Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The part was quite easy because all I had to do was stand about and wag my tail . |
| 2 | That the world is not divided into 2 classes of people — one who run private care for nasty reasons — and another group who work in the statutory service for all the good reasons , and that what we have to do is be prepared to step outside of those kinds of labelling and look at what we are seeing , look at the needs of the people we are trying to help make provision for and see what best can be done out of the resources available . |
| 3 | And I 'd like to give a challenge to either er Michael Allison or any of the other MPs to come and live in my little bungalow for And exist on that rate for a week . |
| 4 | Instead of picking them up , she moved behind the pedestal as if taking refuge . |
| 5 | It was only another hundred metres : there , just beyond the float full of oversized Capellans , dummies , their huge bald heads bobbing with grave benevolence as if conferring blessings on the excited crowd . |
| 6 | Same thing happened of course with , he 's desperate for a goal as well , he makes the winner for but has n't got his name on the score sheet . |
| 7 | Gilbert turned to stare in Cardiff 's direction as if contemplating another mad dash for the reception doors and then remembered the thing that lay beyond them . |
| 8 | When he slept , he entwined his fingers in her necklace as if to hold her should she awaken . |
| 9 | ‘ You startled me , Mr Laidlaw , ’ he said breathlessly in English and clamped his hand over his heart as if to emphasize the point . |
| 10 | The realization came as a shock and she pressed her clenched fist to her heart as if to pacify it . |
| 11 | The Editor read the cable through and asked what steps I proposed to take . |
| 12 | Harrison drew back his jaw as if riding the blow . |
| 13 | It bowed its ruined head to its chest as if to inspect the squealing assailant now hanging from its buckled shoulder with frantic claws . |
| 14 | Warmed by his body heat , her fingers spread out against his chest as if to absorb him . |
| 15 | The report was widely heralded as a blueprint for re-establishing the accountancy profession 's right to set the framework for and to improve financial reporting in the corporate sector . |
| 16 | The first time I asked he engaged his brain , the second time he wavered a bit as if understanding he should be doing something , though not what he should be doing , and the third time he translated it successfully . |
| 17 | Claudia said , glancing at the watchful man , who was leaning against the door-frame as if to prevent any thought of escape she might have . |
| 18 | But try telling that to the actor who reads : ‘ He delivers every line with a monotonous tenor bark as if addressing an audience of deaf eskimos . ’ |
| 19 | Now she smiled down faintly at the jungle below the crystal windows of the suite as if remembering home — though that day the really deadly jungle was within the city , not without . |
| 20 | She darted past him and opened the door that led to the store-room , then helped somewhat ineffectually as he dragged the mattress through and hefted it on to a stack of boxes . |
| 21 | George sighted along his stick as if taking aim . |
| 22 | Brenner banged his right hand on the head of his stick as if to knock some feeling back into it . |
| 23 | It seems , though , that even if you are being reasonable in refusing to agree to a change , that does not necessarily mean that it is unfair to push the change through and dismiss you because of your reluctance to go along with it . |
| 24 | the very existence of any examination at 16+ ( whether GCE , CSE or a unified examination or examination system ) as opposed to a series of assessments at the right stage of development for the individual pupil is questionable because firstly sixteen has already ceased to be the date for leaving education for the majority of pupils , secondly employers look increasingly to school recommendations , college course experience , and examination expectations rather than evidence of ‘ O ’ Level/CSE achievements , and thirdly the Universities and Higher Education look for and stipulate ‘ A ’ Level achievements rather than ‘ O ’ Level evidence . |
| 25 | The decision about whether to continue with a pregnancy is the choice of the woman . |
| 26 | The fertility counsellor 's main role is to help clients explore the complex issues surrounding possible treatments ; the most important criteria is for patients and clients to be able to make an informed decision about whether to undergo treatment . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , Unix System Labs is probably going to have to make a business decision about whether to get Motif from the outside . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , Unix System Laboratories Inc is probably going to have to make a business decision about whether to buy in Motif from the outside . |
| 29 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 30 | Physic News told Mr Hayden to talk to the ghost as if to help him , but no response was ever forthcoming . |