Example sentences of "[vb base] [indef pn] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm but er when the war finished , when the war finished and the Home Guard stood down , I ca n't remember who was the mayor of Walsall at the time , but they had a reception in the town hall for the Home Guard and everyone that was in the Home Guard was invited before we hand before we st handed our uniforms in , was invited to attend and I must say with great pride that I was can still remember it now , that the wife and I went to the reception and I was in the uniform and it 'd be the mace bearer I presume that was at the door and he asked your name and er rank and he shouted out your name and rank when you went in and you was greeted by the mayor and mayoress inside the ves the hall of the town hall , and erm I mean er quite proud to be Corporal and Mrs you know and it I mean everyone that went , I mean their rank and name and who was with them , you know , was it was quite quite a er er quite a something of to look back to of interest that was , you know , when we stood down . |
| 2 | His current philosophy is summed up by a note on his fridge door — ‘ Ask nothing , expect nothing and accept everything ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Test everyone and let those who are positive be kicked out ’ is the general consensus . |
| 4 | So , as soon as the misbehaviour begins , turn away or walk away from your child ; pretend not to see or hear what is going on ; say nothing and try not to show any expression at all ; resist getting into any debate , argument or discussion with your child while he or she is misbehaving . |
| 5 | Rachel-comes out of her room looking as frightened as you 'd expect , but I say nothing and concentrate on easing into my shoes . |
| 6 | If I want nothing but to prepare the best Chinese meal I can manage then I should just follow John 's instructions . |
| 7 | yeah , but you want one that 's closed up do n't ya for that picture |
| 8 | In fact , unreasonable behaviour is often used as a means of getting a quickie divorce where husband and wife both want one but do n't want to wait for the two-year separation period ; and because the age of chivalry is still not dead , men are often willing to let their wives petition for divorce when the fault is fifty-fifty , or even when the women are more to blame . |
| 9 | I expect everything that went on then 's churning round in her mind because of this new wave of interest in those awful books . ’ |
| 10 | And we 're trying to find out the opp so we want something that ties up opp and adjacent . |
| 11 | They just want something that runs about and barks at the right times . |
| 12 | You want something that gives heat |
| 13 | Excuse me I just have to rush over here for no real reason and touch something and rush back again . |
| 14 | They might look at you the wrong way , say something that annoys you . |
| 15 | But whereas say something that happens say Well say take for example where I live in . |
| 16 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |
| 17 | You know , you 're sitting there with these guys , you 're looking for something to do , there 's a pile of instruments and you grab something that seems to fit . |
| 18 | No , when you read the word ‘ love ’ in the Bible it means something completely different ; you do n't have to hug anyone , kiss anyone or call them Ermentrude to love them the Jesus way . |
| 19 | He fixed his mind on a rule his father had given him for public speaking : Get a vague plan and then say anything that comes into your head . |
| 20 | The problem is presented to them , and then they think about it for a minute , and then they say anything that comes into their head . |
| 21 | All these weapons can be lethal and the same tactics must be used against each one : stay out of range of the weapon ; grab anything that equals the odds and extends your own striking range ; and fight back with such determination and intensity that your attacker is either overwhelmed or forced back , allowing you to escape . |
| 22 | Particularly when good applicants are in short supply advertisements placed in Teachers ' Centres and nearby colleges , faculties and institutes of education cost nothing and improve the trawl . |
| 23 | Data that , then , cost nothing if obtained through government channels would have a price if sold through the medium of free enterprise — a peculiar state of affairs . |
| 24 | GUIL : I do n't believe it — A shore , a harbour , say — and we get off and we stop someone and say — Where 's the King ? |
| 25 | If we shake someone and ask him if he was asleep he usually has a definite answer . |
| 26 | These ‘ walls of death' ’ may be 15 metres ( 50 feet ) deep , and they catch everything that swims into them . |
| 27 | Catch everything and test it . |
| 28 | I fucking come back and try and put something and go what is this man ? |
| 29 | ‘ I welcome anything that helps child safety . |
| 30 | As one who has never thought that we have got much benefit from the European Community , I say that the right hon. Gentleman is following the path of his predecessor , which is , ’ Negotiate nothing but accept everything . ’ |