Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I will make my judgment about the overall balance of taxation in the economy at that time , ’ he insisted . |
| 2 | He had asked Christina to attend this meeting too , saying he 'd value her opinion on the revised pool plans which Paul was bringing in . |
| 3 | The final section will discuss her representation of the female body , especially in relation to contemporary ideals of beauty . |
| 4 | Druids said they would pursue their case to the European Court against English Heritage 's decision to close Stonehenge again next year at the summer solstice . |
| 5 | If you have followed our series on the use of the C programming language , then you will recognise its value to the practising engineer . |
| 6 | As there are few opportunities for making it by oneself , a great deal of the effort of those in low-income groups goes into working out how they can maximize their income within the existing rules . |
| 7 | In a television address on the same day , Pérez said that the ensuing ministerial changes did not mean that a coalition government had been created , but were evidence of the COPEI 's " sense of responsibility " in agreeing to " demonstrate its solidarity with the Venezuelan democratic government " . |
| 8 | These were the ‘ bit more television ’ Blanche wanted to watch , since she believed they would help freshen her image of the murdered woman . |
| 9 | However Greene King could relaunch their bid in the near future … and even if they do n't … they 'll still be holding a forty-three per cent stake in the company |
| 10 | Yes , probably , but it did not lessen her joy in the past ten years of leisured , ladylike existence and in the arrival of innumerable small parcels . |
| 11 | This is an exercise in persuasion , and requires composers who will focus their art on the simple and fundamental act of communication with their enthusiastic but tired , inattentive , restless , distracted and easily bored fellow human beings who none the less long to hear themselves in a not necessarily flattering mirror of music . |
| 12 | So , too , was runner-up Chris Platts , who shot a fine final round 68 to finish two shots clear of David Jones , Roger Winchester — who did win his card at the Qualifying School — and local player S. Okpe . |
| 13 | He declared that 90 per cent of Indonesians belonged to this class of small farmers , labourers , urban workers : and he did not direct his attack upon the other 10 per cent but upon the Dutch who had exploited them and the Chinese entrepreneurs who lived off their labour . |
| 14 | Adorno did not write a history of music , nor did he describe his picture of the music-historical field in any great detail . |
| 15 | Windows has thousands , whereas OS/2 seems to be bereft of the kind of volume of applications that would signal it acceptance as the standard operating system . |
| 16 | Weber did qualify his emphasis on the coercive methods through which the state maintains order and compliance , ‘ force is certainly not the normal or only means of the state ’ ( Weber 1972 p.78 ) . |
| 17 | Worse , the president promised on new year 's eve to implement Islamic sharia law , which will probably aggravate his war against the non-Muslim rebels of Sudan 's south . |
| 18 | At one level , he finally found a spiritual home , a sanctuary from which he could vent his spleen on the oppressive bourgeois institutions which had duped him . |
| 19 | If your only answer is to pour more money on the problem then I would direct your attention to the parlous condition of other more deserving sectors of our society . |
| 20 | It can greatly assist your understanding of the overall organisation of the book . |
| 21 | ‘ That should suit your taste for the melodramatic . ’ |
| 22 | Some dragons banter words with you , more devious and less answerable than the Sphynx herself ; they spin word games which you must not play , and then in the end they come out and fight like men , until you can plunge your spear into the soft white spot where their plated armour is thin . |
| 23 | Royal Mail spokesman Adam Novak said : ‘ The twin town award scheme is just one way in which we can demonstrate our commitment to the European single market by recognising the extensive contribution twin towns all over the UK have made in furthering the development of international communications . ’ |
| 24 | The three Craigavon councillors will wing their way to the deep south and take a trip around the towns of Macon ( Georgia ) , Knoxville ( Tennessee ) and Huntsville ( Alabama ) . |
| 25 | As their demand for more food arises the young ferrets will then make their way towards the fresh meat , taking a great interest in it . |
| 26 | Having passed the green flashing light at the end of the main breakwater and also that of the inner Leon y Castillo mole , both of which are left to starboard , arriving yachts should make their way to the small boat harbour . |
| 27 | Dozens of the cars will wind their way around the scenic coastline on Friday . |
| 28 | We suggest that this sort of service led by fully trained clinical psychologists who are able to evaluate and adapt their approach to the particular needs of general practice should be explored further . |
| 29 | On their way to the station she would not throw her coin into the Trevi Fountain . |
| 30 | Confronted with a bronze picture , we can locate its image on the relevant computer screen and , having read its precise history , proceed to learn about tableware in general , the social system of Pompeii , and even the precise recipes of the time . |