Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , work which has been prepared on a word-processor and presented to teachers or assessors encourages them to concentrate on the content without being prejudiced by the presentation . |
| 2 | At the end of this necessarily lengthy examination of the decided cases I have found nothing which causes me to depart from the view I expressed before embarking on that examination as to the appropriate procedure to be followed under section 7(3) and section 8(2) considered simply on the basis of the statutory language . |
| 3 | She wants me to go to the theatre though , I do n't think she 'll enjoy Chekhov very much . |
| 4 | Anna wants me to know about the birthday party she had in July . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , even in Minnie , who 's so unlikely that she 's probably true — there probably has been someone who grew up as she did , saloon-wise and card-sharping yet quite sure that she wants nothing to do with the kind of messing around she 's seen under her parents ’ roof . |
| 6 | He wants them to share in the excitement of an excellent revenue week . |
| 7 | A further and very different way in which Figure 9 is incomplete is that it deals only with the processing of words and has nothing to say about the processing of non-words . |
| 8 | The specialist architectural press ignores this amorphous school of design , while even the Prince of Wales has nothing to say on the subject , reserving his spleen for imaginative buildings that he and so many of his future subjects profess to hate . |
| 9 | But , claims Mr Lihou , it has nothing to do with the recession . |
| 10 | It has nothing to do with the utility , justice or rationality of the conditions of respublica . |
| 11 | The second part of the mind is the parent — this has nothing to do with the child 's actual parents rather , it is to do with all the rules and prejudices that a child absorbs from its parents . |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't because I am not as good as they are , and it has nothing to do with the state of the ball . ’ |
| 13 | The great , I mean , you 've a valid point and I think it 's due to the recession in America , I think we were disappointed were we not Bruce , that the results of our trip to er , New York State , and this has nothing to do with the enthusiasm of the business people we met there , everything to do , in my view , with the fact that the recession , and America 's been through a very tough recession , they just do n't look to expand elsewhere , but the reaction we had in , in er , in America was very , very powerful of , of a wish to want to do something when things look better . |
| 14 | ‘ The old religion , Vi , has been with us as long as time and has nothing to do with the Church of Rome . |
| 15 | It has nothing to do with the inspectorate . |
| 16 | He caught her wrist , bit out raggedly , ‘ This has nothing to do with the company ! |
| 17 | The difference has nothing to do with the presence or absence of powerchords . |
| 18 | Yet I think there is a difference between the control of living systems and the stability of physical ones , which has nothing to do with the presence or absence of a controlling intelligence . |
| 19 | Does not the Minister understand that the simple reason for inward investment in Britain has nothing to do with the Government 's activities ? |
| 20 | I am grateful that the hon. Gentleman pointed out that the closure of pubs , which was a common feature of the industry before the orders were thought of , has nothing to do with the Government 's policy or the MMC inquiry . |
| 21 | Parents may jump to the conclusion that the fact of being adopted is the root of the trouble when that has nothing to do with the case . |
| 22 | Hilary , who is single , said yesterday : ‘ My leaving British Gas has nothing to do with the case . |
| 23 | This , of course , has nothing to do with the featherlight pop of the Brighton trio . |
| 24 | The order in which these are actually drawn on to the design area of the screen has nothing to do with the colour order for knitting . |
| 25 | ‘ The entire concept of artistic licence and innovation , on which we put such a high premium these days has nothing to do with the way much early Northern painting was created . |
| 26 | How can you say that has nothing to do with the way you feel ? |
| 27 | They have risen everywhere , under Governments of every political complexion , so it has nothing to do with the nature of the politics of a country . |
| 28 | Seventy five percent of what is contained within the blue manual , has nothing to do with the quality of the service that we provide to our clients . |
| 29 | ‘ Whether he does , or whether he does n't — I can assure you that that has nothing to do with the quality of my work ! ’ she hissed , barely able to remember a time when she had felt quite so angry . |
| 30 | It was Gill 's opinion , not shared by everybody , that ‘ the distinction has nothing to do with the use of machinery or with questions of the artistic quality of the product ’ . |