Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If its post cold-war generation is not to be continually confused by unexpected developments then they will need to come to terms with the dynamics of change . |
| 2 | But , by whichever door they enter they will then need to come to terms with the whole gospel , which applies equally to all . |
| 3 | I could n't wait to get to grips with the famous putter and was duly grateful that the Friday afternoon traffic was reasonably light , with fewer than usual kamikaze lorry drivers about . |
| 4 | Local councillor Eddie McEvilly said : ‘ I do n't really want to talk about conditions on the operation , because I do n't want to see it at all . ’ |
| 5 | He or she may choose to speculate on movements in the basis . |
| 6 | I never did anything and I never played with children when I was a child because I did n't want to play with peasants on the estate , so I never did anything except sketching , painting and reading , and I 'm still doing pretty well exactly the same thing , and learning languages . |
| 7 | So , ending on a positive note rather than a pessimistic note , what would you like to see for universities in the future ? |
| 8 | Although I can not go into too much detail , I would like to look at players between the ages of 15 to 17 , as they will hold the key to the future , but I do n't think too many of them would be ready in time for the 1995 European championships in Dublin . |
| 9 | I suppose well my children would say my answer to everything is to say to them breathe , you know , and erm you know just do very simple relaxation if nothing else , and then that allows you maybe to start looking at other things , but to get to the state where you can begin to look at things without the fears and emotions getting in the way . |
| 10 | The scientist has to remember a great deal of information before he can even begin to look for patterns in the data . |
| 11 | She said she would like to hear from members of the central community council who were wondering how their opinions could be put forward ‘ now that the local Labour Party has denied them a voice ’ . |
| 12 | Team organiser , Grove Projects ’ Robin Williams , explains that he would like to hear from players in the London area who would be keen and willing to turn out for regular league and cup matches . |
| 13 | Implicitly , they have accepted many of the criticisms made for more than a decade by Labour councils and civil libertarians : that a force which has dug itself in behind ramparts of elitist isolationism must begin to respond to demands of the public it serves and their political representatives . |
| 14 | I did n't try to go into details on the phone , but said that we were going to need some police observation . |
| 15 | In his forthcoming seven-part television sitcom , Sean 's Show , set in his Muswell Hill flat , Hughes will attempt to come to terms with the hidden perils of his everyday existence while battling against traditional sitcom conventions . |
| 16 | The hon. Gentleman will have to come to terms with the fact that there is an energy market to be supplied . |
| 17 | While the CPSU dominated Soviet politics it did not have to worry about majorities in the Supreme Soviet . |
| 18 | As the teachers will have to compete for jobs on the open market , it will be important to offer them guidance on how teaching posts are obtained in the UK . |
| 19 | In the ensuing debate , Alan Shatter , TD of Fine Gael , author of a book on family law , pointed out the better provision being made under the projected divorce law for a first wife than existed at present , and that children of the first marriage would maintain their present rights , though they would have to share with children of the second marriage . |
| 20 | Okay now at this stage you do n't normally have to ask for volunteers for the first group because it usually sort of role then off they go . |
| 21 | Erm , we are aware of a number of those take place and if necessary we 'll have to enter into discussions with the district councils er about and there is an element of give and take there . |
| 22 | In all probability the machine would be replaced once the ‘ laugh ’ was over , and failure to do so might well lead to censure from others in the Rowdies group . |
| 23 | Nocturnal birds , such as owls which depend upon their hyper-sensitive eyes to fly in the dimmest of lights , might manage to fly in parts of the cave near the entrance , but some species of swiftlet nest in chambers so deep no light whatever reaches them . |
| 24 | Requests for help tend to centre upon children within the family but when financial or emotional disaster strikes the advice sought centres upon much more fundamental questions than progress in literacy or computation . |
| 25 | The poorest could least afford to travel from homes in the suburbs to work in city centres . |
| 26 | We no longer wear mourning clothes for a fixed period of time , we do n't refuse to go to parties for the first six months after the death of someone close to us , we do n't take time immediately after the death for intensive grieving . |
| 27 | However , not only were these statutory bodies to work with the voluntary sector , but much of the day-to-day running of the new ‘ services ’ would continue to rely on volunteers from the youth groups , for their time and expertise were essential if the new schemes were to be viable . |
| 28 | How far can we continue to speak in terms of the sphere of society as being clearly separate from the sphere of the state ? |
| 29 | Sacred , potent words that she could n't bear to throw like confetti into the breeze , however bright and brilliant the climate of the moment . |
| 30 | Only after hunger and labour strikes had broken out throughout the country in early May did the government finally agree to enter into negotiations with the opposition ( under the framework of a Consultative Council ) to seek a consensus on draft reform legislation . |