Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turning to the volume 's introductory pages , I read some encouraging words that at once led me to hope that I might yet track down a few potential search areas that had not already received too much attention . |
| 2 | I have never seen anyone fall down a disused mine shaft . |
| 3 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 4 | If an applicant 's programme quality is deemed ‘ exceptionally high ’ , it may even win over a higher bidder . |
| 5 | The centre of the string should hang over a clean saucer . |
| 6 | She only hoped there was a bed , and that she would n't fall over a low pallet . |
| 7 | No-one can predict with any degree of certainty how interest rates will rise and fall over a 5 year period . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Really , the Earth is flat because people would fall off a round Earth . |
| 10 | Perhaps you could lighten up a little bit . ’ |
| 11 | The rating process can tie up a considerable amount of management time , and the company , of course , pays a fee to the rating agency . |
| 12 | It is sometimes very difficult indeed not to be very cross , and there have been some occasions when I have had to go and chop up a few logs in order to abate my own aggression before replying . |
| 13 | A few drops of tangy lemon oil in the bath will freshen up a hot and clammy patient . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | We could hang up a few politicians too. , ‘ There 's that farmer who used a plough with horses . |
| 16 | Software house Softwright Systems is fiercely optimistic : in April , staff helped buy out a 54 per cent stake . |
| 17 | Should we regard music as a kind of anaesthetic for weary executives so that we can opt out a warm bath of string sound ? |
| 18 | Similarly the polar bear can scent out a dead seal from 20 kilometres away . |
| 19 | If a man talks only with the prisoners of his own world then he will seek out a stranger … |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . ’ |
| 22 | Athelstan squinted , watching the bees hover round a succulent rose . |
| 23 | However , this does not persist over a long time scale and is often not to be observed at all . |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | But the compensations for being unable to read or carry on a casual conversation are overwhelming . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , sounds can carry on a quiet evening and you do n't want your father asking why you were acting daft . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Between Alice and Mary and Reggie took place the accounting session which would bring in a regular contribution to the household . |