Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] [verb] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I expect she sometimes comes to borrow sugar . |
| 2 | They say they now plan to negotiate rent rises . |
| 3 | Then I decided I really wanted to do music again , started taking care of myself and now things are a lot better . ’ |
| 4 | While preparing myself for what was coming I also had to keep track of what was actually happening , trying to picture the scenes I was living through , but could n't see . |
| 5 | The promotion is now coming to an end , but to qualify you just needed to produce till receipts for any eight loaves of Hovis 800g . |
| 6 | I 'd also like to say that I 've received some twenty nine representations from constituents in my ward all of whom live in my ward who are opposed to fox hunting and have asked me today to vote to ban fox hunting on our land and I 've only received two representations from official bodies the video and , and a representation from the British Field Sports Association erm , in favour of fox hunting . |
| 7 | We lived on chunks of fighting cock , pork and water-buffalo boiled in bamboo tubes until I thought I never wanted to eat meat again . |
| 8 | ‘ However , ’ Benjamin stared at Rachel , his face betraying his hurt at being used by her , ‘ only after examining the Templar chapel following Damien 's death did I really begin to suspect Mistress Rachel . |
| 9 | EXPERIMENTAL If so , what did you actually do to provide evidence that might persuade your reader ? |
| 10 | Do you just want to run knitting design software ? |
| 11 | ‘ The big question is : do you really want to stop smoking ? |
| 12 | 4 Do you actively try to avoid fat in your diet ? |
| 13 | Do you ever have to copy type into the computer text and other data that has arrived in a fax ? |
| 14 | Do we really want to develop trade with a country whose Government sanctions the murderous fatwa placed upon the shoulders of Salman Rushdie ? |
| 15 | - Somebody says : ‘ Oh God , do we really have to spend Christmas day this year with … ? '- |
| 16 | She said I just wanted to commit suicide . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's going to explain he never meant to kill Cousin Saul that night . |
| 18 | Mr McKenzie said he eventually had to stop work because of pain and shortness of breath . |
| 19 | Walker said he never expects to see demand again such as Windows inspired . |
| 20 | Have you ever tried to install software that refuses to use anything but the A : drive even though you are forced to use it in the B : drive because of the size of the diskettes ? |
| 21 | Have you ever tried to do shorthand ? |
| 22 | Have you ever had to take time off for health reasons ? |
| 23 | Why have we only got to do minus , what 's in there ? |
| 24 | When we went visiting we simply wanted to give information and an invitation . |