Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It can be seen that data were collected at referral for all those who agreed initially to take part in the project . |
| 2 | ‘ Anyway I 'm a twitcher , one of these mad guys who goes anywhere to see a bird he 's not seen before . |
| 3 | One thing that I always wanted not to happen to me was to become like a TV cameraman who goes home to watch TV and says , ‘ Aw , look at that lighting , ’ or something trivial that really has nothing to do with the actual story . |
| 4 | The quiet man with the violin , who goes home to play trios with his quiet and loving wife and his quiet and loving daughter , in his quiet and well-loved house along that quiet and rural lane , with London lying quiet at his feet — and even surrounded by this best of lives he 's plainly a depressive ! |
| 5 | There is a significant tendency for staff in more senior positions ( who tend also to have more years of service ) to recall the review better , to believe the introduction of the review to have been more adequate , to be more involved in the review activities , more likely to keep a special diary as part of the review and more likely to make use of information routinely available for the review . |
| 6 | I still get a childish kick out of pretending that I am a wide-eyed seal who thinks only to play . |
| 7 | ‘ Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener , courage the greater as our strength grows less … may he lament forever who thinks now to turn from this war-play . ’ |
| 8 | At one stage it looked as if the balloon was going to take off regardless of the wishes of its crew who fought valiantly to keep it tethered . |
| 9 | Ardoyne woman Marion Kane , who fought hard to turn the scheme into reality , said : ‘ This is a dream come true and goes to show what can be achieved if local people are determined to have what they deserve . ’ |
| 10 | So-called ‘ horror stories ’ ( gory illustrations depicting the de-beaking of turkeys , dogs being hanged , huntsmen exulting over the corpse of a fox , or reports of a senile researcher who failed properly to anaesthetise his animal subjects ) may well be effective copy and have an impact upon gullible readers but are of limited argumentative worth . |
| 11 | A quality innings of 46 from Crowe ended after 135 minutes when he had to play a Lewis leg-cutter and the ball carried to second slip Hick , who lunged forward to reach and hold it . |
| 12 | Another winner at the weekend was the Oxfordshire based rider David O'Connor who rode home to take the big prize at the British Open Horse Trials at Gatcombe Park . |
| 13 | Another winner at the weekend was the Oxfordshire based rider David O'Connor who rode home to take the big prize at the British Open Horse Trials at Gatcombe Park . |
| 14 | The Women Returners ' Network is a group of working mothers who got together to help women with the challenges of going back to work . |
| 15 | Needless to say , the cairn crumbled , probably sabotaged by a disgruntled worker who got home to find he 'd already read this particular volume of Gaelic poetry , and Ben Lawers remains at 3,984 feet . |
| 16 | THREE-quarters of the track including half the through lines , the semaphore signals , the last vestiges of freight facilities and the last of the men who used proudly to work for the old railway company have gone , yet the long-distance service is faster , more frequent and above all better used than at any time in railway history , and the number of passengers passing through probably at an all time high . |
| 17 | Silver Classics £25 ‘ We 've strengthened the squad this year with the purchase of Brain Deane , who has yet to flower . ’ |
| 18 | Wright looked acclimatised to the First Division , more so than his partner Bright , who has yet to score this season . |
| 19 | ‘ Something 's got to give and it 's going to be Nottingham Forest , ’ said Palace striker Paul Williams , who has yet to score for the low-flying Eagles since trading places with Sheffield Wednesday-bound Mark Bright and a £1 million cash adjustment over two months ago . |
| 20 | Anderton , who has yet to score in the League , has missed the last five matches in which Spurs have extended an unbeaten run to seven games while beating the likes of Liverpool and Blackburn . |
| 21 | Talks are still going on with Witches skipper Chris Louis , who has yet to put pen to paper . |
| 22 | Finlay Calder , who has yet to regain full fitness , is replaced by Graham Marshall , a 6ft 3in specialist open-side flanker who also excelled in Japan . |
| 23 | But Mr Kohl 's lack of forthrightness in acting against racist attacks and his reluctance to take up the cause of their victims suggests a chancellor , if not a country , who has yet to come fully to terms with the past . |
| 24 | For anyone who has yet to come up with an idea , BVP will provide access into the venture portfolio of 140 successful US products , established by companies which have already developed their product and secured a significant market share . |
| 25 | The one fascinating prospect who has yet to show his international ability is Ellis , a very lively mover for Otago and New Zealand Universities when played at outside centre or on the wing . |
| 26 | Wolves provide Bull , who has yet to play in the First Division , with passes over the midfield and crosses from overlapping full-backs . |
| 27 | The story that is told is a story which never ends — and which risks losing shape and momentum — because it is a story told of himself by a living author , an author who has yet to end , whose isolate 's imaginative fury lives on to tell another tale , some more of his own story . |
| 28 | The pedals , too , seem to have been located by someone who has yet to discover the science of ergonomics . |
| 29 | Alan Smith , the Arsenal striker who has yet to sign a new contract with the club , is still part of manager George Graham 's plans even though he is unlikely to start today 's game against Crystal Palace . |
| 30 | Now the load will fall on co-presenter Jeff Banks and rookie Brenda Emmanus , who has yet to make her TV debut . |