Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] [indef pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I ca n't read or understand something in the paper he discusses it with me — about what is happening in the country or the community or about what politics can mean . |
| 2 | The makeshift bomb lobbed into an upstairs bedroom was packed with nuts , bolts and glass in an attempt to kill or maim anyone in the room . |
| 3 | Had Furlanetto done his homework on the great singers of the past , simply in order to try and absorb something of the tradition in double-quick time ? |
| 4 | These people may need to get married — trapped — to prove that they can get out , that divorce is not impossible , to discover that they can influence and do something about the situation . |
| 5 | can if you want , in the it 's not that far to go around and use one for the whole day . |
| 6 | Wayne , Ricky 's favourite pony , had such a low threshold of boredom that he had a special manger hooked over the half-door so he could eat and miss nothing in the yard at the same time . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll go and fix something for the kids ’ supper , ’ Leo offered . |
| 8 | It was one of those events which at a crucial stage in one 's development arrive to challenge and stretch one to the limit of one 's ability and beyond , so that thereafter one has new standards by which to judge oneself . |
| 9 | Extract 1 A : so if there 's a hardware store we could call in and get one on the way back B : do you think there is one A : yes B : OK then * A : that would be nice would n't it ? |
| 10 | Normally he 's quite happy to go out and grab someone from the street . |
| 11 | All day , they helped Mother to unpack and arrange everything in the rooms . |
| 12 | However , there is always the remote possibility that you might run down and injure someone in the water , which could cost you as much as £100,000 ! |
| 13 | Did he not go and shoot someone at the clay-pigeon shooting in Ardallt two months ago ! |