Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The proposed ban was eventually carried by 7 votes to 5 , but hunt supporters believe they 'll win the full vote next month .
2 Travel — Ferries : Ferry firms keep their heads above water With the Chunnel coming , ferry companies know they must smarten up their act if they are to keep custom .
3 Because if they suddenly catch fire guess what would happen ?
4 Well , the thing is , Pop Will Eat Itself used to come down to my place when I first had it and absolutely f— the place up .
5 ‘ People do n't use pubs like they used to do and that 's the demise of the country pub , not so much the other things that have been said .
6 It is understood police believe it may have been an isolated incident .
7 It is understood police believe it may have been an isolated incident .
8 I 've had the front hub off and checked it all , renewing the gasket but still it seems to be losing oil.l hope you can help as I do n't really want to get the garage to sort it out as it will cost a small fortune .
9 Well , that 's all right ; I suppose people figure he can spend his money on whatever .
10 Di did grandpa say he could drive back ?
11 Joan is proud of both talent and talent-spotter : ‘ Graeme said that just by watching Steve work you could see he had something , that he instinctively knew how to handle the food . ’
12 You might be in here , harmless , visiting somebody , and before you could say Werewolves Unite they 'd have you on the operating table , jacking both legs off .
13 The company expects to ship hundreds of thousands of Am486 parts this year and according to vice-president Robert McConnell , the company can expect about a 5% market share this year within its capacity limits , and that to boost market share it will have to find a partner .
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