Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have never seen anyone fall down a disused mine shaft . |
| 2 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 3 | The centre of the string should hang over a clean saucer . |
| 4 | She only hoped there was a bed , and that she would n't fall over a low pallet . |
| 5 | Most people know the main animal sources of protein and can reel off a basic list : meat , fish , eggs , and dairy products such as milk , yogurt , and cheese . |
| 6 | Really , the Earth is flat because people would fall off a round Earth . |
| 7 | Perhaps you could lighten up a little bit . ’ |
| 8 | The rating process can tie up a considerable amount of management time , and the company , of course , pays a fee to the rating agency . |
| 9 | A few drops of tangy lemon oil in the bath will freshen up a hot and clammy patient . |
| 10 | And you can line up a special treat to celebrate when the battle is won — using the money that has been saved on a holiday or to buy yourself something special . |
| 11 | Should we regard music as a kind of anaesthetic for weary executives so that we can opt out a warm bath of string sound ? |
| 12 | Similarly the polar bear can scent out a dead seal from 20 kilometres away . |
| 13 | But we do talk and what I know is you are essentially a decent and totally wonderful human being and I 'll hang around a long time for you . |
| 14 | Well , we were n't having that , so we stood around , we said ‘ Well , we thought we 'd just wait around a little bit , you know , just in case they might want to say goodbye to us . ’ |
| 15 | Athelstan squinted , watching the bees hover round a succulent rose . |
| 16 | However , this does not persist over a long time scale and is often not to be observed at all . |
| 17 | The relevant statute in those cases had provided simply that jurisdiction should exist over a married woman ‘ carrying on a trade separately from her husband . ’ |
| 18 | But the compensations for being unable to read or carry on a casual conversation are overwhelming . |
| 19 | He suggests a reason for this — the power of habit : " People can carry on a great tradition while proposing a philosophy which denies its premises . |
| 20 | They can carry on a normal life like going to school or work and having fun with their family and friends , but they will be infectious to other people for the rest of their lives . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , sounds can carry on a quiet evening and you do n't want your father asking why you were acting daft . |
| 22 | The former England captain could not break down a determined Arsenal side who were playing for their places in the forthcoming FA Cup semi final against Tottenham . |
| 23 | Between Alice and Mary and Reggie took place the accounting session which would bring in a regular contribution to the household . |
| 24 | He said that the woman in the house had only a table and television , and had spent the night before polishing the table so that it would bring in a wee bit extra to clear her debt . |
| 25 | Liberal Democrat candidate Suzanne Fletcher said if her party were in power they would bring in a new type of rented housing , called partnership housing , which would cater for middle income groups wanting to rent rather than buy , built through public and private money . |
| 26 | Liberal Democrat candidate Suzanne Fletcher said if her party were in power they would bring in a new type of rented housing , called partnership housing , which would cater for middle income groups wanting to rent rather than buy , built through public and private money . |
| 27 | I agree , and I hope Gloucestershire will eventually bring in a legal budget . |
| 28 | It should bring in a great deal of money . ’ |
| 29 | Greg forbore to ask how someone with an accent like that would know , and said instead : ‘ It 'll bring in a tidy sum if it 's a best-seller , I suppose . ’ |
| 30 | Any one of them would bring in a good profit . |