Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward III agreed that the realm of Scotland ‘ shall remain for ever to the eminent prince Lord Robert , by the grace of God the illustrious king of Scots ’ , and he renounced any right he might have in the realm of Scotland . |
| 2 | The simple fact that it 's not an adequate form of research does n't count for much in the commercial field . |
| 3 | I knew the course because of playing it in my army days , and I knew where the worst of the rough was , but that did n't count for much after the first day . |
| 4 | Finally , it should be noted that high U/Pb does not survive for long in the convecting mantle ; otherwise the magnitude of Pb isotopic heterogeneity in basalts would be greatly increased . |
| 5 | Do you realize how quickly your clothes would dry in there in the hot press ? |
| 6 | We can but suppose that he practised the middle-class virtues of Samuel Smiles — those of hard work , thrift and sobriety — and embodied the very quintessence of what we would speak of today as the Protestant Work Ethic . |
| 7 | We ca n't deny that the water 's a little colder , but during the summer , the alpine lake set high in the Austrian alps alongside this little village can look like somewhere on the Med . |
| 8 | And Mala had put on a figure-hugging neck-to-ankle suit of Luxipelt , which together with a whiskered and eared mask made her look like on of the slinkiest , most enticing Clovellyan felinoids I 'd ever seen . |
| 9 | Back to sequels for a moment , CUP publishes Cambridge FCE and CPE Examination Practice 5 in the autumn — these will run at least until the new exam in 1994 . |
| 10 | The Communist Party could apparently hope for little from the Socialist League and for nothing from the Labour Party . |
| 11 | However , in September when he first saw the chemists ' proposal the ‘ good ’ data did not yet exist , indeed , did not exist until early in the new year . |
| 12 | Note , users must log out and log in again for the new quotas to take effect . |
| 13 | For instance , the theme of the third sentence , It , does not relate to either of the previous themes or rhemes . |
| 14 | At Versailles you can walk for ever in the enormous park and gardens ; if you hire a car , there is instant access to countryside , and a mass of sights , including Chartres Cathedral , lie within half an hour 's drive . |
| 15 | President Clinton has said he will announce by tomorrow at the latest what action the United States will take to try to end the Bosnian crisis . |
| 16 | It was in his interests that his father should live at least until the seven years were up . ’ |
| 17 | The exhibition will go from now , will last from now until the twenty-second of October when all the memorabilia will be on show then . |
| 18 | Erm , from the E C were , we 've decided to hold the usual Christmas social and Peggy and myself will organise as before with the usual conscripts , you know , the usual team of workers , volunteers I mean . |
| 19 | The annual subscription would increase from overseas to the full membership rate . |
| 20 | It is also expected that the Physical Sciences Board will agree to forward to the General Board the name selected by the members of the department . |
| 21 | Tea helped us rise at 3am for the final climb . |