Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of which became hidden as she shrugged on an oversized khaki shirt , the sleeves hitched up to her elbows . |
| 2 | While waiting for medicine to cure idiots , I have undertaken to see that they participate in the benefit of education . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you want to wait until we get to the seaside ? |
| 4 | I should like to learn what , if anything , I can do here to enrol for any suitable course to get me into the business world or administration as I do not want to wait till I return to the UK , on leave , in mid-June till I begin finding out more about your courses . |
| 5 | A much quoted observation by one grand old man of German science policy , Professor Heinz Maier Leibnitz , points out that German researchers who have done well in stints in the US tend to stagnate when they return to the German system . |
| 6 | but as I was saying erm , it was erm when you think I sort of tend to worry if I see like Neville you know |
| 7 | My vet has diagnosed that he suffers from an allergic syndrome , which could either be a contact allergy or photosensitivity . |
| 8 | ‘ I have made up my own mind where I want to go and I spoke to Frank Clark this morning the first time for a fortnight . |
| 9 | She stopped singing when he knocked on the door , but he had to wait and knock a second time before she invited him in . |
| 10 | It starts raining and they rush for the car , where they have an afternoon sleep . |
| 11 | It is all grist to the mill of those who like to argue that Japan has succeeded because it works by different rules from those in the West . |
| 12 | His marriage has collapsed and he lives in the south of England with his two sons . |
| 13 | They were the first big fish I tried to catch when I decided to be more selective with my fishing , and when I did catch a big chub on my first attempt it set the scene for my present angling outlook . |
| 14 | ‘ But since then our League form has slumped and we appear to be suffering a confidence problem ’ . |
| 15 | It is to a degree , on the application form that each charity receives , it has to state whether it collects for people in the Oxford area , but not as a percentage . |
| 16 | The Minister has said that what happened with the NBC is nothing to do with him but is for the Secretary of State for Transport to consider . |
| 17 | Often she would leave him unkissed at the Rectory gate and forget to wave when she went inside the house . |
| 18 | What is more , careful examination of its proportions has revealed that it belonged to precisely the same species of cat that was later domesticated in Egypt . |
| 19 | But now his ex-girlfriend Denice Lewis has revealed that he believes in pyramid power . |
| 20 | Experience has shown that they call for more work from officials , and that they meet with resistance from officials ( see Jenkins , 1978 ) . |
| 21 | This is the sort of thing we want to discuss as we go through each of the areas which we shall do under matter one C. |
| 22 | Give plenty of praise and encouragement once it has performed as you want before calling the youngster by its name to follow you back indoors . |
| 23 | Accordingly , Sir David has requested that I convey to young Reginald the facts of life . ’ |
| 24 | He regarded her closely , his eyes again becoming narrowed as he spoke in a tone of command . |
| 25 | So they stand cheerfully by the carriage window revealing in loud voices the personal secrets of the wretched traveller , who winces as he realizes that he has to travel two hundred miles with a carriage full of strangers who know his family history , how prone he is to chills if he wears a damp vest , what he has to do when he arrives at his destination . |
| 26 | Yet for all this , more co-ordinated machinery still has to emerge and I confess to experiencing a certain sour taste of insincerity when I hear educational leaders talking about promoting a relevant and dynamic curriculum for primary schools , yet notice that they are hastening most slowly in providing the assessment policy needed to enable this to happen . |
| 27 | It 's not just me any more , me doing what I want to do when I feel like it . |
| 28 | He stopped speaking as someone knocked at the door . |
| 29 | Stephen 's book has disappeared after he died in bed with his accountant 's wife , engaged in urgent cash flow analysis . |
| 30 | I want to ensure that we build on the success of the first six months of NHS reforms so that no one will want to go anywhere but to his or her most immediately available hospital to receive NHS treatment . |