Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather , your list of goals should act as signposts to a pleasurable trip . |
| 2 | Ethel knew a lot more about what the master would and would not think of doing to a young woman than Mr Eames did . |
| 3 | She had had every opportunity to be , for heaven 's sake , but she 'd never worked hard enough at it and now she did not feel like struggling with a foreign language to search for an item when she did not even know what she was looking for . |
| 4 | Evidence from the Home Office consultant pathologist , Professor Alan Usher , discovered no abnormality except pneumonia due to lung statis ; ‘ exactly what one would expect in poisoning by a respiratory depressant drug . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not suggesting a wholesale restructuring , merely that a few of the top ladies could benefit from participating at a higher level of competition ’ . |
| 6 | Applying the rules to information available in a graphemic code will result in processing into a phonological code . |
| 7 | Not only does it refer to developing in a photographic sense , but to the development of a group of young people . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Companies would benefit by drawing from a wider pool of talent and ability than is currently considered , ’ he writes , ‘ and it would enable them to appoint more women . |
| 9 | Well I thought you did n't wan na go below a certain amount . |
| 10 | appointment the same day as me , but cos the thing is she said well I , I still want the tooth out but then , I 'm supposed to have a a , a , an appointment for the , the , I thought God that 's , I might have a , she might extract the tooth and then I wo n't would n't wan na go with a bloody mouth to the hygienist . |
| 11 | Let's begin by looking at a well-known poem — William Blake 's ‘ London ’ . |
| 12 | I briefly saw Gina flit by talking into a short-wave radio and was momentarily stunned . |
| 13 | The time was after eleven and he was tired but he could never sleep without reading for a few minutes at least . |
| 14 | You can make sure that you will score by following with a snap punch . |
| 15 | All prospective presidential candidates would have to screened by a pre-selection committee , comprising the government-appointed chairman of the Public Service Commission , a member of the Presidential Council of Minority Rights , and the head of the Society of Accountants . |
| 16 | She was not a person that anyone would ever dream of putting in a pink velvet dress and little pumps with pointed toes . |
| 17 | Commenting on the review , the Scottish Office industry minister , Allan Stewart , said : ‘ This bulletin demonstrates the significance of a competitive export sector for the Scottish economy and highlights the important role that exporters will play in contributing to a sustainable economic recovery when demand in overseas markets picks up . ’ |
| 18 | It ought to be possible to get to a position where we can say with regard to a specific query : ‘ These are the most inherently valuable sources available worldwide ‘ about ’ that subject . ’ |
| 19 | The discussion in the preceding section has emphasized how insights from the corporate-strategy literature may help in arriving at a sensible assessment of individual project cash flows , and that models need to be based upon theories about market success . |
| 20 | In my view the solution to the question of statutory interpretation raised by this appeal does not lie in retreating to a rigid and indefensible line . |