Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Third , the Audit Commission recommended that for mentally ill people the NHS should continue as the main authority responsible for care , but the possibility should remain for developing a central budget similar to that proposed for elderly people ; alternatively , the NHS should have the ability to purchase local authority services on a contractual basis . |
| 2 | With some banks , details of any charges your bank may make for operating your account and how they are calculated , will be shown on a separate statement . |
| 3 | What excuse could I make for going out into the garden ? " |
| 4 | The organisation of JPL , particularly the lack of tenured appointments , must make for increasing internal , as well as external competition for funding , unless additional sources can be tapped . |
| 5 | What kind of preparation do you normally make for starting a diet or healthier eating or new exercise regime ? |
| 6 | I could n't sleep or eat for thinking about it but I decided I was not going to be beaten by AIDS . ’ |
| 7 | Most of the jobs will disappear through hiving off divisions and seeking voluntary redundancies . |
| 8 | And then you get lots of other unwelcome knocks on the door — one man who says he 's looking for number 11 , another who says he 's a taxi-driver who 's come to the wrong house — and he probably is but his timing is enough to make you rush about panicking and locking the place up like Fort Knox . |
| 9 | There 's one other point that 's important to make about the contribution that companies can make about having their own house in order , and it rather echoes some of the questions which are coming up in a , in a question session . |
| 10 | I had to ring up and explain about chasing horses and that I 'd be late . |
| 11 | Whereas the way now seems clear for development at Colt Hill between now and 1995/96 , despite the lack of schools capacity , the two sites owned by the Regional Council , which the Local Plan will reaffirm for housing development ( viz. East Braehead and Listloaning ) , are to be denied until after 1995 ( well after the projected survival of the Regional Council — thereby constraining the prospect of capitalising on the full value of these assets ) . |
| 12 | A study of the GEC bid to takeover Plessey outlines clearly the conflict that can exist between maintaining competition in the domestic market and restructuring an industry to enable it to compete with foreign competition , by allowing rationalisation to occur and encouraging the combined group to exploit economies of scale . |
| 13 | Although his business brought him into contact with many American settlers , he had received little co-operation in the collection of plants ‘ for what was common with them ( but rare with us ) they did not think worth sending ’ . |
| 14 | You can compensate for using more time working a really special border and so on by speeding up on the main sections . |
| 15 | The older dog can usually compensate for failing eyesight or hearing through a highly developed sense of smell — it gradually learns to cope . |
| 16 | Mr Brodie said : ‘ We are not interested in the money because , however much it was , it could not compensate for losing Emma and the way it happened . |
| 17 | Money ca n't compensate for losing your home , your livelihood , your way of life , your past or your children 's future . |
| 18 | First , elected political leaders do not view being in government as their only goal , and they can easily compensate for losing office by finding remunerative employment elsewhere , especially in the USA , where only the corporate rich run for major offices anyway . |
| 19 | And , come to that , why should n't I bargain for doing something extra ? |
| 20 | What controls should exist for using genetic knowledge in insurance and employment ? |
| 21 | This places financial constraints on qualification as a barrister which do not exist for intending solicitors . |
| 22 | The technology does exist for recycling plastics but , for it to be successful , packaging would have to be made from one type of plastic only . |
| 23 | Certain arguments do exist for retaining the word ‘ rape ’ even if radical reform involving a gradation system and an expanded definition of sexual intercourse is introduced . |
| 24 | It is calling for a public education campaign to bridge the gap and help people prepare for caring in advance . |
| 25 | Please could you tell me something about this fish , such as how large will it get , so that I can prepare for rehousing it ? |
| 26 | Even if these were surmounted , two fundamental questions would remain about using the average wealth of a country as an index of the well-being of its citizens . |
| 27 | I could n't believe he 'd even think about appealling . |
| 28 | You have to clear that before I can even think about transacting with you again . |
| 29 | ‘ I said I 'd think about bringing you out into the field with me . |
| 30 | oh I did think about bringing something up and I thought well , I 'm not having any so nobody else is |