Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pron] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would , therefore , like to invite you to the next meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council . |
| 2 | This is the BBC , and we 'd like to welcome you to a new series of Jackanory , which this year promises to bring you stories about subjects such as homosexuality and Aids . |
| 3 | Erm , I 'd like to welcome you to the Industrial Training Board , I spent about four and a half years with training scheme , and I actually originated in er , engineering , so er , I 've got a long track record , perhaps of training and er , an even long track record working , so I wo n't give you too hard a time . |
| 4 | Well we hope that erm by coming here you 've demonstrated that you do n't live in fantasy land so I 'd like to welcome you to the real world and in the real world we know that open systems despite the progress they 've made still struggle to replace the mainframe . |
| 5 | I 'd like to get it to a safe place . |
| 6 | But I do n't want to leave it to the last game of the season . |
| 7 | Gloria did n't pause to say anything to the cheery porter at the gates , nor did he call out to them . |
| 8 | He may not be able to call upon the driver who took over the car to support his defence and to help him discharge the balance of probabilities in his favour , because that driver would not want to expose himself to the criminal charges of aggravated car theft . |
| 9 | I may try to shrink myself to an infinitesimal point of thinking Ego to which all spontaneous process is external , but the spontaneous is always springing up at the centre of me , thrusting me forward or dragging me back , and it is only at the periphery that I can take full control of it . |
| 10 | As an example of what is meant by ‘ assignment ’ , we might say that a botanist who discovers an unusual plant will try to assign it to a known species ; if this is found impossible , it will be decided that a new species has been discovered , and that future examples of this plant will be assigned to this new species . |
| 11 | Do they still own the name or do we have to change ours to The Screaming Yellow Cassettedecks ? |
| 12 | Presumably I 'll have to transfer them to a separate tank first , but should it be planted or bare ? |
| 13 | To have any chance of raising the fry to a reasonable size , you will have to transfer them to a separate aquarium . |
| 14 | Compact hobs are about 550 × 450 mm ( 21 × 17in ) but if you have space , go for a large hob to take awkward-sized pans : you do n't have to limit yourself to a simple , square configuration there 's no reason why you should n't have two or three small hobs in different places . |
| 15 | His agent , Giles Gordon of Sheil Land , had reacted to the sight of the manuscript with alarm , but was won around by reading it : ‘ He said that perhaps it should be cut a bit , but that we should aim to keep it to the same kind of scale . ’ |
| 16 | I must not forget to say something to the whole school about her . ’ |
| 17 | I have four sons and can not afford to take them to a first team game ( £10 each to get in ! ) |
| 18 | A Punjabi speaking volunteer was suggested to sit in , but this was not acceptable as the family did not want to commit themselves to a regular time for the volunteer to call . |
| 19 | Physical activity and natural light Light exercise and brisk walks taken at your accustomed time by the new local time will help to adjust you to the new time zone and to make you feel ready for sleep at bedtime . |