Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [prep] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At his trial , the judge rejected his submission that there was no case to answer in that the goods had been sold under a contract between the customer and the shop and that there had been no appropriation of property belonging to another . |
| 2 | But you 've now got a new wife or girlfriend and there 's a new child to look after and the money wo n't stretch . |
| 3 | He makes a digging-stick , moro , for his boy to play with while the father is doing the actual work of weeding or turning the soil . |
| 4 | But Britain , with few more old folk to care for and a debt-to-GDP ratio already on a declining trend , will have room to cut its taxes by 2.2% of GDP . |
| 5 | For us lesser mortals a redfin of two-pounds remains the fish to aim for and the capture of just one can be the catch of a lifetime . |
| 6 | Trawling the harbour the previous afternoon for a lift was not easy — not many boats to choose from and a distinct wariness on the part of the seamen . |
| 7 | Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive Scott McNealy arrived at the SunSoft Developers ' Conference last week all spiffed up in a dinner jacket , wing collar , jeans and sneakers ; SunSoft president Ed Zander , a man with a tailor to kill for and the wardrobe to prove it , was quick to notice that McNealy was wearing a shirt with his initials on the cuff for the first time in his life — McNealy shot back that the ‘ SM ’ stood for ‘ Stop Microsoft . ’ |
| 8 | SunSoft Inc president Ed Zander , a man with a tailor to kill for and the wardrobe to prove it , was quick to notice that McNealy was wearing a shirt with his initials on the cuff for the first time in his life . |
| 9 | I had more important things to worry about than the time . ’ |
| 10 | They have a high mark to shoot at and a long tradition to maintain . |
| 11 | ‘ I never thought I should have a friend to play with and a pony to ride , Aunty ! ’ she said happily , as she got ready to go out and call for Angela Yatton . |
| 12 | At some point there may be a new partnership , a friend to share with or a need to have a lodger for companionship and some extra income . |
| 13 | So there 's quite a lot of things to think of and the |
| 14 | Now they 're not the easiest things to speak into because the noise volume of the traffic is quite horrendous so you have to shout . |
| 15 | Whilst all of the guest rooms are furnished to the highest levels — model rooms were built for every member of staff to comment on and the opening was delayed by several months until things were felt to be completely right — the Amstel 's jewel in the crown is its Royal Suite . |
| 16 | There were lots of different people to deal with and the ability to gain the confidence of patients was essential . |
| 17 | And what they do , is they give them a couple of choices of bo , you know , hip joints to go for and the guy decides , the surgeon decides , does his job and then the kit goes back to the manufacturer again and then when the , another hospital orders it they make up a , another kit . |
| 18 | The traveller to New Zealand from England has more jet-lag to contend with than the traveller to Africa . |
| 19 | In some cases there is a gate for the lever to go into once the brakes are correctly locked . |
| 20 | I have n't been an easy man to live with for the past year . |
| 21 | Of course , such decisions are medical matters in that they arise in the context of the professional relationship of doctor and patient , and they are for doctors to make in that the doctor is the professional ‘ on the spot ’ caring for the patient . |
| 22 | You 've had a lot to contend with and the marquis did ask to hear your tale . |
| 23 | At least one cave should be provided for the female to retire to if the male is getting overly aggressive in the courtship . |
| 24 | ‘ There is plenty of accommodation to choose from and the days when you were forced to pay lots of money for grotty rentals have gone . ’ |
| 25 | A fun program to play with as the computer will come up with some outrageous names as well as more sensible ones , you may even recognise one or two of them . |
| 26 | the Bank is now seen very much more as a bank to save with and a good place to go for a mortgage . |
| 27 | Even though it has been able to obtain relief for £16 billion-worth of foreign debt as a result of its participation in the multinational force , it still has £35 billion of remaining debt to contend with and an annual revenue shortfall of around £7 caused by the conflict . |
| 28 | ‘ No unit to go to and no hope of getting my Commission back . |
| 29 | But this is no independent check : it is rather like buying a second copy of the same newspaper in order to check on whether the first was telling the truth . |
| 30 | Continuation of inflation at this kind of rate would cause the whole problem to recur in that the value of gold stocks , at the new fixed price , would be regarded as insufficient in relation to the rising value of trade , and speculation on a further gold price rise , against the dollar , would redouble ( as it would have been proved so profitable the first time ) . |