Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a [noun] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall consider in a moment the grip this kind of thinking has on the conservative mind , not merely the politically Conservative , but traditionalists of all kinds . |
| 2 | Can you think of a way the retailer could get over this ? |
| 3 | Modern microprocessors and computer technology have made such rapid advances that telecommunications and internal communications systems are now in compact units without plugs , switches , or buttons : just small keyboards with touch-sensitive depressions , some with small visual display units ( VDUs ) which can show at a glance the status of all calls being handled and prompt the operator through every procedure so that training can be reduced to a minimum . |
| 4 | Who would not disappear like a wraith the moment she turned her back . |
| 5 | The war and the domestic Russian situation together did , however , shelve for a while the problem of confrontation in Northeast Asia . |
| 6 | Excluding the sudden arrival of a frontal system , the wind direction is predictable and you can plan with a map the place most likely to have the ideal cross-shore winds which enable easy launching and recovery . |
| 7 | Sinners , prostitutes , and thieves can understand in a second the power of that argument . |
| 8 | You will see at a glance the number of calories and the quantity of dietary fibre ( when present ) in a whole average-sized eating apple , or a carrot , or a rasher of bacon . |
| 9 | On the other hand he would have a much enlarged Aquitaine , to be held in sovereignty , the ‘ perpetual liberty ’ which he had instructed the Black Prince to demand of his royal prisoner in 1357 , and which would remove at a stroke the threat of confiscation . |
| 10 | But in the isolation that their riches had brought about , and in their serene acceptance that privilege was their due , they did not anticipate for a moment the press of people Don Antonio Beatillo 's idiosyncratic will would bring to their door . |
| 11 | There are regulations governing the safety of toys , which are tested to see if they will fit into a tube the width of a child 's throat . |
| 12 | Given that we need to ensure that we should have as a priority the conservation of resources and energy efficiency , whatever the amount of reserves of oil and gas , what progress has been made by the Department and the Treasury in discussions with the European Community on the value added tax harmonisation talks with a view to the introduction of a lower level of VAT for environmentally friendly technologies which conserve resources ? |
| 13 | But if the puffin is aware of the pirate in good time , it can accelerate to a speed the skua can not match . |
| 14 | The employer must then establish before a tribunal the reason , or if there is more than one , the principal reason , for the dismissal , and must show that it was one of the following reasons : |
| 15 | To them Jesus is someone with special powers , almost like a hypnotist , who could place inside a person the belief that he or she could be healed and therefore show faith . |
| 16 | St Antonino of Florence felt that the professional soldier could not fight in a war the justice of which was not above doubt , nor could he be given absolution as long as he continued to fight in that cause . |