where you want and stay at any of the hotels listed on the previous page ( there 's even a map making your choice of hotels quick and easy ) . |
| 26 | ‘ You might own this place , Miguel , and you might have the right to stand where you like on it , but you 'll never make me pleased to see you ever again . |
| 27 | Surely no civil servant had more unique or peaceful surroundings in which to work than we did on this day . |
| 28 | But technology and global competition will eventually put more people to work than it makes redundant |
| 29 | But the books a writer fails to write in his adolescence are of a different nature from the books he fails to write once he has announced his profession . |
| 30 | Each goal is planned for a week but some may possibly require longer ; our dieter will have to take extra time if it is taking her body longer to adjust than she anticipates at the start . |