Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my desperate fear and danger , I was like a pain-maddened animal , ready to kill or wound at any moment . |
| 2 | Getting the cut hay fit to cart or put on tripods may take anything from two days ( in ideal conditions ) to several weeks . |
| 3 | Mrs. Mallett , the typist from the general office , had brought her knitting to work and fortified by an unshakeable alibi — she had sat between the postmistress and Mr. Mason from the general store at the village concert — and with something to occupy her hands , sat clicking away with understandable if irritating complacency until given the order of release . |
| 4 | In a secret drawer at the back of the top drawer in the desk ( I test to find if searched for ) , there are some coded entries for suppliers of magical materials who are clearly unscrupulous people . |
| 5 | Traditional societies are run by traditionally-minded individuals , typically those who are inward-looking , not prepared to innovate and influenced by magic and religion ; while modern societies are run by modern-minded individuals , outward-looking , keen to try out new things , influenced by rational thought and practical experience . |
| 6 | The pill is the most popular method of contraception because it is easiest to obtain and sold without restrictions in chemists . |
| 7 | She has always been interested , and taken part , in physical exercise , and was introduced to Medau through Joan Daniels ' first class in 1966 ; June enjoyed it so much she went on to train and qualified as a Medau teacher in 1974 . |
| 8 | Pauline Kenward , the Society 's Chairman , who comes from Reigate first became interested in Medau in 1968 when she joined Margaret Charlwood 's class ; from there she went on to train and qualified as a teacher in 1974 . |
| 9 | Parsley is hardy and can be sown outdoors in March , but takes several weeks to germinate if sown at that time in cool temperate regions , hence , it has earnt itself the reputation of needing " to go to the Devil seven times and back " before it will sprout . |
| 10 | We may notice too that since pleasures tend to fade unless varied at every recurrence it is difficult to distinguish in practice between the man who lives for pleasure and the man who lives for new experiences . |
| 11 | Legitimate requests A request based on the manager 's authority and right to know as prescribed by the firm 's regulations . |
| 12 | The pace of actuarial involvement in general insurance continues to increase as shown by the demand for a growing number of actuaries to specialise in this area . |
| 13 | Hitler recognized that enthusiasm and willingness for self-sacrifice could not be conserved , and were bound to fade when confronted with ‘ the grey daily routine and the convenience of life ’ . |
| 14 | In practice it is better to show in evidence for the prosecution that the defendant was also asked to try to get the horn to work as explained at ( D ) ( b ) of offence number 20 . |
| 15 | It had been agreed that in effect he was to work as required in any country in which his employers had contracts . |
| 16 | SPECIAL : Regiments of Archers are permitted to skirmish as described in the rules for skirmishing in the Warhammer rulebook . |
| 17 | Those objections have been overridden , not least because USAir has lost $1 billion in the past three years and urgently needs BA 's cash , although the US transportation secretary , Federico Pena , laid down a warning marker on the type of negotiations to come when asked about British resistance to allowing US airlines to land at Heathrow Airport . |
| 18 | But those objections have been overridden , not least because USAir has lost $1 billion in the past three years and urgently needs BA 's cash , although the US Transportation Secretary , Federico Pena , also laid down a warning marker on the type of negotiations to come when asked about British resistance to allowing US airlines to land at Heathrow Airport . |
| 19 | Leave to set and put into coloured petit four cases . |
| 20 | In a last attempt to avoid this very un-English measure the Liberal Government introduced a scheme , organized by Lord Derby , whereby men ‘ attested ’ their willingness to serve if called upon . |
| 21 | Gosh ! that toffee was hard , took ages to chew and stuck to the teeth . |
| 22 | He therefore ordered Plehve 's Fifth Army to turn west to overlap and cut off the intruding and , so he supposed , insignificant Austrian thrust . |
| 23 | According to the itinerary Wednesday was a rest day but after a half-hearted attempt at browsing around the Keswick shops we decided that the call of the fells was too strong to resist and headed for the Langdales . |
| 24 | Alan Ross noticed that if he encountered Minton , in street or bar , he seemed unwilling to talk unless surrounded by a bevy of young men who made serious conversation impossible . |
| 25 | Padilla 's Stabat mater ( track 11 ) setting , and Victoria 's sublime Alma redemptoris mater ( track 12 ) receive the same attention to detail as displayed in the masses ; ensemble and intonation once again excellent . |
| 26 | I came storming through , caught him with about five metres to go and won in 10.23 seconds . |
| 27 | Prior Robert was at the foot of the steps in a moment , tall enough to see and read without mounting . |
| 28 | Mrs Mantini did not like Rachaela to sit and read in the shop . |
| 29 | She went on to the next cubicle , a simple fractured thumb that even Joe Reynolds had managed to diagnose and set without too much trouble . |
| 30 | The city , which had about 20,000 inhabitants , is irregular to plan and enclosed by stone city walls of double thickness with earth and stones between . |