Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | I can only laugh at Rachel now . |
2 | Naturally a lot of people are scared witless of getting on Microsoft 's blacklist and will only cooperate under subpoena rather than appear to be volunteering information . |
3 | She said — or I heard — that we should only fall in love once , that it was an experience of such profound significance that to repeat it would be to devalue it . |
4 | I say , the reason I think I had bad dreams , recently , in the last sort of three nights , is because they 're the three nights I went swimming early , so I thought I better go to bed early . |
5 | Does , does that mean you can only go in winter here ? |
6 | But it does n't all go on bills though does it ? |
7 | And some of it I can only get in Stowmarket anyway because it 's heavy . |
8 | But it would all come under Newcastle really , because it was a parish . |
9 | Oh man , I 'd better get to California soon , while the transplant people still have something to work on . |
10 | Well matey , you 'd better write to Vicky then ! |
11 | The growth of er , Information Technology in mounting information is required at member level and chief officer level has indeed been enormous over these years , and does not necessarily reflect in reductions elsewhere . |
12 | The adventurers had better talk with Gerd reasonably quickly . |
13 | Batteries will also slowly discharge with time so do n't re-use old ones unless a test under load shows them to be okay . |
14 | You see , he does n't just speak to us for small talk , he does n't just speak to while away the time with , with conversation . |
15 | Shall I just look past Matthew instead of trying to look through him ! |
16 | They had bought them in the local sex shop in the hope of saving the money they would normally spend on E. So what were they like ? |
17 | The concession will not therefore normally apply to rights already granted under an approved employee share scheme . |
18 | Perhaps it was because she went to an early Mass to have breakfast ready for them when they returned ; but she did n't like lying in bed in the mornings anyway , and as he had said many times ( admittedly without great enthusiasm ) they could quite easily go to Mass together , and wait a lit–de longer for breakfast . |
19 | The builder could no longer rely on eye alone ; the Renaissance was a time for an order based on detailed knowledge . |
20 | ‘ No , you should be all right , ’ he agreed , his smile still in place , ‘ but you 'd best leave after lunch tomorrow to give yourself plenty of time — just in case you get side-tracked , ’ he added , tongue-in-cheek . |
21 | What , now , of Falkenhayn 's promise that the infantry would just walk into Verdun once the artillery had done its stuff ? |
22 | It was noted that SPLA forces had been weakened both by internal divisions [ see pp. 38426 ; 38666 ] and by the May 1991 change of government in Ethiopia , which had meant that they could no longer operate from bases there . |
23 | ‘ Well , if you did n't put it under my door yourself , maybe you 'd better just check with Reception downstairs . ’ |
24 | If the rot is accessible one can generally arrange for ventilation anyway . |
25 | Erm perhaps I could would it , I wonder if you could just expand on stealth exactly what the er |
26 | He did n't usually think of Margaret so much when he was away , but the whole thing had him on edge . |
27 | You can always buy at auction later . |
28 | There are many ways of calculating the APR , but it should always take into account upfront fees , which building societies do n't usually charge . |
29 | Believe me , nobody will ever hear of Hyde again . ’ |
30 | Nevertheless , mammals that have had the whole of area 17 removed surgically can still engage in non-reflex visually guided behaviour . |