Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he said that they could perhaps take a look round to see were there any secluded windows anywhere or any openings where they might just squeeze through . |
| 2 | Whatever the outcome , this is one play where you can truly say it is n't over till the fat lady ( or in this case , the fat man ) sings . |
| 3 | It 's wonderful — richer and more unctuous — in stuffings or to flavour sauces where you would normally use lemon or lime . |
| 4 | The technique in Scale 1 is to fuel the recluse 's imaginative understanding of a condition where she can freely maximise her spiritual potential and , at the same time , promote the discipline which allows her to do so . |
| 5 | He was her sole reason for getting up at all , the only incentive to clothe and feed herself and drag herself from her bedroom where she would much prefer to stay . |
| 6 | Continue on to Solva Harbour where you can still see eight of the original 12 lime kilns built there . |
| 7 | Other animals described in this book have occupied a specific ecological niche where they can quietly pursue their own speciality without embarking on any spectacular radiation in the manner of the ammonoids . |
| 8 | Martin Woodcock 's paintings of all known cotingas are generously proportioned and The Cotingas is an inspiration to any adventurous ornithologist looking for areas of study where he might still contribute to science by straightforward observation . |
| 9 | Riding to help out usually gives you rides on a better horse than you would probably find at an average riding school and without the expense ! |
| 10 | It is also important to recognise that indirect costs of issue exist in terms of the final issue price being below what the market might have been willing to pay for all of the shares ( and hence the company receiving less funds than it might otherwise have done ) . |
| 11 | ‘ Not the most brilliant thought you 've ever had , Flo , ’ Maria ventured tartly , moving away again , avoiding Luke 's eyes although she could literally feel the weight of his attention on her . |
| 12 | It is similar to other schemes in allowing customers to reduce their monthly repayments in comparison to outright purchase or choosing a higher specification car than they could normally afford . |
| 13 | Alan Rough has given more to Scottish football than he could ever take and for that reason alone he stands on the terraces of Hampden Babylon like a colossus . |
| 14 | ‘ You 're a much better actress than I 'd ever have given you credit for , Aurora . |
| 15 | This summer , I visited the Art Materials Exhibition and , to my surprise , I learnt more from watching paintings in action than I could ever have learnt from the so-called Teach Yourself books . |
| 16 | USAAF memorials have received much coverage in Fly/Past so I shall only mention a few . |
| 17 | USAAF memorials have received much coverage in Fly/Past so I shall only mention a few . |
| 18 | Well I 'll be round Saturday so I can usually manage to get to her . |
| 19 | You could tell her it 's her fault , not mine and next time she 's feeling like a bit of fun — if that was what she had been feeling like — maybe she 'd give a chap a chance to explain that there 's already a woman in his flat , a woman he will kick out with the utmost speed if she 'd just hang on , a woman he never even invited into it in the first place . |
| 20 | Before the tax year has ended , ask the Inland Revenue if you can still make an adjustment . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now announce the results of his consideration of the case for the posthumous pardon of Derek Bentley . |
| 22 | But I could have them send up a tray if you 'd rather stay in bed . ’ |
| 23 | We can improve our ability to understand our horse if we can gradually train ourselves to observe it more intently , and to see in what situations and in what context different sounds , movements , and behaviour are used . |
| 24 | The crackling of a fire , the dawn chorus of the birds , the sound of waves upon the shore ; most of these go unnoticed and yet each of them can give a great deal of pleasure if we could only learn to become aware of them . |
| 25 | In choosing a kasabat kadilik , then , a student was in effect shutting himself off from the high offices of state and , provided that he intended to stay within the learned profession , dooming himself to a lifetime of service in the kasabat kadiliks unless he could somehow get back into the medrese stream . |
| 26 | That 's something we could look at in the future because we can actually stagger the payments for that and it |
| 27 | When he was younger he 'd write songs about a laughing gnome , or a song about a laughing policeman , and I think it was a great outlet for David because he could almost blow his character out of all proportion and be able to pretend whatever he wanted to pretend , which is what actors and pop stars do . |
| 28 | It is included in the present study because it may possibly occur in deeper water elsewhere in the North Atlantic . |
| 29 | ‘ In that case , my dear Roger , we learn French well and make friends with Monsieur Vauban because we can never return to England . ’ |
| 30 | I 'm going to ver the well the information I impart now is in brief Richard because they will certainly cover it in a lot more detail when you get to the er training . |