Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The government 's manifesto commitment was to increase benefit in line with prices but this does not guarantee its future after the next election , and presumably any proposals on child benefit would have a long lead-in time .
2 It would be helpful to the planning committee if Q.T. could let us know their views on the last year 's programme .
3 He succeeded in glamorising his own wines extraordinarily well , but the reputation of Sillery did not attain its zenith until the eighteenth century when , under the Maréchale d'Éstrées , the only child of Louis-Philogène , the sixth Marquis , the estate had accumulated a vast holding of vineyards .
4 We were completely thrown when one woman asked if she could bring her daughter to the next session .
5 The Trading Standards Office will scrutinise its operation over the next 18 months .
6 The four European factories must show their efficiency over the next year , especially by selling their products to clients outside of IBM , Winkelmann said .
7 It 's WBO super-middleweight champion Eubank 's ninth world title fight in just 22 months — and there 's to be no let-up in his quest to earn the money that can give him retirement in the next year .
8 Why , then , could Tolkien not finish his legends of the First Age off ?
9 ‘ I changed things around because I was convinced the same 11 players could not do themselves justice over the next three weeks . ’
10 But then most of us could probably bluff our way into a second division club with a bit of nous .
11 Although tokens of affection or messages from afar will lift your spirits around the 8th , this is likely to be a month of strained relationships .
12 We appreciate what a stumbling block this can be and will lend you 100% as a first time buyer .
13 ‘ She 'll celebrate her birthday on the twenty-eighth , wo n't you , my lovey ? ’
14 As William Hamilton , now at the University of Michigan , pointed out in the 1960s , a male can perpetuate its genes in the next generation , not only by fathering offspring himself , but also by assisting the reproductive efforts of near relations who share many of his genes .
15 Above : Despite its size , the Honey Gourami will defend its nest to the last .
16 Whether the Halls , who remain the major shareholders with 42pc , will withdraw their support from the Second Division club remains to be seen .
17 Huet , a 22-year-old ranked 297 in the world , could hardly believe his success over the seventh seed .
18 If you do n't claim your Prize by the 22nd June your Winners Number will go to someone else .
19 How will you spend your cash in the 21st Century ? …
20 ALCLAD can realize your ideas to the last detail .
21 All this , one may presume further , was supposed to supply the missing will and determination of the indigenous people and just in case the French might be feeling a little faint-hearted at the prospect , the US should immediately reconsider its policy at the first sign that the French were planning to give up or even if they planned to take the problem to the UN .
22 Can you lay your hands on the second and third addition of the brochures then ? , if there were a second and third edition
23 I would therefore be grateful if you could publish my address in the next issue of CONTACT .
24 A , you might not want to come and join my company in the first place
25 WIGAN will launch their bid for a fifth consecutive Stones Bitter Championship title at home to Hull one of just two sides to win in the league at Central Park last season .
26 I know there is a public perception that everyone should sell their shares at the first opportunity , but I think this could be a big mistake . ’
27 Yet questions have to be asked quite seriously about whether Eubank himself can maintain his work-rate with a tenth world title fight lined up in just 24 months .
28 ‘ Shall we take our puddings into the next room and watch television ? ’ suggested Jannie .
29 ‘ But what I ca n't understand is why they did n't just take our project in the first place .
30 Can I cut your head off the next time ?
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