Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] a [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a Commons statement , Mr Clarke said : ‘ We would very much prefer to see a full accident and emergency service provided by trained ambulancemen , but that is impossible while the unions continue to insist on the 14 conditions which they have imposed . |
| 2 | By the age of 3 years most children can voluntarily initiate emptying a full bladder and later a partly full bladder . |
| 3 | He did n't need to fulfil a specific commission and could have made do with what he already had , but he wanted something better . |
| 4 | If there is no overall director of music for the church , the leaders of the two groups will need to ensure a close relationship and positive co-operation with each other . |
| 5 | If you fall into any of the above categories , you may need to take a daily multi-vitamin and mineral pill as your nutritional insurance policy ! |
| 6 | One does n't want to set a public hue and cry in train after a perfectly rational and responsible person who knows very well what he 's about . ’ |
| 7 | Davy at the end of his life remarked that the service of the laboratory was a service of danger ; that few chemists could expect to retain a quick eye and a steady hand for very long , and would have to rely on the hands and eyes of assistants . |
| 8 | Why did they choose to omit a particular miracle and why did they change the chronology elsewhere ? |
| 9 | then came controversy … and dispute … watch for Steve White he clearly handles the ball on his way through … the ref did n't see it … would n't give United a free kick and within seconds from a corner the match was over … |
| 10 | As the poets say — ’ he could not bring to mind a single line and so he stopped , and looked down on the lake as if in mourning , intuiting , correctly , that this would have the same effect as a couplet . |
| 11 | When writing you may like to include a simple map and travel details to help candidates arrive on time . |
| 12 | I would like to purchase a new house and move to it . |
| 13 | you say that she would n't , she certainly would n't mind doing a follow-up document and |
| 14 | I hope I may have given a few ideas and if anyone makes their fortune and buys a villa in the South of France , will you invite me for a holiday , please ? |
| 15 | Had he paused before taking up his pen , and listened to the ghost of Jeeves , he would certainly have heard a deprecatory cough and the chilling words : ‘ I would scarcely advocate it , sir . ’ |
| 16 | A strong monarchy could have developed a powerful army and an effective bureaucracy . |
| 17 | Calves in this category may not have developed a strong immunity and after treatment should not be returned to the field which was the source of infection ; if this is impossible , parenteral ivermectin is the drug of choice since its residual effect prevents reinfection for a further three weeks . |
| 18 | Do I have to wear a cheap suit and drive a Sierra to get invited . |
| 19 | I quickly sussed out which sellers just piled good fruit on top of bad , which dealers would attempt to hide a bruised apple and which suppliers would always try to short-measure you . |
| 20 | Some idea of your particular model 's handling characteristics can be gleaned from doing steep stall turns , but eventually you will have to try a proper loop and see what happens . |
| 21 | You do have to compromise a fair bit and I suppose that I would like more freedom than I 've got . |
| 22 | he might have done a roast dinner and that they |
| 23 | They must have done a good job and not over ‘ humanised ’ her because her introduction to the chimp group was problem-free . |
| 24 | Here you would have seen a great attraction and opportunities to do well in expanding industries . |
| 25 | If it did act , it would have made a jurisdictional error and its decision would be a nullity . |
| 26 | If Emerson had had the finance to develop a team properly , if his brother had been a better manager and if Emerson himself had not become frustrated as a driver by his car 's constant failures and retirements , if , in short , he had got his act together , he would quite possibly have made a first-class constructor and been hailed as a Brazilian Ferrari or Chapman . |
| 27 | The meeting does n't finish until seven , so I sha n't be back for supper ’ , then he would have avoided a painful homecoming and an upset spouse . |
| 28 | These intra-uterine devices would have had a contraceptive effect and were relied on by some women for that purpose . |
| 29 | We might even have had a decent election and the country might have been saved a good deal earlier , but everyone knows that that is how we got here . |
| 30 | A planet with a small mass , midway between Earth and Mars , would have had a low gravity and a thin atmosphere . |