Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people saw this as an attempt to force the Allies ’ hand , provoking a premature initiation of the expected ground offensive which might then plunge into the Iraqis ' prepared defence in depth . |
| 2 | Some groups were not favourably received partly because they had little to offer the council but also because they were seen as making ‘ unreasonable ’ demands on the local authority — that is , demands which did not square with the councillors ' own policy predispositions . |
| 3 | If dialogue is being taped in stereo , the signals from the individual speakers should not be given a pronounced left and right stereo bias as this would conflict with the performers ' relative positioning as seen in shot . |
| 4 | Occasionally he would descend to the students ' common room immediately beneath and beg them to make less noise so that he could write . |
| 5 | Anwar would attend to the kids ' cultural upbringing and take them to school and mosque while Changez was , presumably , redecorating the shop , moving boxes and impregnating my girlfriend Jamila again . |
| 6 | The most striking change that occurred was with regard to the parties ' respective attitudes towards Court–Country issues . |
| 7 | But if that were the explanation , it would imply that the movement was only willing to act in the general interest when the Labour Party formed an assured Government , and having decided that its defeat was impending , abandoned any sense of responsibility save for the unions ' immediate , sectional interests . |
| 8 | Mountain Crash has been off the course since his Cottenham run , but may reappear in the Ladies ' Open , in which recent winners Easy Over , Royal Sting , Shedid and Takeover Bid are among a good entry . |
| 9 | Work should start from the pupils ' own linguistic competence . |