Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll be looking at your statement later and I 'll probably want to see you in the next day or so . ’ |
| 2 | Some transracial adopters may prefer to isolate themselves from the cultural background and ethnic origin of their child because it is easier in the short run to escape conflicts . |
| 3 | The message from my friend is this : that you should keep that pretty little nose out of things that do n't concern you if you do n't want to find yourself in a whole load of trouble . |
| 4 | She did n't want to find herself with a one-way Goldenrail Supersaver to Belsen . |
| 5 | She did not want to find herself in a hierarchical situation in relation to others at work , thereby creating false barriers and reinforcing the capitalist class structure . |
| 6 | ‘ Would n't want to meet him on a dark night , ’ breathed Arthur , trying to make light of the incident . |
| 7 | The important point about heritability is that we do not need to know anything about the actual genotypes in order to say what it is . |
| 8 | However , I will seek to set them in the wider context of the Government 's commitment and programme for the computerisation of general practice . |
| 9 | I hope that he learns them well , because he will need to deploy them for a long time . |
| 10 | We are not advocates of the ‘ prosperity gospel ’ , but we do recognise that the people God definitely seems to entrust with finances are those whom he can trust to hold them with an open hand . |
| 11 | I realized I would need to convince them at the first opportunity that I was primarily a practical policeman and not an academic ; and I also noted that while the college was keen to list the academic qualifications of those on the course , the participants quickly justified Lewis 's assertions by playing them down to emphasize their history of praxis and practical mastery . |
| 12 | Oh we 're not , we do n't need to take it till the next one . |
| 13 | No doubt , as the election approaches , the Conservatives will seek to blame everything on the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) — a close friend of the Chancellor , whom I am glad to see in the Chamber . |
| 14 | Hundred thousand pounds you do not have to submit an inland revenue account , therefore you do n't need to tell them about the three hundred thousand pounds and therefore you wo n't pay inheritance tax . |
| 15 | When the next version arrives , you might want to install it in a separate subdirectory ( in case it has a hidden bug ) and keep the old version for a few months . |
| 16 | You may want to choose one with a reflective strip incorporated into the design . |
| 17 | Cooperators can not expect to protect themselves against the threatened attack of the opposing forces without carefully preparing a united plan of campaign , in the same way that the Labour Party has mobilised its battalions … |
| 18 | Put a tried and tested American management development technique together with English county cricket , and you might expect to get something of a cultural googly . |
| 19 | In a free society , if trade unions want the rights of ownership , they can not expect to get them as a free gift and call it industrial democracy . |
| 20 | The speaker in the afternoon was Sue Beardon , of Voluntary Action-Leeds , and she helped delegates understand what they must do to prepare themselves for the new ways of working . |
| 21 | In the front hall — in case any burglar should choose to throw himself through the fireproof glass in the window or slice through the mortise lock with a flame gun — was a selection of things to trip over . |
| 22 | You wo n't want to extricate yourself from a personal promise or commitment , but you will begin to feel tied down and wish you 'd never got involved in the first place . |
| 23 | The T&G would like to support her with a clear conscience and every left-of-centre statement from her helps . |
| 24 | On her retiral she commented , ‘ I 've enjoyed many rewarding moments through the years and I 'd like to thank everyone for the wonderful send off and beautiful gifts . ’ |
| 25 | I 've been buying your magazine religiously for the last 18 months and would like to thank you for a great read . |
| 26 | ‘ We really appreciate your responsibility and concern and would like to thank you for the clear and reasonable explanation given . ’ |
| 27 | Occasionally you might like to indulge yourself in a little olive oil for example on salads ) and this is fine as an occasional treat . |
| 28 | I 'd like to see them in the first division . |
| 29 | Yes I w I I would think so I mean it it wo n't occur in five minutes of course erm and I I would still say that I would like to see them in the six yard box more often . |
| 30 | ‘ Of course I 'd like to see you with a few sheep , my lass , sheep being so close to my heart . |