Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of a flying continuum becomes even more persuasive when we remember that very small animals tend to float gently in air , whatever their shape . |
| 2 | In the main , they are instilled with the pragmatic games of pursuit they play with the local petty thief ; and if asked to consider the wider nature of their role , they tend to fall back on protestations of political neutrality . |
| 3 | And I intend to go down to London . |
| 4 | The latter relax annoyingly when not in use and tend to slide out of place . |
| 5 | But they still tend to go round in packs every so slightly . |
| 6 | Their cultural background is that of a small rural community where women tend to go out with family members or neighbours . |
| 7 | The ultimate in this line is the standing order , usually employed for annuals , which tend to go out of print very quickly once advance subscriptions are satisfied . |
| 8 | and if that inefficiency was causing the problem it 's not the result of the ownership er , there are inefficient private companies it 's just that inefficient private companies tend to go out of business , whereas inefficient public ones can be maintained with subsidization . |
| 9 | I think by and large that will have no effect on us at all , since most of the independent films that we 're responsible for tend to go out under club showings and do not therefore need to have certificates . |
| 10 | of perhaps my characteristics cos I tend to go in to work at eight o'clock just before I write any more in and I do have to clear everything before I even start the day . |
| 11 | we tend to go back to feet I must say . |
| 12 | Nor does the intention of building in order to replace obsolete prisons tend to work out in practice . |
| 13 | Meths stoves , like the popular Trangia , tend to work better in wind and can cope with cold , but you might find the meths a little difficult to light in extreme cold . |
| 14 | You tend to slink away in corners . |
| 15 | Major urban and rural areas tend to differ greatly in life styles and in their inhabitants ' perceptions . |
| 16 | The frames tend to suffer badly from condensation , they can generally be fitted only with very slim sealed units , and some can not be double-glazed at all . |
| 17 | This average conceals an important fact : many of the industries that tend to suffer most during recessions ( suppliers of consumer durables , transport and communications , for example ) have actually cut their debt-service burden since 1980 ; the biggest increases in debt service have been taken on by relatively stable industries ( such as producers of services and consumer non-durables ) . |
| 18 | We must define the Europe that we want to see far beyond Maastricht and how we believe that the Maastricht summit can assist in achieving that Europe . |
| 19 | I says er , I want to go on as yard foreman next week . |
| 20 | But everyone else is in but I want to clear Wednesday and Thursday cos I want we want to go up to Suffolk . |
| 21 | Well , the surgery 's at half eleven till half twelve so we pop back here for a quick cup of tea and I want to go up to Felixstowe . |
| 22 | ‘ Pappy , I want to go away to school . |
| 23 | A holiday in the snow does n't have to mean skiing , and if you want to go away before Christmas , it 's hard to find a resort with enough snow to make skiing possible . |
| 24 | is that Tom Farmer and also the Hib 's board seem to on , on on , numerous occasions say they 've no interest in Ingleston , and they want to go ahead with Straiton . |
| 25 | ‘ I like the freedom of being able to decide , tonight for example , whether I want to stay in the flat or whether I want to go down to Gloucestershire . |
| 26 | Is this how you want to go down in history ? |
| 27 | but er otherwise I 'll , I 'll would n't , I never want to go back to Nazeing not after now and , and now the , this new town we were taken shopping the other Tuesday , it was really lovely and we see all the shops , first time I 've really seen them properly and er I thoroughly enjoyed it and we were all given erm in a , is it Blockers one of the shops ? |
| 28 | If you want to go back to basics and try to assess the sort of person you are , and the kind of working environment best suited to you , then there are a number of exercises you can do with an honest friend . |
| 29 | First and foremost though , we want to go back to basics and erm get our ideas absolutely straight as regards what quality is and what we 're trying to achieve with I S O Nine Thousand . |
| 30 | They just want to go back to bed — especially if there 's someone warm waiting for them . ’ |