Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of being an experimental novelist himself , Charles Newman has recently levelled a fierce attack on postmodernism which he argues ‘ has come to rely upon its own linguistic awareness of itself rather than plot or character development , to provide its own momentum ’ ( Newman 1985 : 98 ) . |
| 2 | For it is the will of our courteous Lord that we should be as much at home with him as heart may think or soul desire . ’ |
| 3 | This would arise where depreciation charges were less than principal repayments would have been . |
| 4 | It is in the field of general international trade law — a field in which three international organizations , Unidroit , UNCITRAL , and the ICC are particularly active — that the overlap is most prominent ; and problems may also arise where work in such field is considered by specialist organization to impact on their area of expertise . |
| 5 | In other places farms on the edges of high moorland are being abandoned , or the land is being used for water reservoirs , or for recreation , where tourists can picnic or camp with their caravans and tents . |
| 6 | These characteristics suggest that a number of preconditions are necessary before the addition of Rhizobium to either plant or soil will be effective in promoting nitrogen enhancement . |
| 7 | Do you want or Visa , or American Express ? |
| 8 | This technique retains the constant mean heat input but instead of measuring the temperature difference during a change a servo-system immediately increases the energy input to either sample or reference to maintain both at the same temperature . |
| 9 | ‘ Rule 3 : Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods in a deliverable state , but the seller is bound to weigh , measure , test or do some other act or thing with reference to the goods for the purpose of ascertaining the price , the property does not pass until the act or thing is done and the buyer has notice that it has been done . ’ |
| 10 | Rather , they express some ‘ attitude ’ of the speaker , such as some ultimate preference about how we should behave or society be organized , and invite the hearer to adopt it too . |
| 11 | When DJ Lethal gets a look in , he seems to be trying to emulate Muggs ' style , choosing breaks from blues or rock-based material rather than funk or soul . |
| 12 | Where significant work is envisaged in determining these factors MAS have in the past negotiated a separate investigation fee for a report on the business which can be used to highlight and rectify or address weaknesses prior to any investigation by the purchaser . |
| 13 | A typical ‘ theatre ’ student will therefore be one who can direct or discipline her or his individual skills towards a corporate aim . |
| 14 | it would follow from these findings that the children currently being referred to clinics for anti-social behaviour are the group for whom successful intervention is the more urgently needed , to prevent personal misery for them as adults , for their spouses and children , and for the persons whom they will rob or swindle . |
| 15 | They would only run the rapid if they could n't line or portage . |
| 16 | ‘ But she does n't know that divorce was in the wind , ’ Dougal said . |
| 17 | But even he , the great Jaggers , did not know that Magwitch was Estella 's father . |
| 18 | This is to let you know that work is being done to maintain our premises at 31 High Street . |
| 19 | On the the hon. Gentleman 's second question , he will know that work is proceeding on a statutory code under the Northern Ireland ( Emergency Provisions ) Act 1991 . |
| 20 | A share certificate will contain two statements on which the company will know that reliance may be placed . |
| 21 | DID YOU KNOW THAT COOKING SALT CAN HELP YOU FEEL FIT AND WELL ? |
| 22 | Did you know that ice cream can be one of the lower calorie desserts ? |
| 23 | ‘ Did you know that life began on earth when lightning struck the sea ? |
| 24 | " Well , " I said , " I do n't know that thought helps digestion , but we 've certainly got a hell of a lot to think about . " |
| 25 | As I write , I can think of a couple of billboard posters that make no attempt to conceal their debt to the Belgian fantasist : a Silk Cut advertisement , which discards the regular purple silk motif in favour of a neutral cream back ground on which are set the letters P U R P L and E , snipped from some newspaper 's headlines as if by a poison pen writer ; and another whose legend , ‘ I did n't know that Air France had more flights to Paris than any other airline company ’ , is illustrated by the portrait of a man whose face is obscured by a fried egg . |
| 26 | ‘ How do you know that Artai will let me go ? ’ |
| 27 | But parliament is far away , and the border of Wales is very near , and is there a soul in these parts who does not know that smuggling goes on day by day , and that life here would be impossible if it did not ? |
| 28 | Thus , whilst women who smoke may know that smoking could damage their health , there is no evidence that they experienced smoking as having any immediate impact on their self-perceived strength and fitness . |
| 29 | Often women with bulimia do not know that vomiting can cause physical and emotional problems such as depression , withdrawal , anxiety , guilt and shame . |
| 30 | My right hon. and learned Friend will know that school children in my borough of Havering came fifth overall in the national listings . |