Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anwar asked Changez and me to wash the floor of the shop , thinking that perhaps I could successfully supervise him . |
| 2 | and I 'd rather make it , it went all the way up to there |
| 3 | Many runners spend far too much time fretting about what pace they hope to run , or whether to wear gloves , while ignoring more basic details which could eventually affect their even getting to the start . |
| 4 | The South African domestic season thus finished with Eastern Province winning the Castle Cup ( four-Day and the night series ( 45 overs ) , and Free State the Nissan Shield ( 55 overs ) , Eastern Province were the beaten finalists in the latter competition and could thus justifiably regard themselves as South Africa 's champion team . |
| 5 | ‘ Val would presumably prefer you did n't get arrested . ’ |
| 6 | The arthritis in her hands had already locked them into claws and Marie knew , because her supervisor had told her , that the creeping arthritis in Bella 's spine and hips would eventually make her bed-ridden . |
| 7 | In other words , he was still developing the characteristics that would eventually make him a character actor . |
| 8 | The relatively low percentage of graduates from such courses who do eventually make their way , via postgraduate and often in the sciences post-doctoral research , into the academic professions , should not disguise the fact that academic courses do provide a preparation for such work . |
| 9 | This will eventually make it possible to manipulate ecology so as to test the dependence of social structure upon it . |
| 10 | And when they do eventually make it , they 're really , really good . ’ |
| 11 | She seemed to be having trouble putting one in front of the other but she did eventually make it to the steps of the disabled bus and fell inside . |
| 12 | As well as setting up a register the Act will eventually make it illegal for people to handle food until they have taken a basic food hygiene certificate . |
| 13 | ‘ Put me down , ’ she whispered through dry lips , and only after what seemed an eternity did he slowly lower her to one side . |
| 14 | Bad taste , do you , do you really rather disapprove anything that it is in any of them , do you think it inappropriate , not on , is there something in bad taste ? |
| 15 | When we identify such a structure , then it means that we can successfully explain our observations in terms of concepts that we genuinely understand already . |
| 16 | I 'd rather throw her off the Empire State Building ! |
| 17 | She 'd rather throw herself to the lions … |
| 18 | In order to do justice to the Jesus of history , one must effectively divest oneself of preconceptions — and especially of the preconceptions fostered by subsequent tradition . |
| 19 | I 'd rather eat my shorts ! |
| 20 | Turning down ‘ loads of really tacky telly ’ , he decided he 'd rather slog it out on the alternative circuit than settle for being the new Bobby Davro . |
| 21 | Certainly those working with the mentally ill or the handicapped or the senile or in health education may properly think it is . |
| 22 | If you are by nature a defensive fighter , then by adding on the abilities of an attacking fighter you will effectively double your capability . |
| 23 | The level control built into the transmitter can help to reduce this effect , but can rarely eliminate it without compromising the output level . |
| 24 | But I must admit I ca n't altogether make it out . " |
| 25 | These shortages will effectively restrict their ability to meet the demand for their products or services . |
| 26 | At first we just made conversation , but after a couple of drinks Reid looked at me thoughtfully , twiddling his half-empty glass , and said , ‘ There 's no reason not to tell you this , Kit , but since we 've got to work together , I 'd rather explain my mode of living before the old cats on the island — the European gossips — start telling you stories . |
| 27 | Though they might thereby earn their spurs as ‘ good practitioners ’ , their children may gain rather less than if they had experienced a more varied and exact mode of discourse . |
| 28 | Men , if they are still fit on retirement , will have another fifteen years of life ahead of them , whilst women will mostly outlive their husbands and have a further twenty or more years ahead . |
| 29 | They rushed out into Regent 's Park — out of earshot — and Simon told her , yes of course he was forcing her hand , it was blackmail : he did love her so , she was the right one for him and he 'd take her tomorrow on five hundred pounds , if someone would lend them to him , and he did rather fancy himself as a married man at twenty-one . |
| 30 | Now would you rather answer my questions , or try explaining yourself to Marshal Davout at headquarters ? ’ |