Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a [noun] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't you think for a rock'n'roll band it is somewhat stupid to promote this government idea , especially here in Belgium ? ’ |
| 2 | ’ I wis jist mebbe wonderin' if ye could pit in a word fir me ? ’ |
| 3 | Last week Chelsea 's Stamford Bridge ground was named as the London venue , and the Midland announcement completes the line-up for the six-nation competition , which will consist of a 12-game season which runs from April to July . |
| 4 | WHAT DO you do with a pop group who spend the weeks writing songs with as much soul-searching gravitas as ‘ Two Worlds Collide ’ , and the weekends getting their bollocks out ? |
| 5 | In addition you could benefit from a messaging system which turns your mobile phone into an answerphone when not in use . |
| 6 | She 's not exactly Pavlova , but what do you expect from a country girl who runs a dancing class ? |
| 7 | Elections should then follow for a constituent assembly which would draft a constitution . |
| 8 | Assuming that you decide that you wish to take things seriously and intend to acquire suitable equipment , you should look for a helicopter radio which has two idle-up systems , plus a throttle hold switch , with separate collective pitch adjustments on each . |
| 9 | Certainly , it would seem reasonable to believe that a problem affecting society generally will also occur in an age group which , as we have seen , faces a multitude of social and emotional difficulties . |
| 10 | This was necessary in order to provide the same level of performance as our old manual system where , in order to obtain information on an individual employee , we would simply look at an employee card which was filed in surname order within department ; |
| 11 | Start collecting our superb free Gardeners ' Manual and month by month it will build into a reference book you will turn to time and time again . |
| 12 | Start collecting our superb free Gardeners ' Manual and month by month it will build into a reference book you will want to return to time and time again . |
| 13 | The move would stem from a takeover bid which Pittencrieff will launch next week for Aberdeen , in which it already holds 19.1 per cent . |
| 14 | Among such factions as may exist in a constituency party one is likely to be dominant , and to imagine that it would consent to the nomination of candidates not numbered among its adherents is scarcely realistic . |
| 15 | Their lordships did , however , state that a different result might apply to a telex message which was not a direct communication in office hours between the acceptor and the offeror , e.g. if it was sent at night or was sent or received through telex machines operated by third persons . |
| 16 | With regard to a carbon tax he said at Energy Questions on Monday that if that ’ were done unilaterally ahead of the rest of the world , it could put British industry at a severe disadvantage . ’ |
| 17 | Each audit will lead to a Quality Contract which is tailored to the centre 's needs and reflects the confidence which SCOTVEC has in the centre 's internal quality system . |
| 18 | West Germany has a PTT — the Bundespost — with exceptionally commanding ways ; moreover the presence of some of the regulatory control at the Land ( regional ) level can lead to a policy chaos which Germans , let alone foreigners , can find difficult to penetrate . |
| 19 | If a disabled person does get into a phone box he or she still can not reach the telephone . |
| 20 | ‘ And she does n't come from a fishing family herself . |
| 21 | Ptr1 can point to an integer variable whose value is in the subrange of 1 to 25 . |
| 22 | we are trying to identify the appropriate person in their organisation to whom we should write concerning a business opportunity which may be of interest to them . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , John does suffer from a hearing defect which er causes him loss of hearing and apparently when he puts his hearing aid in the speakers are causing some interference and a whistle within his ear . |
| 24 | As a matter of police practice , firearms practice what would you say about a police officer who stuck the gun at any at the back of someone 's neck ? |
| 25 | With other systems you can buy a camera which will plug into a videocassette recorder you already have . |
| 26 | Special considerations : the appellant was originally put on probation with a requirement that he should reside at a probation hostel which specialised in providing treatment for young men guilty of indecent assault . |