Example sentences of "of [pron] [vb base] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are endless obstacles to romance , in the shape of their teenage children , ex-lovers and Charlie 's ex-wife , all of whom pitch in to make them doubt their true feelings . |
| 2 | Seeing just how comprehensive a work this is , with factory serial number , date of registration , date of next C of A expiry , owner's/operator 's name and probable base all listed , I can only surmise that the note-scribblers/pocket memo mumblers — many of whom seem not to have the slightest knowledge or interest in the type of aeroplane on which the letters are painted — are performing the latter-day equivalent of the sacred ritual which I and many others who have long since outgrown it once enacted in John W.R. Taylor 's ABC of Civil Aircraft Makings . |
| 3 | I 've tried seventy-one different doctors all over the country but none of them know how to help . |
| 4 | What many of them use now to get their highs are solvents which , as you can read on page 28 , can and do kill . |
| 5 | Many of them go on to wonder if they could ever make a marriage . |
| 6 | But even in relation to those who are ultimately convicted , the fact that many of them go on to receive a non-custodial sentence — in 1999 the figures were 19.4 per cent in the Crown Court and 25.9 per cent in the magistrates ' courts — calls into question the need and justification for pre-trial detention on the present scale , particularly in view of the deplorable conditions in which most remand prisoners are held . |
| 7 | ‘ And how well those temptress lips of yours know how to lie . ’ |
| 8 | Recently , however , we have seen a growth in the number of private registered agencies , some of which set out to provide a combination of domestic and personal help to frail elderly people . |
| 9 | In total contrast to this ancient village is the long stretch of beach , nightlife , bars and bodegas , all of which add up to make a holiday in Mojacar a most memorable and enjoyable one . |
| 10 | Yes , it 's another way of carrying out a procedure most of us prefer never to need , but are realistic enough to know is sometimes inevitable . |
| 11 | On the other hand , the rest of us have yet to realise that computer literacy will soon be as essential as driving a car . |
| 12 | The time it takes to fully implement T.Q.M. and the amount of work involved may be something that most of us have yet to come to terms with . |