Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The venture that did most damage to Jinky 's bank balance was the ‘ Double J Bar ’ in Hamilton , a pub designed to cash in on his name , but destined like so many footballer 's pubs to become a financial nightmare .
2 Secondly , the second Labour government collapsed in August 1931 as a result of the unwillingness of the Cabinet to wholeheartedly approve of Snowden 's demand that unemployment benefits should be cut by 10 per cent .
3 This , after all , was the man who had made love to Elise , made an impact strong enough to perhaps contribute to Elise 's death .
4 You need only look at Scott 's form to see that .
5 He looked anything but gratified , and she could only marvel at Araminta 's inability to see how unwelcome was the good fortune that had come to him .
6 As Anita Mason shows , Simon Peter must at first have been thoroughly convinced that the world would literally end with Jesus 's death — that an apocalyptic holocaust would consume the whole of creation , that upheavals such as those recounted by Old Testament prophets would sweep the earth , that God would descend to pronounce stern judgement .
7 Platt was left out of Juventus 's opening match last Sunday and has been told he may only play in Juventus ' home game .
8 Theorists such as Nozick , Dworkin , and Ackerman have all addressed major issues of equality , rights , and justice and do not necessarily agree with Rawls 's work .
9 Apparently there 's a dose of speculation that the new relationship between Novell and AT&T is a lot deeper than they 're letting out and will eventually result in AT&T 's acquisition of Novell .
10 Although the issue did not arise in Pickin 's case nor in other authorities cited above , it was there assumed that the only possible barriers to validity were the procedural ones there considered .
11 Receipts do not exist in Richardson 's world .
12 Liistro would not comment on Balestre 's announcement that FISA 's World Motor Sport Council had confirmed that Mansell 's ban from the Spanish Grand Prix would stand and agreed that the result of the race , won by Senna , would stand .
13 The speeches of Finbar O'Doherty and Eamonn Melaugh were more militant in tone but they did not demur from Hume 's denial of what had been the central purpose of the DHAC — the unity of the working class around a material grievance .
14 Now , we should not quibble about Schmitter 's definition of pluralism ( which is somewhat different and rather more wordy than is our own perspective on this theory ) since Schmitter is intent on making the point that the system of interest politics as it currently exists is at odds with the pluralist viewpoint in crucial ways that bear on the nature of interest groups and the access of particular interests to the state .
15 While the church dominated governing body of King 's College , London , did not object to Lyell 's geology , it sacked the theologian F. D. Maurice for suggesting that the indescribable torture of the damned might not go on for ever .
16 ‘ I could not discuss in Harry 's absence what closely concerns him , ’ said Isambard , ‘ and I trust we can all be relied upon to continue our exchanges like civilised men .
17 But the doctor did not know about Conradin 's imagination .
18 Gary Kildall , whose Digital Research created the CP/M operating system for the first generation of personal computers , did not jump at IBM 's offer .
19 Zenith did not refer to Acme 's program further than this and Zenith developed its own methods of performing the purpose .
20 But Reagan did not appear at North 's trial , much as North and his lawyers tried ; he did not appear until Poindexter 's , in the spring of 1990 .
21 The Democrats did not accede to Bush 's demand , and he returned to Washington from his holiday home in Kennebunkport , Maine , on Aug. 14 in order to hold meetings not only with the Pentagon ( Defence Department ) over the Gulf crisis [ see pp. 37631-41 ] , but also with budgetary advisers .
22 The scowl did not lift off Izzie 's face , however .
23 You can not look into Russell 's life and risk finding your own unacceptable . ’
24 He did not look into Gabriel 's face but into the yeoman 's .
25 Apart from the Standard and Pantograph cars built in the Twenties , the rest was a motley collection of vintage designs , which did not square with Luff 's vision of a modern coastal tramway .
26 He would not weep on Margaret 's shoulder .
27 However , KG53 did not react with Frazer 's frunction III , a physiological peptic-tryptic digest of gluten that is toxic in coeliac disease .
28 He said : ‘ Although Eaglescliffe passengers will welcome the reintroduction of the 16.52 departure from Middlesbrough , it will not stop at Allen 's West .
29 She can not do this , pleading that surely loving him now is enough , but this does not fit into Gatsby 's dream and he can not accept this , ‘ his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it ’ , but it was he , himself , who finally stood in the way of fulfilment .
30 This may be true , but is it any reason why the courts should not do justice as best they can , leaving it to Parliament to intervene again if the decision does not meet with Parliament 's approval ?
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