Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay what I ask you to do as with being assertive , first of all be clear about what it is that you 're going to try and do , be clear about what it is and what the situation is , explain it to the partner and then try it and let's see how it doing . |
| 2 | Sit yourself down here ’ — she pointed to the bed — ‘ and let's work out what 's to be done . ’ |
| 3 | The goat may bleat loudly and persistently and may go off her food ; she may jump other goats or be jumped by them . |
| 4 | Tank care : They are sensitive to moves and may go off their food . |
| 5 | It is an independent statutory body , which can give you advice and may take up your enquiry with Royal Mail Parcelforce . |
| 6 | It is an independent statutory body , which can give you advice and may take up your enquiry with Royal Mail . |
| 7 | Fortunately , from the point of view of Shirinskii-Shikhmatov , the newly appointed Curator of Moscow University was " a typical Nicholaevan general , the limited and ignorant V. I. Nazimov " , who took the view that students ought not to go into cafés to read papers and ought to do up their jackets and wear three-cornered hats and swords . |
| 8 | The committee 's terms of reference should be set out in writing and should detail clearly its authority and responsibilities . |
| 9 | So now perhaps the right hon. Gentleman will answer my first question ; what does he have to say to those of his right hon. Friends who say that he has gone far enough and should stay where he is ? |
| 10 | Letters of application should be 2 — 4 paragraphs long , and should indicate clearly which of the 4 the applicant is interested in . |
| 11 | You can reenter automatically next year and might do well yourself more harm than good going to the start line . |
| 12 | The first choice of a single builder did not work out , but Timothy Easton has high praise for his replacement , Barry Rose , from Debenham : ‘ He was excellent and could do virtually anything . ’ |
| 13 | It was not so much his age , or any loss of physical energy that was the problem , but the fact that he was so domineering , had been in power too long and could upset even his closest colleagues . |
| 14 | With a joy to his flight that evidently surprised and alarmed them he turned and stooped towards them at speed , not to attack them so much as show them that he was a golden eagle and could fly where he pleased . |
| 15 | She did n't see Simone very often , but they had known each other from their schooldays and could pick up their friendship without the slightest difficulty . |
| 16 | Coleridge tells us that after he ‘ had successively studied in the schools of Locke , Berkeley , Leibnitz , and Hartley and could find in none of them an abiding place for [ his ] reason ’ ( Biographia Literaria , ix ) he discovered in Germany the writings of ‘ the illustrious sage of Koenigsberg ’ : Immanuel Kant . |
| 17 | Still deeply marked by the folk-memory of the Depression , they looked kindly upon Keynesianism and would do almost anything to avoid the dangers of mass unemployment . |
| 18 | He kept his typewriter on the top of a filing cabinet and would rattle off his memos and missives from an awkward standing position . |
| 19 | I think there are many benefits to be gleaned from sustained involvement with sport and would emphasize strongly its creative dimensions . |
| 20 | CW reported that Mr S Marshall had been appointed , and would take up his post on 1st July . |
| 21 | Hosanna could see it too , and would prick up his ears as he sat on her lap and focus on Gabriel moving around by the sink or fixing the green curtains at the window . |
| 22 | An increase in regional aid would benefit other countries far more than us and would drive up our net contribution to the budget . |
| 23 | Here , if he did n't return , Primaflora would receive his letter , and his parcel , and would understand why he had done what he had done . |
| 24 | Tiananmen demonstrated what most people in Hong Kong well knew , but preferred not to admit : that the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party can and will do absolutely anything , however brutal and illegal , to further their grip on power . |
| 25 | The vast majority of farmers and landowners take an inordinate pride in the countryside and will show off their land to the occasional interested and respectful visitor . |
| 26 | Serves the same purpose as the above shirt but is both smarter and warmer and will set off your |
| 27 | Unlike the others , the goat is a ruminant , and will eat almost anything given half a chance . |
| 28 | Similarly , it is reasonable to suppose that many of the haves will be among the most ruthless of society , and will pass on their inhumane ethic to their children , thereby perpetuating it : is this really the future we wish for our species ? |
| 29 | Yet these rights are transferable , and will pass on his death to his representatives . |
| 30 | This is the night we British fans also learn whether Woody 's ( Woody Harrelson ) political career takes off , and will find out what Norm ( George Wendt ) loves most in the world . |