Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would hazard a guess and say she would be , at the time , about six years older than I , making her about 17 years old . |
| 2 | They will need space and comfort , perhaps a garden if they have always been used to one and enjoy gardening , and , above all , they will need a property that gives them some self esteem and security . |
| 3 | You can buy a rose and have it named for yourself , your wife or husband . |
| 4 | ‘ As students at Edinburgh College of Art , we always said we would buy a castle and do it up , but when it came around to it most of them had been restored , but Lachlan knew of Ballone Castle near Portmahomack which was still derelict and persuaded the farmer to sell it . ’ |
| 5 | If any flier could steal a Foxbat and fly it to the West , Vologsky could . |
| 6 | We must hide until it is dark , and then I will steal a coracle and row you to the Drowned Forest . |
| 7 | I can not believe that many members of the public believe that that is justice , or that it conveys the right message to those who , tonight , will steal a car and race it in the path of some other innocent victim . |
| 8 | They spoke good Spanish : if they promised to interpret for me , I said , I 'd rent a car and give them a ride . |
| 9 | Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house ? she wondered . |
| 10 | This is a technique developed by Lotus for making these modular features available while at the same time allowing you to see the document page — so you can edit a drawing while viewing it in context . |
| 11 | Now the Wye 's the only major river in England where anyone can bring a boat and put it on the water without any form of licence . |
| 12 | Perhaps you 'd give a ring and let me know I 'd welcome your feedback . " |
| 13 | She heard Tim give a shout and saw him stretch out an arm and point towards her , but she-had no fear of capture ; she was over halfway across the marsh . |
| 14 | He was half turned towards her , and Maria saw him lift a hand and watched it move towards her , coming to rest against her bare midriff , warm fingers shaping themselves lightly to its gentle curve . |
| 15 | As an absolute last resort , rather than manhandle a horse and make it more fearful , and so teach it to be always difficult in a similar situation , it is better to tranquillise the horse . |
| 16 | If I come across any of the aforementioned fish I shall purchase a trio and add them . |
| 17 | all , everything that would be in involved and er but buts a lot of the , what we did was , you know , erm just how you would er ta erm how you would try and start there and and decorate a place and make it look better which again , is part of your environment |
| 18 | During the third phase , lasting two weeks , you will follow a diet that allows you to feel really healthy and to continue losing the unwanted pounds and inches . |
| 19 | The cat will see a bird and pursue it , to that extent knowing what it wants ; but it will not know why it is doing it , and to that extent what it is doing . |
| 20 | You will see a face that tells you something : there is a story in that face . |
| 21 | ‘ Why do n't we ring a garage and have them meet me at your car with the keys ? |
| 22 | I 'll use a cheque and hope I have enough in the account back home . ’ |
| 23 | We will then provide an estimate and advise you how to increase your protection by fitting the latest in high sensitivity circuit breakers which will trip automatically providing you with increased protection against shock and fire . |
| 24 | Sights like that must make you think a bit and make you realise you are very lucky , |
| 25 | It 's , it was , it was er er sheer coincidence that Beverley had been to Crete the year before and I said to Jackie we 've been to Yugoslavia four years , do you want , do you want a change or do you wan na go back to Yugoslavia , she said well I 'll , I 'll have a look , I said how about , how about going to the Greek islands for a change |
| 26 | Do you want a fishburger or do you want an egg ? |
| 27 | As for Meredith-Lee 's death , if you 're asking me did I construct a bomb and blow him up , the answer is no . |
| 28 | While an acquittal does not falsify police results , may we not regard a conviction as verifying them ? |
| 29 | In the third mode the Teleputer will automatically detect a FAX and divert it to the FAX software or sense a modem call and send that to its software . |
| 30 | Especially in New York , few bosses would favour a merger that left them as number two . |