Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is portrayed as a victim of a patriarchal and backward culture , trapped in a position of victimage because she does not have access to the resistances offered by Western culture . |
| 2 | She does n't want Friend to be right about me . |
| 3 | Claudia 's English and she does n't like people to be late . ’ |
| 4 | He does not devote space to what may be the most disturbing aspect of all — namely , the failure appropriately to diagnose conditions , which inevitably leads to the denial of appropriate treatment and the reinforcement of maladaptive behaviours . |
| 5 | If this is supposed impossible for the Westerner ( assuming he is not too old ! ) it must be because , and only because , he does not have access to information allowed the Chinese as children . |
| 6 | The portly Breton was standing in the town in yesterday 's parliamentary elections but it would appear that he does not see eye to eye with local activists . |
| 7 | In such cases the relation of husband and wife and the past indebtedness may put the creditor in such a position that , if he does not take care to fully explain the transaction , he may find himself defeated by proof that the wife did not fully understand it : ’ |
| 8 | If you have n't guessed , the last time he was in was in and he does n't trust folk to actually select Parliamentary candidates . |
| 9 | After an argument about the beast 's form , Jack realises that he does n't need rules to be aggressive towards people who break them , he can attack people when he wants now . |
| 10 | What he brought to the Card Trio was what the singers also brought , which is dramatic tension ; and yet its subtlety is such that it does not draw attention to itself , but simply contributes to the dramatic fabric of the whole . |
| 11 | When I was in the north-east , there was particular concern among business men whom I met because the north-east in particular has benefited greatly from Japanese investment and it does not want investors to be frightened off . |
| 12 | The selection of source material will limit the information which can be processed , and may introduce unnecessary overheads if it does not fit material to be processed well ( Sampson , 1989 ) . |
| 13 | Although Lakatos 's methodology embodies a definition of what progress in modern physics has consisted in , it does not offer guidance to those who aim to achieve such progress . |
| 14 | It has the advantage that it does not cause corrosion to galvanised cisterns , but is now more expensive than copper and harder to bend and to join . |
| 15 | It does n't matter tuppence to you whether I go off and have affairs with other people or not … ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It does n't encourage people to be too careful , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Of course , if you can afford full double-glazing then you have no problems , and it does actually add value to a property , providing it is in a style sympathetic to the house itself . |
| 18 | It is a fascinating project and I believe that it does really bring art to millions of people . ’ |