Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So , are you going to climb on board or do you prefer to stay here in the water ? |
| 2 | The writer has used the plan as an aid to memory , jotting down , in a haphazard fashion , things that come to mind or seem useful . |
| 3 | Can the stifling effect that aid usually has on those who should learn to prosper through their own efforts be avoided ? |
| 4 | " Can I see Mr. Fairfax and explain — " |
| 5 | Lynsey quickly remembered her fictitious ‘ dinner engagement ’ and said she would take her own car and follow him . |
| 6 | Welds split because of continual use , and poorly constructed boreholes let sand and grit into the well water . |
| 7 | It therefore lacks the precise single end point of studies of survival after infarction but for the patient who survives an acute coronary attack questions such as whether he will be able to return to work and earn his living , to lead an active family life and to enjoy his leisure pursuits are of the greatest importance . |
| 8 | In the current economic climate , many are having to return to work and need to update their skills and boost their confidence . |
| 9 | Organisations that have agreed in principle to let Phonelink hold and use their databases are Infocheck for company profiling ; the Automobile Association for identification of appropriate hotel accommodation , restaurants and guest houses ; Thomson Directories for finding business leads ; the Press Association for news ; Ordnance Survey for destination mapping ; British Rail for railway timetables ; British Weather Services ; and GB Mailing Systems for postcode information . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , well , you know I said you need n't feed the cat and water the plants because Barbs said she 'd do it ? ’ |
| 11 | A Two-in-one cleansing and conditioning products are specially designed to clean the hair and condition the outer layers ( the cuticle scales ) . |
| 12 | I thought I 'd go on board and talk to Sabine . |
| 13 | The ship will soon be visiting Hartlepool giving Hurworth residents the opportunity to go on board and meet crew members . |
| 14 | Remembering Philippe Bonard 's invitation to use the pool whenever she wished , she decided to call in at the Auberge de la Fontaine and pick up her swimming costume . |
| 15 | ‘ Quite frankly , Ken and I could n't be bothered to let our place and give out all those orders . ’ |
| 16 | He was shouting at the top of his voice into the microphone but save for a few at the front of the crowd , nobody could hear a word because someone had cut the amplifier cable . |
| 17 | If the people at Chesky know what is good for them , they will give ‘ Wild Earl ’ his head and record whatever he wants : there is almost no other pianist around playing his kind of repertoire with his kind of zest . |
| 18 | He said a woman should aske for the senior registrar and make a full statement . |
| 19 | Such an edge should be set just below the level of the turf so that a machine can run smoothly over the top — simply neaten up once a year with a half moon iron or spade and save that chore of hand edging . |
| 20 | The Germans were now faced with an insoluble strategic problem , perceived but not resolved by von Schlieffen : they had insufficient strength to wheel west of Paris and subdue it . |
| 21 | If you could go back to calling me Du you would be more honest about our relationship and oblige Your obedient servant , Sophie Arandt . |
| 22 | Er and indeed er a a triangle or a curve was put in near to er bring to bring trains or enable trains to er er to turn round or go round and face Nottingham or come from Nottingham from yard , and so on . |
| 23 | Yu ca n't buy Race Relations or afford a holiday |
| 24 | Can anyone wonder that disbelief and despondency settled upon many schools in time to give way to anger and protest at the possibility of carrying out tasks that has been imposed on them under impossible conditions . |
| 25 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 26 | And er then in nineteen sixteen er beer was getting dearer and dearer of course and commissioners decided to stop the beer and stop the beer and er increase the epsom salts in the medicine chest double the epsom salts in the medicine chest . |
| 27 | Some time that same day , or the following one , the new Prime Minister has entrusted some study of strategy , or some strategic study of something else , to an outside expert — and by the 7th , as we know from Summerchild 's first letter , Wilson has somehow been persuaded to staff and service this new operation through the Government Commission . |
| 28 | There is likely to be unease if the target is for essentials such as basic stock or textbooks , the LEA has a responsibility to ensure that even under LMS there is enough money provided from central funds to staff and equip a school . |
| 29 | Visitors are welcome to go to the Harewood House office to talk to staff and discuss possibilities . |
| 30 | Signs appeared on the hot-air hand-driers in the ladies ' and gents ' : ‘ If you missed Sir Gordon 's speech to staff and wish to hear a recorded version , press this button … ‘ |