Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You refuse to accept that I knew nothing about the drugs . |
| 2 | Here we might admit that my belief is true and justified but refuse to grant that I know there to be a sheep in the field . |
| 3 | He was amused to observe that she forced herself to be a blank when she picked up the bowl of pus and blood . |
| 4 | What does it profit us to list the number of times a mother rubs her baby 's back when we really want to know if she did it with affection or out of nervousness ? |
| 5 | The fascination lies in trying to discover if she reveals anything of her true , gentle persona . |
| 6 | There is no need to worry if someone asks you to ‘ pull down the elephant 's trunk ’ — why ? |
| 7 | As I have never been in the habit of working at my easel every morning from 8 am , I only feel inclined to work when something stirs me in some way . |
| 8 | The Vicar was reluctant to accept as he knew nothing of this , but Mr Baker insisted he should accept as was his right . |
| 9 | Expecting to find a look of mockery on his face , she was disconcerted to see that it held nothing of the sort . |
| 10 | I seem to remember that I unburdened myself to you , a while back . ’ |
| 11 | But I used to do work for customer down the garage there he used to have two cars to hire and I drove one in my spare time . |
| 12 | With other feelings we may be burdened by their strength , yet still be free enough to choose whether we express them to others by word or action , indulge them or keep a tight rein on them . |
| 13 | Further , exercises 1.6.2 and 1.6.3 indicate that these sequence-type polynomials do appear to behave as we wanted them to . |
| 14 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 15 | They belong to the work which he disowned and attempted to destroy when he relaunched himself with ‘ Three Studies for Figures at the base of a Crucifixion ’ ( 1944 ) , the triptych which opens all conventional accounts of Bacon 's art . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're a terrible man — ’ she managed to croak as he touched her in a way that transported her back at once to the heaven of the previous night . |
| 17 | This was his perfect nightmare , to be facing scabby , pock-marked men like these , who had nothing to lose if they gutted him on the spot . |
| 18 | If they do respond you may be able to see if they approach it with caution or with carelessness . |
| 19 | He did n't even knock but just walked right in and went through the house looking to see if we had anything of value to part with before we could receive any relief . |
| 20 | If he really had left his boat in the cove round the point , he would have to come this way again , and I would certainly be able to see if he brought anything with him . |
| 21 | It 'll be interesting to see if he makes it into the team . |
| 22 | I went there to try and find you to see if you knew anything about Oliver , but you 'd already left . |
| 23 | ‘ I just came to see if you had something for dinner , ’ she said . |
| 24 | ‘ And to see if you remind them of anybody . ’ |
| 25 | It was a test , really , to see if she said anything about the stockings . |
| 26 | It 's sometimes easier for them to cope if they distance themselves from it and rebuild their lives as single parents , without telling people what they 've been through . ’ |
| 27 | Sharp fulminated against any notion of equality of opportunity while the financial disparities between authorities remained , but his writing on the subject leads one to suspect that he viewed it as a ‘ shibboleth ’ in more ways than financial ones . |
| 28 | Taylor to resign and them to offer it to Wilko |
| 29 | Mrs Browning handed her Ellen 's missive as though it were hardly fit to handle and she took it with equal reluctance . |
| 30 | And a lot of talking points for Jimmy Greaves and Tony back in the studio at half time to discuss when they rejoin us after the break with the score here at Filbert Street Leicester City one Nottingham Forest nil . |