Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [subord] [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He or she will be obliged to wait politely as you go about your task , which you can time to complete at the same moment you recover the skill of breathing in and out . |
| 2 | We are , he observed , only too willing to make this sort of leap , and not only in the field of theology ( Hume was also very critical of what he saw as the pretensions of the science of his day to uncover the ‘ hidden springs ’ of things ) , but we need to be much more modest and cautious , to realise how limited the scope of our experience and knowledge is , and how liable our minds to go astray when they over-reach themselves and fish in waters too deep for their lines to plumb . |
| 3 | er and in any , in any event there are a number of things I tend to miss altogether if I want to er keep to timetable which I and I , I 'm sure you 're , all the , the audience or group or whatever you like to call it that will welcome an extension of the talk . |
| 4 | It 's kind of late now and I 'm in no condition to drive so when I get the 205 I only take it as far as the outskirts of Inverness where I stop at the first lit Bed and Breakfast sign I see and talk politely and slowly to the pleasant middle-aged couple from Glasgow who run the place and then say goodnight , close the door of my room and fall fast asleep on the bed without even taking off my jacket . |
| 5 | Nanny and rotten news seem to go together if you ask me . |
| 6 | I do n't know about Augusta being my territory but it 's nice to come somewhere where you have won before , obviously , and live off the memories … |
| 7 | We have to stand somewhere as we decide the next step forward . |
| 8 | Wild animals tend to hide away when they fall ill or are injured , and those in captivity try to do the same , but it 's almost impossible for them . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it all caught up with me : Corrections , Police — and you build up these defences within yourself and you have to pull away because you know : Wait a minute man , it 's not hitting me the way it used to , I 'm not jumping into it . |
| 10 | It 's good for me to come away because I smoke fewer . |
| 11 | I want to know exactly where I stand . |
| 12 | The other would allow the smart to inherit the Earth ( plus a legacy from their wealthy parents ) and console us with the exhortation to work harder if we want more , which goes down like a glass of sand in the unemployment deserts . |
| 13 | Thus when direct taxes are increased , they reduce people 's net incomes — the income effect — with the result that people have to work harder if they want to maintain , let alone improve , their standard of living . |
| 14 | Way To Health editor David Dickinson says : ‘ An interesting video which allows you to work harder as you get fitter and vary your workout is most likely to keep you motivated . |
| 15 | The exercises of relaxation then are gradually causing more and more muscles to act as dead weight , sagging down , hanging on the skeleton causing the weight and heaviness of the body to be seeming to increase gradually as we become increasingly relaxed . |
| 16 | As your hard disk seems to work OK once you boot from a floppy I 'd hazard a guess that the MS-DOS system tracks have been corrupted . |
| 17 | Men and women whether single or married who have been unable to work regularly because they have had to stay at home to care for children and/o-r a disabled or elderly person may be able to safeguard their pension by claiming Home Responsibilities Protection . |
| 18 | They know they want to come here when they apply |
| 19 | Wary sufferers will have learned to suffer silently lest they raise stifled giggles rather than sympathy . |
| 20 | These teachers are telling us that you 've got to work hard if you want a good job but there 's no jobs there anyway . |
| 21 | What , do you have to stand there when you walk down the street , and when you go |
| 22 | Here is a brief guide , in alphabetical order , to the names you 're most likely to come across once you start thinking about window treatments . |
| 23 | That was something to have , she told herself , to know precisely where you belong , and to be as essential to that place as it is to you . |
| 24 | Peter Clark is appealing for his daughter 's clients , friends and associates to come forward if they have even the smallest amount of information . |
| 25 | A police spokesman at Formby said : ‘ We would like to appeal to three young men seen in the area at the time to come forward because we believe they probably witnessed the incident . ’ |
| 26 | So , short of sending the recording tape on a long detour through the corridors of the Palace of Westminster before it goes on the air , the parliamentary censors will have to work faster than they think . |
| 27 | Older children may find it helps to go away until they have coped with their feelings and can discuss them . |
| 28 | Talking audio visual that 's an event that is taking place with S S K in Glasgow on the second of February I 'm disappointed by the number of people who have said that they want to go largely because we 've gone out of our way to do something in Glasgow |
| 29 | Investors may have to wait longer than they anticipate before enjoying maximum premiums . |
| 30 | and perhaps it 'd be reasonable to wait longer before we say you 're fit for work . |