Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I had already heard about this plan because the doctor had discussed it with my father ; but it was apparent that Eric himself was not at all enthusiastic about it . |
| 32 | I 've never I 've never heard about this thing called cos squared X , you explain it to me what do what 's it all about ? |
| 33 | Then one day , I was in this car with some blokes , and one of them said , ‘ Have you heard about this band , with a really good one-legged woman bass player ? ’ |
| 34 | ‘ I 've heard about this sort of thing before , ’ he said , as if realizing what he 'd stumbled on , or at least what he thought he 'd stumbled on . |
| 35 | Remaining stocks ( in electrical equipment , mostly ) are being burned , but traces will remain for many years . |
| 36 | They can remain for many years in cold and hostile environments while retaining their toxicity , and they have a tendency to remain in living organisms . |
| 37 | I have not met many Scottish people who wish to be left exposed to the nuclear blackmail that could come from the huge nuclear arsenal which will remain for many years on the continent and in Russia . |
| 38 | Normally the others would remain for another hour or so . |
| 39 | The following aspects of policy are insufficiently studied and will remain for some years central preoccupations of the Group : |
| 40 | He wondered why Pinkie mentioned Laura , then realised with sinking heart that she was no longer keeping her discontent to herself and the echo of it must have travelled for some distance . |
| 41 | Is n't it strange that we are taught about many things which may never come to pass and yet most of us are not prepared for the one inevitable occurrence in our lives ? |
| 42 | Just as they are taught other subjects , they should increasingly be taught about such topics as mental handicap so that they do not grow up with the prejudices that their parents may possess . |
| 43 | This sample is being traced through such sources as the Registrar of Births and Deaths , and was identified again in 1981 . |
| 44 | What does she think for that matter ? |
| 45 | There 'll be a great big clamour I sho I should think for those seats ! |
| 46 | There were n't any houses then and there was a big ditch where the canal side and erm we used to have to wait for each other , because no street lamps , nothing at all like that and er really we used to be afraid and then when the first bus ran , shall I tell you this , when the first bus ran from , from Bloxwich to Willenhall of course word got around that the buses were beginning , because the roads were only ruts , they were n't tarmacked roads then and it was certainly gentlemen first for the first there were about three hundred waiting that was a lot of at the top is it Street , I think it 's that and all the gentlemen were first but we , some of us managed to scramble on , but erm then they used to break down very very often because the roads the roads were in such a terrible condition they were only ruts . |
| 47 | The verdict on that one , however , may have to wait for many years yet . |
| 48 | Well he 's so badly parked you see , he 's got to wait for both traffics to go whereas I could go easily |
| 49 | We had to wait for some months in order to get a passage and finally set oft on my birthday in January . |
| 50 | Though debt-for-equity swaps represent one way for banks to recover part of their developing country debt exposure , they still stand to lose money and look likely to have to wait for some years before they can cash in their equity stakes . |
| 51 | We had to wait for some days until a convoy of ships was ready . |
| 52 | They were repeatedly told he was too busy , and when finally , at the eleventh hour , they were granted a meeting , some sort of communication problem caused Mrs Sue Amphlett and her associate to be sent from one building to another and then to wait for some time in the wrong one , until they had to leave to finish the report in time for the news conference they had called . |
| 53 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 54 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 55 | ‘ We will not stop ( reforms ) to wait for any decisions from the G7 , whether we receive aid or not , ’ he told reporters . |
| 56 | Customers are no longer prepared to wait for several months for their chosen pattern . |
| 57 | I had to wait for another performance to see . ’ |
| 58 | But I am afraid this will have to wait for another occasion . ’ |
| 59 | All is well , however , except that the 140 people on the island will have to wait for another occasion to exercise their democratic rights . |
| 60 | However , that discussion will have to wait for another day . |