Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] such " in BNC.
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| 1 | Creative people are often not business minded , and they do not even want to acquire such skills as self-promotion and image-projection , let alone scrabble about with the nitty-gritty of lucre . |
| 2 | Did she want to write such weary stuff ? |
| 3 | Students did not want to suffer such humiliation even though the new policies were implemented by their government for the betterment of the nation . |
| 4 | So you may want to modify such formulations along the lines , " a reader is likely to feel at this point " or " many readers may respond by … " , or — possibly better — by tackling the issue of heterogeneous reader-responses more directly . |
| 5 | But , excuse me , you wo n't want to know such things . ’ |
| 6 | If the situation is critical , and numbers of prized fish are in jeopardy you might consider bringing such a specialist to the pond itself : most operate a system of a call-out charge , plus an hourly rate , plus the cost of any medication . |
| 7 | If that is so , I would then say that by the time you get to the modification stage and the County Council has published a proposal for the general location , I therefore think at that stage the need for the criterion has disappeared , so it may be that the approved policy will not need to contain such criteria . |
| 8 | There is a greater recognition among philosophers that belief in God 's existence does not need to be justified in these terms , and that theologians themselves do not seek to provide such justification . |
| 9 | The drafter should therefore seek to avoid such problems by defining clearly and precisely the consequences of breach of any particular term of the contract . |
| 10 | I did not need to imagine such a day , I could remember plenty . |
| 11 | Men as well as women may need to use such a cream . |
| 12 | It might seem strange that one should need to justify such a choice of topic . |
| 13 | The present unsatisfactory state of the law relating to VAT could mean that VAT paid by the tenant may not be recoverable , and therefore the tenant should consider amending such a provision to provide that it will only pay VAT on such sums where it is first presented with a valid VAT invoice in the tenant 's name . |
| 14 | Who are these people that the politicians ca n't trust to consider such questions and decide upon ? |
| 15 | The issue was raised during the recent presentations of the annual results for the company when GBW managing director was asked whether Guinness would consider issuing such scrip dividends . |
| 16 | On the issue that the Secretary of State has just discussed with the defence spokesman of the Ulster Unionist party , the hon. Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone ( Mr. Maginnis ) , while holding that it should be a weapon in the armoury of any civilised Government to take out of circulation those who are seeking to destroy , murder and maim , will he give a full assurance to the House that he will undertake that act , if he has to do so , as a British Minister responsible to this House , and not in cliques with the Dublin Government who say that they would need to approve such a move ? |
| 17 | For many years Frederick Delouche felt a particular need to unravel such mysteries . |
| 18 | An obese person can strive to overcome such feelings by overeating and so gaining size , weight and ( subjectively speaking ) importance . |
| 19 | ‘ Tell me , do you enjoy making such a fool of yourself ? ’ |
| 20 | Two groups may act to stop such complacency . |
| 21 | Whether formally qualified or not , the effective teacher in the classroom will seek to exemplify such qualities . |
| 22 | Some girl who would never need to make such explanations , some girl who had been bred in a world which did not admit such dresses . |
| 23 | By implication , the law should not seek to produce such an undesirable result . |
| 24 | He could not wait to begin such a triumph , and prayed that the French would offer him the chance of glory before the arrival of any British reinforcements . |
| 25 | Individuals might then seek to prevent such government action on the basis of the agreement . |
| 26 | He added that " if an expert offers his opinion , it should not need to produce such a scandal " . |
| 27 | ‘ Who could 've done such a terrible thing ? ’ |
| 28 | It is , however , a power which must be used sparingly for the government can decline to debate such a motion where the power is being used to abuse the process of the House . |
| 29 | The two girls were quiet for a long time after the door closed ; then suddenly , unaccountably , they started to push one another , boisterously mimicking Moran : ‘ God , O God , what did I do to deserve such a crowd ? |
| 30 | ‘ And tell me , my sweet , coy little virgin , what did you do to deserve such a terrible fate ? ’ |