Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it must be emphasised that the flexibility shown by the local authority in approving this combination of residential and occupational functions within individual units is very unusual and was probably encouraged by the planners ' recognition that this approach could act to conserve a listed building with the least possible alteration of its character . |
| 2 | The Secretaries of State will therefore seek to establish a broad agreement with their partners in the educational service on a framework for the curriculum , and in particular on whether , because there are aims common to all schools and to all pupils at certain stages , there should be a ‘ core ’ or ‘ protected ’ part . |
| 3 | Walesa said after the failure of the talks that he would consider forming a non-party government with greater presidential powers along the lines of the French system . |
| 4 | Do n't expect to make a speculative fortune with old jewellery , but it is fun to collect and should hold its price , whereas you 'll be lucky to get half your money back on anything bought in a shop . |
| 5 | They will be able to have a voice in choosing the chairman of the European commission which is like a Euro quango in a way so I do see a parallel which I want to put to you that we are remedying the democratic deficit in Europe with that giant Euro quango in the same way that we would like to remedy the democratic deficit with respect to the proliferation of quangos in Wales . |
| 6 | If you want to avoid channelling out a wall , but would like to replace a single outlet with a double outlet , which can be a switched one , and will sit over the old position . |
| 7 | And he added , ‘ Ah 'd like to have a wee chat with those two , find out a bit more about them . |
| 8 | Sit down , my dear , I 'd like to have a little chat with you . |
| 9 | I 'd like to have a little talk with you . ’ |
| 10 | I suppose you would n't like to have a quick lunch with me ? |
| 11 | A regulatory regime to enforce such a straightforward rule should be cheap and uncomplicated , and should avoid burdening the regulated businesses with a host of new rules . |
| 12 | the university has a new duty , we are told : there is a besieging host , everincreasing , of Indians , Africans , Commonwealth people in general , Levantines , who aspire to become university teachers of English literature , and must therefore have a PhD — preferably a Cambridge one ( though it is admitted that a large proportion of them could n't hope to take the English Tripos with much credit — even if they could pass ) . |
| 13 | Even if she is sympathetic , it does n't mean that she will automatically want to start a serious relationship with you just because she is gay . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't try to continue the ice-maiden act with me . |
| 15 | Before this could happen X/Open would have to establish a formal relationship with the UN after meeting initial requirements , such as proving — to the UN 's satisfaction — its status as as a non-governmental , not-for-profit organisation . |
| 16 | JOE STALIN 'S favourite scientist , the late Trofim Denosovich Lysenko , would surely have felt a spiritual kinship with the fleeing management of the American Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) . |
| 17 | An observer would have seen a raggedy man with his possessions gathered into a couple of carrier bags , his hair uncombed , and no life in his eyes at all . |
| 18 | This document has not been translated into Dutch , but I imagine that , had it been , extracts such as the one quoted above would have presented the Dutch translator with a problem ( bearing in mind that the above is only a short extract and that a similar pattern of thematic development runs throughout the Foreword ) . |
| 19 | Cynics believe that the administration may have made a secret deal with Noriega , and some of the defence testimony seems to bear out this theory . |
| 20 | ‘ I shall have to discuss the whole matter with the rest of the family . ’ |
| 21 | You should have bought an American dog with you something like a |
| 22 | The ozone pollution problem may have had a long association with southern California but it has now become a very serious problem in the Texas Gulf coast , the north-east corridor , and other heavily populated regions ( figure 8.11 ) . |
| 23 | Jimmy grinned — at any other time Leith might have had a quiet word with him about his cheek . |
| 24 | At the very least , he should have had a local policeman with him . |
| 25 | If it had done that , we might have had a sensible dialogue with British Rail , but it did not . |
| 26 | Another exception to the proposed pattern , is the 34 acre town at Caister-by-Yarmouth ; this is the only town apart from Brough-on-Humber , which occupied an exposed position on the east coast , vulnerable to sea-raiders and it probably required this protection , but it must also have had a special relationship with the nearby Saxon Shore fort at Burgh Castle . |
| 27 | He may have had an unfortunate experience with a highway engineer — |
| 28 | The owners of the major-league clubs ( they have increased in number from 26 to 28 with the creation of the Florida Marlins and the Colorado Rockies ) will also have to conclude a new contract with the players ' union . |
| 29 | Perhaps , to be a little facetious , an ancestral insect that looked only 5 per cent like a turd would have fooled an ancestral bird with only 5 per cent vision . |
| 30 | Does it have to form a continuous path with other correct words ? |