Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Failure to observe them may result in the withdrawal of occupational sick pay and/or statutory sick pay . |
| 2 | It was back in 1972 and we were testing the waters , talking about this new magazine we wanted to launch which would campaign for an end to world poverty . |
| 3 | Added Hendry : ‘ It 's nice to know you can cope with the pressure when it matters . |
| 4 | Hamish moved one arm up to indicate they should move down the corridor to where they could see the exciting zinc-silicoborates . |
| 5 | Some of the rebel leaders , notably Litster , may have appreciated their military weakness , because they attempted to involve members of the gentry in the revolt , and although they had little support of this nature , the very fact that they hoped to obtain it must argue against an interpretation of the revolt simply in class terms . |
| 6 | If you are confused about what has happened or curious to know what will happen to a topic , consult the index ; if I have got it right , the index will tell you the story . |
| 7 | The trouble is that no-one appears to know what will happen after the Olympics and whether if by then the United Nations ' blacklist will preclude British members of the Tour from competing in certain countries . |
| 8 | Since the Shadow is the complement of our conscious self , it is easy to guess what might lurk in the darkness . |
| 9 | To answer them would go beyond the scope of this book . |
| 10 | ‘ You have to wonder what will happen to the trade position when growth really starts to take hold , ’ said Nigel Richardson , economist with finance house Yamaichi International . |
| 11 | They crashed through their set as if they were in a competition to see who could get through the most songs in the shortest time , sounding like an unrehearsed version of the group Charlie and I had seen in the Nashville . |
| 12 | The film world eagerly waits to see who will reign in the '90s . |
| 13 | Tell them that the competition is to see who can go through the obstacles blindfold without touching them . |
| 14 | No longer will road vehicles be able to race the locomotives to see who can get across the crossing first , despite the railway having priority . |
| 15 | The trust said the prices would generally amount to about two-thirds of their market value and those who could not afford to buy them could rent through a housing association . |
| 16 | He also had the cheek to suggest I should move into a flat nearer town . |
| 17 | Some may go to out-of-the-way places to sniff which can add to the dangers . |
| 18 | Aside from being difficult to fit they may interfere with the dog 's restricted breathing abilities . |
| 19 | We have already noted how deviance is amplified upon the application of the gouger typification , so that the failure to apply it can result in a dissipation of deviance and an attempt to normalize the behaviour . |
| 20 | Even now I am looking through the chapter on the ‘ law ’ again : the question of colonial robbery ( p. 62 ) , ‘ the alienation … of the surplus product from all pre-socialist forms ’ ( p. 62 ) , ‘ the taxation of private capitalist profit ’ ( p. 64 ) , the question of state loans ( pp. 64–65 ) , currency emission ( p. 65 ) , railway tariffs ( p. 70 ) , the monopoly of the banking system and the credit policy ( pp. 70–73 ) , home and foreign trade ( pp. 73–84 ) , the ‘ prices policy ’ ( sic pp. 84–89 ) , and so on and so forth , with further argument on the theme that socialism is fighting against capitalism and in order to win it must accumulate at the expense of the private economy — and the more the better — this is the entire content of the work . |
| 21 | When the group comes together to discuss what might happen in the ensuing chapter , they return to the words of the text to support their evidence . |
| 22 | ‘ When we 're ready to leave I 'll go to the clinic , get my passport out of the desk and meet you at the airport . |
| 23 | Because of the variety of possibilities at each move , the ability to predict who will win from a given move becomes less and less reliable , the longer the game has to run after that move . |
| 24 | It did however reflect a sense of Britain 's central role in a world-wide economy and permitted individuals to believe they could contribute to a good cause without relying upon government or becoming enmeshed in politics . |
| 25 | His co-star , actress Audrey Jenkinson , apprentice jockey Mo in the series , was there to say goodbye to her favourite horse , and to ensure he would go to a good home . |
| 26 | She knew it was too much to hope he would arrive in the office with all his worldly possessions , but longed for proof that he had moved out . |
| 27 | This and other scientific statements are so convincing ( and get away with being called ‘ laws ’ ) because they appear to determine what will happen in the future . |
| 28 | But the attempt to hold them would lead to an even bigger crisis between president and legislature . |
| 29 | Local authorities will be obliged to sell derelict and unused land to BUD which will work through the UDCs . |
| 30 | In the days leading up to this fight to decide who would fight for the world title next year , Violet had been steeling herself to be tough and resilient for the sake of her son . |