Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I THINK I MAY BE EXEMPT , DO I STILL NEED TO PUT MY NAME ON THE CANVASS FORM ? |
| 2 | He will need to keep his eye on the ball during an opening match against rookie Peter Ebdon . |
| 3 | Engineering We will continually strive to reduce our impact on the environment by ensuring that environmental issues are considered and the best practicable option is adopted during the design , construction , installation and maintenance of buildings , plant and machinery . |
| 4 | ‘ I do not presume to counsel my sovereign on the choice of her advisers , ’ he once grandly told a journalist who had rashly asked him how he was going to vote in a parliamentary election . |
| 5 | Did you really expect to find your mother on the first day ? |
| 6 | Every few days each officer can expect to take his turn on the office duty rota which will keep him away from the field for a complete day . |
| 7 | However , as the bitter winter weather approaches , I should like to concentrate my speech on the basic problem of enabling people to find shelter so that hon. Members do not again have to face the awful reality of stepping around people huddled under snow-covered tarpaulins , lying in shop doorways in the streets of our city . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't mind putting my neck on the line when I have to , or when there 's a percentage in it , but anybody who fools with the Severn in these parts just for the hell of it , is an idiot . ’ |
| 9 | If he is asked to only trot round in large circles , he will have plenty of time to think about life being fun , whereas if he is ‘ worked ’ he will have to concentrate his mind on the job in hand . |
| 10 | The writer may well have assumed that most book buyers already know of the existence of a writer called Ernest Hemingway , and even if they did not before they picked up the book , they would already have seen his name on the cover before turning to read this biographical sketch inside . |
| 11 | I am sure O'Grady would have made his mark on the Centre Court of Wimbledon . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a little more complicated than that , ’ she told him , annoyed that she 'd betrayed herself , ‘ but you need n't try to exert your influence on the company . |
| 13 | In Asia , such ‘ cultigens ’ include the coconut , which may have had its origin on the Great Barrier Reef , and the mango , the talipot palm , Corypha umbraculifera , its leaves used as writing paper , and the betel nut with narcotic fruits . |
| 14 | And , since I 'd often been obliged to meet his other women during the course of his business , I maliciously decided that he would have to encounter my bit on the side , day in and day out . |
| 15 | If there was a black kid and a white kid with equal qualifications who both went for the same job , I would have to put my money on the white kid getting the job , because we 're in a white-dominated society . |
| 16 | Boxing is harder but you do n't have to put your body on the line as often as in League . ’ |
| 17 | Perhaps they did not have to ply their trade on the streets . |
| 18 | The Whites might have increased their lead on the restart from Totten 's corner but a combination of Dunne and Kavanagh cleared Mitchell 's header off the goal line . |
| 19 | Oh well , we 'll just have to have our picnic on the mainland . |
| 20 | Mr. Wilson : I thought that the Hon. Gentleman , as a Government Whip , would have to maintain his position on the Bench . |
| 21 | The Liberal Democrats may have wasted their money on the personality cult of Paddy Ashdown , but he is certainly not a negative factor as far as the forgiving women of Richmond are concerned . |
| 22 | The King could have ridden further inland , but he would have lost his way on the wild , grassy moorland which conceals marsh and bog to trap the unwary traveller . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , Sir Lewis does not intend to rush his decision on the future of the Country Court concept , currently on ice with only six of a planned 20 hotels off the starting blocks . |
| 24 | It is important to appreciate that this rule operates in conjunction with the obligation to produce a list of witnesses and that , in particular , the defender who chooses to instruct an expert either to examine equipment or to examine the pursuer will require to include his name on the list of witnesses as well as exchanging his Report . |
| 25 | For some strange reason she could n't seem to relinquish her hold on the chain and braced herself for the wrench she was sure would follow when fitzAlan started towards the castle gates . |
| 26 | According to Really Useful 's chairman , Lord Gowrie , the company will now continue to focus its strategy on the " core business " namely the copyrights to Lloyd Webber 's work and related projects . |
| 27 | Lawyers will continue to base their defence on the grounds that the shootings were lawful . |
| 28 | Unix will continue to maintain its grasp on the high-end multi-user server market for the foreseeable future , according to a report by InfoCorp . |
| 29 | Unix will continue to maintain its grasp on the high-end multiuser server market for the foreseeable future , according to a report by InfoCorp . |