Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At each mealtime eat enough to satisfy your appetite , even if it means having second helpings of vegetables . |
| 2 | I want slowly to remove his wig ; gently to untie his gown ; slowly , so slowly — and terribly , terribly privately — to whisper in his lovely , lovely ear , while he struggles in vain : ‘ De minimis non curat lex . ’ |
| 3 | American insurers already reckon there is a $40bn ( about £26bn ) market for foreign investors brave enough to risk their capital in the old Soviet Union . |
| 4 | Art Wall is the only Masters Champion not to defend his title . |
| 5 | Vast industries grow up to reinforce our fear and denial , help us stay unwrinkled , maintain our hair colour , postpone sagging muscles . |
| 6 | Having said something about welfare I want now to consider what concern about animal welfare has in common with concern about the environment . |
| 7 | ‘ Make no mistake , my lord , ’ said Iago vehemently , ‘ he 'll stoop to any shift now to keep his hold of it . ’ |
| 8 | They tend not to explore what difference it makes who takes part in the public-policy process , or else they assume that the beneficiaries of public policy can simply be " read-off " from information about group participation because of uncomplicated assumptions about all groups being able to participate in order to advance their own interest . |
| 9 | The first is , at best , a ‘ trade union consciousness ’ or a ‘ subordinate value system ’ , in which people placed at the bottom of the social system recognize they are exploited but seek only to improve their position within it . |
| 10 | This leads to the irresistible urge to reach out and grasp hold only to find your hand passing through these images of solid light . |
| 11 | Libya would ( i ) cut all links with organizations involved in " international terrorism " ; ( ii ) invite any UN representatives to verify that there were no camps training terrorist groups on Libyan territory ; and ( iii ) undertake not to allow its territory , citizens or institutions to be used for " terrorist acts " and to punish severely anyone convicted of such acts . |
| 12 | Here we need to pay attention to two aspects : first , the obstacles which have been placed , and are continually placed , in the way of such participation in practice ; and second , the reinterpretations of democracy , within political sociology as well as in political doctrines , which seek deliberately to restrict its scope . |
| 13 | They hope also to learn what part is played by each firm 's promotion procedures , training , pay structures and family policies . |
| 14 | Afterwards , she had learned that he was an important man , more important than any of the visitors , who seemed to smile and bob to him , and sidle up to take his attention . |
| 15 | Read on to discover which Club would be best for you . |
| 16 | In a formal Intervention the people close to the sufferer — family members , a close friend , a close colleague , supervisor or employer , personnel staff or medical director — meet together to pool their information and rehearse their presentation to the sufferer . |
| 17 | She nodded from one to the other ; then watched the young man open the door and stand aside to allow his wife to pass before him . |
| 18 | stand up to do their bit . |
| 19 | This gives the engineer a chance to hear your music and assess how to record your band . |
| 20 | The Midlothian centre is , however , continuing to provide a reduced range of course options and will next month consider how to ensure its future in residential and non-residential courses , seminars and conferences . |
| 21 | What can happen when more than one person get together to have their picture taken ? |
| 22 | Loads should be divided equally before carrying them , so that there is no one-sided strain — and remember not to twist your back as you dump shopping on to a car seat . |
| 23 | After your continental breakfast — included in the price — your car is unloaded and you drive off to start your holiday still feeling fresh . |
| 24 | At dawn , with Adrar thirteen miles away , I set off to reach its safety without the wheelbarrow , using a six foot pole as a staff . |
| 25 | I get up to cook his breakfast and there 's no point in going back to bed … |
| 26 | Yet it looks as if that most precious of ladies may be about to be raped — and what is more , by the very group of her countrymen set up to defend her honour and purity . |
| 27 | Until the complex family trusts set up to protect his inheritance are unravelled , the liabilities of the new Lord Spencer remain unclear . |
| 28 | The one-eyed porter whom I have known from childhood ; the station-master who ranges us all in ranks , beginning with the Duke and ending with a sad , frayed and literary man ; the little chaise in which the two old ladies from Barlton drive up to get their paper of an evening , the servant from the inn , the newsboy whose mother keeps a sweetshop — they are all my friends . |
| 29 | I used to be frightened to fall asleep at night sometimes , afraid I 'd stick my head out from under the clothes while I was asleep and wake up to find my head in a dragon 's mouth , before I died . ’ |
| 30 | This had then opened up what Schweitzer described as the ‘ psychologising ’ approach to Jesus , which set out to explore his understanding of himself , tracing his awareness of God , his key ideas , even the development of his teaching through the career which ran from Galilee to Golgotha . |