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Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Met Head in corridor who wished to see me urgently regarding an incident which occurred when I was out .
2	‘ Why do yer want me ter have a key ? ’
3	While C2 Certificate holders would normally proceed directly into employment , there should , however , be opportunities for some students to acquire credits allowing them eventually to obtain a C1 Certificate .
4	Organizations are arenas within which some things will tend to hang together and be adopted by power-players as a bundle , while other forms of combination may be far less likely to occur as a coherent package , perhaps because they are less coherent or because the alliance which could make them so lacks a position in the field of power to be able to constitute the necessity of its choices .
5	He had taught them how to pick a lock , steal a car , to shoplift …
6	You wired them together to make a kind of pyramid .
7	He cuts the tenon shoulders one at a time , and then lines them up to make a final pass if necessary .
8	I had no awareness of the supposed stereotypical mother of that era — lipsticked and aproned , waiting at the door — and do n't think I even encountered a picture of her , in books , comics or film , until the early 1960s .
9	I do n't think I ever saw a nude woman in the house — certainly there were women in various states of undress … but never nude . "
10	I do n't think I ever met a refined man before .
11	‘ I do n't think I really want an apology , Jack , ’ she said calmly .
12	I was painting away merrily in Cirencester and realised I really needed a sound academic education .
13	I mean I only paid a hundred and sixty pound a month but I mean
14	No I was just about to say confidence really I find it quite difficult to get assertive erm but when the situation does arise I suddenly get a gut feeling about it later
15	I do n't know I just watched a clip
16	Then if I get caught I just get a caution and that 's it .
17	Mr Moran , Anfield 's longest-serving stalwart , found himself unexpectedly entering a second term of caretaker command last weekend when Mr Souness disclosed that major heart surgery was necessary to keep a 38-year-old frame in peak condition .
18	He got to his fret and dusting himself down saw a large hole in the door behind him .
19	D' ya really have a bath you do do n't you ?
20	‘ Market maker ’ is defined as including any person on a recognised exchange , whether an individual , partner , or company , who holds himself out to make a continuous succession of prices and is recognised as doing so by that exchange .
21	He spent weeks nerving himself up to get a big whale picture , or maybe a dolphin .
22	Bernice suddenly found she badly needed a drink , but her hip flask was empty .
23	There are others who never will , and you 'll have a constant battle to establish you right to have a share in making decisions , and knowing where the money goes .
24	Stretch goodbye to the pain and forget you even have a shoulder .
25	‘ D' you ever have a good word for anyone , Natasha ? ’ he enquired coldly .
26	However well she did , however hard she tried she never earned a word of praise from her husband , the royal family or their courtiers .
27	But the thing is that your er particular area you know , if you wanted to do one and not save it , you do n't have to save , you know , you know you can print it off and it 's done , but you can send mail to Tracey or headquarters C A , you would n't have to print it out once it 's what you want you just press a button and it goes .
28	That 's when I want you here to keep a watch on him . ’
29	The clues can be written in rhyme e.g. ‘ look as well as you are able , the first clue is by the kitchen table , ‘ You 've found a clue , if you want one more take a look by the kitchen door . ’
30	We 're out to pass you really , but we we wo n't unless it 's worth it , but erm the emphasis is on trying to find something there to give a mark to sort of thing rather than the other way around .