Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] something [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman will ask his constituents to remember that if they want to do something about that matter there is one answer — to buy the best food that there is , and that is British produced . |
| 2 | Er if but if you want to do something like that , to organise something , because if it goes on A five |
| 3 | You want to say something about this one as well ? |
| 4 | As we have traced them so far , Goody 's arguments and my counter-arguments seem to go something like this . |
| 5 | Oh I seem to remember something like that . |
| 6 | Would you excuse me , Mr. Preston , while I try to do something about this ? ’ |
| 7 | We 've had lectures in the biology area , in physics , in engineering and in chemistry , so that we 've really spanned the whole shooting match really as far as that goes , and of course we try to put something into these lectures for those doing the most advanced work in the sixth form and also for those doing O levels , let's say , and some who are younger even than that . |
| 8 | I do know something of this city . ’ |
| 9 | The listings are ‘ descriptive rather than judgemental ’ and aim to convey something of each shop 's character as well as facts on opening hours , range of services provided and so on . |
| 10 | In relation to your second question about criteria , er , I do say something about that , I do try to erm , tease that out to some extent , but it is of course , a difficult one . |
| 11 | ‘ You 've heard something like that before . |
| 12 | Jenny did circulate to me , by way of saying , I 've done something about this , copies of D T P quality manual and printing quality control manual . |
| 13 | You 've got something on this Kurt Meyer ? ’ |
| 14 | but there we are , we 've got something of that nature , and it 's going to be demolished |
| 15 | So assertive is just being clear in what you want being prepared to keep going until you 've got something along those lines rather than letting people dismiss you or make you feel as though they 've dismissed you and your point not being considered i.e. your point not being heard or going away feeling that your point you did n't have a fair crack because you did n't give your point properly . |
| 16 | ‘ You 've got something in that there stomach of mine . ’ |
| 17 | But in the main we will lift whatever they want if they 've got something like that in existence if not we 'll do it for them . |
| 18 | It does get you like that I reckon when you 've got something like that . |
| 19 | oh yeah they 've got something like that down erm |
| 20 | oh it 's very smart I have to say that , I mean when you 've got something like that you only need a skirt and a top |
| 21 | so you 've got your pattern down , because when you 've got something like that |
| 22 | You 've got something like this . |
| 23 | But if we wish to do something about these close and secretive ties between the executive , the military and industry , we need to know what the driving force of this development is . |
| 24 | Many of us from experience wish to say something like this : ‘ Lord , I do not have the ability to comprehend how you feed me through such simple gifts as this piece of bread or wafer or that sip of wine — but I know you do ! ’ |
| 25 | You 've begun something with this Estabrook business , for instance , and I 'll need to watch it closely , or before we know it there 'll be ripples , spreading through the Imajica . ’ |
| 26 | Now usually that 's what students are very good at because they 've learnt something about that . |
| 27 | We have heard something of this from the Bank before . |
| 28 | There is however , as always , a number of devoted and sincere people who believe all the teachings and claims of the associated church , and give it complete support , that is , attend the services and other gatherings , provide funds to the limit of their abilities and endeavour to preserve something of that precious atmosphere which pervades all ancient places of worship . |
| 29 | To build up a character you need to know something about that character , what sort of person that character is or what sort of animal that character is . |
| 30 | In a sane world , I thought , we would have discussed the state of my feelings , debated whether I loved Syl sufficiently to commit the rest of my life to him , questioned my views on the institution of marriage , examined my mother 's motives in striving to introduce me into this state , have said something of some interest . |