Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A recent objection came from a client who did not want to invest in a company that gave political donations . |
| 2 | An Enfield clerical family took in a great-grandmother in her nineties for her last two years : ‘ she did n't want to go in a home and she wrote to my mother and asked if she could possibly look after her . |
| 3 | and you know how they say to you at times oh thanks ever so much , I 've never heard anybody that would cover a thing in quite so much detail , I mean you do n't want to sound like a machine that 's pumping out information |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't want to work in a shop or a bank so I wrote to my local radio station , West Sound , asking if I could make the tea . ’ |
| 5 | Tony did not want to work in a shop or a factory . |
| 6 | But there are basic things that the journalist will want to know about a story that you can work out in advance . |
| 7 | For a start , they own that flexible ‘ I ’ ( when I say ‘ I ’ you will want to know within a paragraph or two whether I mean Julian Barnes or someone invented ; a poet can shimmy between the two , getting credit for both deep feeling and objectivity ) . |
| 8 | He did not want to appear at a loss or to let his followers down . |
| 9 | So they will need to look for a company that is reliable and responsible over a long term , and offers a variety of ancillary services . ’ |
| 10 | He would need to ring for a cab if he were to regain the Party conference in comfort . |
| 11 | must comply with ES policy on standards of appearance which requires everyone , regardless of location , to present a clean and tidy appearance and , in particular , to dress in a business-like way ( in general , this should be similar to the standards you would expect to see in a bank or building society ) . |
| 12 | In devising titles , avoid over-florid forms , however , as well as epigraphs ( i.e. quotations placed between the title and the main body of text ) , since these can make the essay appear to aspire to a grandeur or scale that it can not in the circumstances fulfil . |
| 13 | The notice does not appear to operate as a warning and neither could it raise the defence of volenti non fit injuria ( Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 , s. 2(3) ) . |
| 14 | If you would like to attend for a day or a weekend , we would be delighted to welcome you , but do let us know in advance ! |
| 15 | If you feel you would like to go to a group but feel uneasy about going to the first one alone contact me and I will arrange for someone to take you and introduce you . |
| 16 | Putting a hand on her arm , he said gently , ‘ Would you like to sit for a while and tell me about it ? ’ |
| 17 | Once this is done , Japan 's electronics companies will begin to compete in a market that is only just emerging — selling software packages for personal computers . |
| 18 | For the purpose of this book , I should like to think of a smallholding as any parcel of agricultural land of up to ( say ) 100 acres , organized to be worked by one or two people , without paid labour , and through which they can make part or the whole of their living . |
| 19 | I do n't like to think of a painting as pretty or feminine . |
| 20 | I would just like to quote from a circular that was sent round to every resident in South Milford by the Parish Council . |
| 21 | To close , I should like to quote from a source that especially some of us find more authoritative than a business man . |
| 22 | In that connection , I should like to quote from a letter that the Secretary of State wrote to the right hon. Member for Selby ( Mr. Alison ) who was concerned — rightly so — about a letter that a tenant in his constituency had received from Grand Metropolitan Estates . |
| 23 | ‘ Do you want to ride in a race or two , or do n't you ? ’ |
| 24 | I also think that erm it 's up to erm us — I mean if you think of us as a whole travel industry — to really take a look at what we are providing and compare it with what is provided in other countries ; the standards of service , how long do you have to wait for a meal when you 're sitting down to eat in a restaurant , what are people used to in France and Germany and the USA ? |
| 25 | Sometimes he would have to wait for an hour or more before he could find someone to carry him to the Collector 's side . |
| 26 | Lisa would just have to cope for an hour or two . |
| 27 | They point out : ‘ During the first year or so , you will have to work long and unsociable hours and may have to go without a holiday or make other sacrifices . ’ |
| 28 | and I was thinking where on earth is there a shop in that sells , sells things like that or do you have to go to a garage and I 'd forgotten that that fruit |
| 29 | No longer do you have to go to a bank or stockbroker to deal in shares . |
| 30 | Sometime in the near future you may have to go for an interview and therefore you will be asking yourself the following questions : |