Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event , it was Bishop Malduin who lost his temper , as he might not have done if Elfswitha his wife had not been sitting draped in white cloth in the corner , with her large , shallow eyes fixed on himself , even when the King was starting to speak to her . |
| 2 | Unless they catch you unawares and rush you immediately , the gang will try to surround or corner you , so make sure that your back is against something and avoid corners . |
| 3 | I would not have known that children who said they enjoyed it , were enjoying it |
| 4 | We males naturally reject the idea that we 're not at all times ready to cream anything that moves as a monstrous slander on our virility , while women certainly do n't want to think that creatures whose sexual urges are so undiscriminating that they have been known to rape grannies and animals and even corpses , for God 's sake , could possibly find them so unattractive that they need to simulate orgasm . |
| 5 | Part of the government strategy , therefore , must involve ensuring that women who do choose science specialize in shortage areas ( physical science ) rather than in popular areas ( such as medical or biological sciences ) . |