Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] the whole " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He does n't want to know the whole picture anymore . |
| 2 | You do n't need to drain the whole system — just enough so that water does n't come out of the immersion heater boss . |
| 3 | We 'll need to sweep the whole area . |
| 4 | What is most needed is a clear explanation of the particular point on which evidence is sought ; the model form includes requests for summaries of the parties ' positions and suggests that relevant documentation ( court orders , pleadings ) might be attached ; but these should be restricted to matters illuminating the particular request for evidence and should not seek to rehearse the whole case . |
| 5 | If , for example , only a couple of fish are kept in a large tank , that are not established pairs , one will want to rule the whole tank and will pick on the other fish continually . |
| 6 | I do not want to cover the whole subject , this evening ; I shall focus on what I understand to be the thrust of the debate — tackling the causes of crime . |
| 7 | The company may therefore elect to treat the whole surplus of the scheme as a credit in the period in which it is received , that is , in the financial year ended 31 December 1993 . |
| 8 | I 'd like to wipe the whole sordid episode from my mind , as quickly as possible , if you do n't mind , Guy . ’ |
| 9 | Well I 'd just like to challenge the whole idea of this right of every woman to have a child ! |
| 10 | Think how Miss X [ an author whom , in jest , we feared as our editress ] would like to edit the whole correspondence if we predecease her . |
| 11 | Would you like to change the whole look but do n't think you have the money ? |
| 12 | There are a few like myself , who look as if they wished they were n't there , and would like to get the whole thing over as quickly as possible . |
| 13 | Likewise , if you find you will need specialist equipment , even though this is easy to hire , you may prefer to leave the whole job to a specialist firm . |
| 14 | ‘ Look — I do n't want to blight the whole thing before we start , but — suppose we fail ? |
| 15 | And one does n't expect thanks , of course , but when they use the handout — and then turn round and start blaspheming , you really do want to chuck the whole business up , and go and become a monk , or something . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The people will not accept this , they will demand to know the whole story . |
| 17 | While no electronic publishing course can hope to cover the whole field , students should have some idea of the existence and relationships of all these standards . |
| 18 | I have touched on some of these developments in this chapter , but can not hope to describe the whole picture in detail . |
| 19 | Told her I might decide to scrap the whole thing . |
| 20 | Did he pause to note the whole lot , or did he have extraordinary recall , writing in his room late at night or next morning , or did he get the bones down on paper , and afterwards flesh out the rest with Johnson 's consultations ? |
| 21 | I will try to enjoy the whole weekend and with everyone 's help I have set myself a target to raise 1,000 for CLIC . |
| 22 | Paul , her husband , generally left before seven and had lunch out with one of his friends , while she used her free day to take care of a thousand chores more annoying than the duties of her job : she had to go to the post office and fret for half an hour in a queue , go shopping in the supermarket , where she quarrelled with the saleswoman and wasted time waiting at the check-out , telephone the plumber and plead with him to be precisely on time so that she would n't have to wait the whole day for him . |
| 23 | ‘ I think a real friend is someone you do n't have to see the whole time . |
| 24 | As he is not a chap to do anything by halves , to get your hands on the eight per cent SGNs you 'll have to go the whole hog and invest in ‘ Work '69 : Terres a Vin ’ , a box containing six special half-bottles ( 1 Muenchberg Riesling ‘ VV ’ , 2 Muenchberg Pinot Gris and 3 Franholz Gewurztraminer ) with handmade labels and capsules pebbledashed with vineyard soil , a piece of rock from each of the three Grand Cru vineyards and a book of Andre 's poems . |
| 25 | We 'd been told which room would be used for the meeting so we did n't have to search the whole building . |
| 26 | At one point it looked like we 'd have to restore the whole room . |
| 27 | He 'd have to hide the whole arrangement , wastebin and all . |
| 28 | You might have to write the whole programme again to do that . |
| 29 | While it is undoubtedly true that there are advantageous settlements negotiated at the door of the Court , the actual cost to the defender in settling at that stage is significant insofar as in the majority of cases it is the defender who will have to meet the whole cost of preparation for the Proof by both parties , including attendance of witnesses , Counsel 's fees and so forth . |
| 30 | ‘ I thought I 'd have to comb the whole town for you , ’ he began jovially , coming forward . |