Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you do n't need a ticket to get into the library . |
| 2 | I feel we need a poet to tell of the contribution made to our Christian Aid Week by those who stay at home and bake so that the baking stall can be kept so magnificently supplied every day . |
| 3 | Had he been in his place on Tuesday , when my right hon. Friend made the opening speech on the Loyal Address , he would have heard him say that the Government would introduce a measure to deal with the young thugs , as my hon. Friend calls them , who indulge in joyriding , a practice which hon. Members in all parts of the House deplore ; those young people will , therefore , be offending . |
| 4 | Fortunately parents can do a lot to tone down the aggressive behaviour . |
| 5 | And then , plenty of people would give a lot to live on the Reach . " |
| 6 | would build a line to connect with the Tooting Junction terminus and Croydon Corporation would consent to Railway No.3 being extended to the centre of Croydon . |
| 7 | ‘ Why do n't you bribe a waiter to stand outside the door ? ’ she snapped back , then stalked past him without a backward glance , acutely aware of the small smile playing at the corners of his mouth as his gaze followed her . |
| 8 | The pattern must suggest a capacity to continue after the violation , if only as an echo . |
| 9 | grant him every advantage which we can conceive a white to possess over the native ; concede that in the struggle for existence his chance of a long life will be much superior to that of the native chiefs ; yet from all these admissions , there does not follow the conclusion that , after a limited or unlimited number of generations , the inhabitants of the island will be white . |
| 10 | FROM THE STRAND , once more the beach that its historic name suggests , you may board a vaporetto to take in the Houses of Parliament , Westminster Abbey , Buckingham Palace and other principal sights . |
| 11 | The general terms , financial data and proposed loan conditions are provided to enable potential lenders to assess and indicate a willingness to participate in the loan proposal . |
| 12 | She could take a week to grumble into the hooks and eyes of her dress . |
| 13 | The Buid rejection of isug does not imply a readiness to submit to the will of others . |
| 14 | Alliances , mergers and JVs will have a part to play in the route to concentration . |
| 15 | ‘ These are not easy questions to resolve but I think that if it is possible , actually to speak to these characters in such a way that they feel that they are valued and that they do have a part to play in the community , then we are on the way to resolving questions of this sort . |
| 16 | ( In the following cases , the corresponding phrase using prenominal position only would be fully acceptable ) : ( 50 ) the handbook useful is in your out-tray a story interesting would be hard to find ( 51 ) the only handbook useful is in your out-tray a story less interesting would be hard to find Even here , the distinction between qualification and assignment may have a part to play in the explanation . |
| 17 | Economic conditions , nationally and locally , the size and location of the firm , and the availability of finance will all have a part to play in the final decision . |
| 18 | I know , but you could have a , yes but you could have a jumper to go with the trousers , lilac 's nice |
| 19 | On Feb. 13 Gregorio Rosal of the rebel communist New People 's Army ( NPA ) announced that the NPA did not have a candidate to support in the elections and that its members would not be taking part . |
| 20 | ‘ I was wondering , ’ said Evelyn , ‘ if you 'd like to swap with me and let me have a chance to go under the machines . ’ |
| 21 | The Park might then have a chance to return to the ‘ wild character ’ which is its chief delight . |
| 22 | I am sorry that we did not manage to pin the overspending of Labour authorities on those authorities and that we did not have a chance to repeat across the country the electoral triumphs that we enjoyed in Trafford , Southend , Brent , Hillingdon , Ealing , Wandsworth and Westminster . |
| 23 | They suggest that clinical psychologists , with an understanding of psychological aspects of disability , may have a role to play in the development of services for older people with disabilities , and in training other health service professionals in how to respond to problems of disability in older people . |
| 24 | This separation of levels may well have a role to play in the study and teaching of discourse , and we shall need to think carefully about its role in language learning . |
| 25 | The District Council considers that the sites may have a role to play in the long-term strategic land reserve , although at this stage as no calculations have been carried out as to the requirements it is difficult to assess what role they might play . |
| 26 | While an individual may have a duty to act in the defence of moral principles , the same can not apply to the state , since the state 's action has to be judged by a different criterion : that of national survival . |
| 27 | This combination of speed and close attention may have a lot to do with the narrative thrust and atmospheric coherence and intensity that make this the most gripping of his novels . |
| 28 | I think it did have a lot to do with the status that being different conferred , for in spite of the austerity of our childhood , we believed that we were better than other people , the food we ate being a mark of this , because our mother told us so — so successfully that even now I have to work hard at actually seeing the deprivations . |
| 29 | ‘ Very often , at Ealing , the Director himself would think up ideas for films and would probably have a lot to do with the genesis of the scripts as well . ’ |
| 30 | Her friends plainly felt sorry for her , a little embarrassed at the fact that she did not have a husband to contribute to the conversation , nor children , nor any of the little ups and downs of family life . |