Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb mod] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the custom in Egypt , on the Friday after a body had been interred , for the women of the family to visit the tomb , where they would break a palm branch over the grave and distribute cakes and bread to the poor . |
| 2 | Fellows from universities who fought in Spain are being given jobs in Intelligence or Censorship where they could do a lot more damage as traitors than a squaddy like I 'd be . |
| 3 | Employee career development was flexible , and management encouraged individuals to pursue their interests and extend their skills in areas where they could make a contribution to the business . |
| 4 | Do n't store old newspapers or other inflammable materials under the stairs , where they could fuel a fire and cut off your primary escape route . |
| 5 | Inside , where they will spend a lot of time in this northern climate , the zoo has thoughtfully specified sleeping cubicles , scramble nets , climbing ropes and in particular , their log climbing frames . |
| 6 | On the matter of hedge cutting debris could I ask you please to ensure that your contractor removes the hedge clippings and does not leave them where they will cause a hazard to cyclists . |
| 7 | All 22 Premier League chairmen meet in London today where they will hear a call from Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein to reduce the League to 18 clubs . |
| 8 | The best place for many of these is the more peaceful setting of the mainly invertebrate aquarium where they can add a dash of colour and movement and feel better at home . |
| 9 | The lack of evidence of greater efficacy and acceptability of serotonin reuptake inhibitors means that their adoption as the drugs of choice in major depression may be premature , although they may have a role in subgroups of patients in whom other treatments are contraindicated or have failed . |
| 10 | The thing had died , and for its death they could also find no reason … no more than they could find a reason for how it was able to live in the first place . |
| 11 | OK , so they 'll come a time when I 'm not challenging the world record . |
| 12 | Well first of all I 'd go down Street and up Street West and up to the top of Street and there was some puddling furnaces , the new side iron works and I 'd watch those men they 'd produce wrought iron and during the process the metal boils up and I 'd have to get a big rubbling bar and rubble they 'd call rubble into a ball , there 's a little wagon put underneath the put under the wagon and off he goes to the steam hammer , now I used to be fascinated with this and Saturday after Saturday I used to go up there and watch one of the heats and as soon as they 'd finished doing they used to go into the Forge and Hammer for a drink , I mean it was such hard work so they 'd do a heat go up the Forge and Iron and come back and then do another heat when I 'd |
| 13 | She realised they 'd want her to be a double agent , so they 'd have a mole inside American Intelligence . |
| 14 | I felt as though they were picking on me , trying to cause trouble so they 'd have a reason for stopping me home leave . |
| 15 | Give your blokes this number so they can arrange a visit , but I 'll have a quick look while I 'm there . ’ |
| 16 | We saved the party in nineteen eighty three , the G M B saved the party in that er , a crisis time th with the formation of the S D P and today the Tory government on its knees , staggering along and we have some people in the leadership of the Party and including , we can name them now , somebody 's written , writte written to all the constituencies , Neil Kinnock , who have given up the ghost of Labour ever winning again , and that 's what 's the base and the root of what 's going on , that 's why they want these proposals going through , they want to separate the trade unions from the Party so they can do a deal with the Liberals because they 've given up . |
| 17 | They need to book some motor violations so they can get a day off in court . |
| 18 | Just so they can have a day off or something . |
| 19 | The Graduate : Teesside Polytechnic is calling on all past students to get in touch with Alumni Officer Clare Tanner so they can receive a copy of its new magazine , The Graduate . |
| 20 | They 're waiting for that split second when all the backs are turned so they can slip a jacket or jumper in a bag and walk out of the shop . ’ |
| 21 | The West Germans objected strongly but it was all smoothed over and so they will have a trio of Internazionale players — Matthaus , Klinsmann and Brehme — starting the World Cup on their home ground while Belgium , who at one stage were being threatened with Sicily , are at least promised the occasional cooling breeze in Verona . |
| 22 | The West Germans objected strongly but it was all smoothed over and so they will have a trio of Internazionale players — Matthaus , Klinsmann and Brehme — starting the World Cup on their home ground while Belgium , who at one stage were being threatened with Sicily , are at least promised the occasional cooling breeze in Verona . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , patients are likely to have learned from media coverage that light is somehow involved , so they will have a prejudice against other treatments . |
| 24 | we wanted to get people chemical , wanted to get a thing through , so they could make a profit from it . |
| 25 | Uncle Edgar even dammed a little pool so they could have a dip with their picnics . |
| 26 | And I used to go down you used to see all the mams and kids going down the moors here , taking their dad 's tea , down in the fields , so they could have a bit of something and then finish as got dark . |
| 27 | Still , Imaginary have got the ‘ Turtle Soup ’ album so they should make a bit of money out of it . ’ |
| 28 | Contact your insurance company to see if they 'll offer a discount for customers with burglar alarms . |
| 29 | Yes , she has got some tickets , a , she 's made some and erm hoping those who ca n't come will buy ticket at least , but if they would bring a bottle you know , something for the prizes er erm they do n't pay for coffee , biscuit . |
| 30 | He introduced his father , a tubby , good-natured little man , and asked them if they would like a lift into Plymouth . |