Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [pron] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And at least we 'll find the girls ' car because according to what one can make out of her statement , they were removed from it somewhere on the road between here and Taverna yesterday morning … ’ |
| 2 | They are the principle of equal liberty , assuring everyone equal measure of an enumerated list of basic liberties ( freedom of expression , religion , etc. ) and the difference principle according to which everyone should enjoy equal allocation of the other primary goods ( i.e. those desirable whatever one 's conception of the good may be , e.g. wealth , income , opportunities , status ) except in so far as deviation from strict equality would improve the prospects of the worst-off group in society . |
| 3 | Another related problem is in the general vagueness of the relationship between the constraints of capitalism and the scope for state autonomy and pluralistic policy-making processes — none of the structuralist approaches offer clear criteria according to which we may define the limits of each . |
| 4 | The problem amounts to isolating criteria according to which we can identify an aggressive act . |
| 5 | Well that 's what I 'm saying , why do n't you use the money that Geoffrey and Jean gave you with al buy something and then you can write to them and tell them what you 've cos it 's a fortnight since your birthday , it 's time you 're writing to them they 'll think you 're a most ungrateful child if you do n't write and say thank you . |
| 6 | It had been a silly , spur-of-the-moment impulse to deny it , but by lying to him she 'd put herself in an invidious position . |
| 7 | Say , everybody was saying to me we could break in there . |
| 8 | So mining companies are reluctant to waste years — and much cash on legal fees — in determining to whom they should pay royalties once they have found a deposit . |
| 9 | ‘ If you keep talking to me he might think we have n't seen him , ’ Benny hissed out of the corner of her mouth . |
| 10 | Now he is confined to 125cc racing and this restriction was never more evident than at Carrowdore when he won the 125cc class which was the first race on the card and then spent the rest of the day on the sidelines talking to anyone who might listen to him — myself included . |
| 11 | She could hear herself talking to anyone who would listen about the shameless hussy . |
| 12 | Well if you 're all the way over there and I 'm talking to you I can hear my voice more . |
| 13 | The tour was appropriately chaotic , as most rock tours are : their first taste of the twenty-four hour a day , day to day flogging to which they would have to submit in order to compete . |
| 14 | Wherever you may locate your own particular response , I want in this book to discuss what is involved in giving RE the positive and creative image which it should have by virtue of the importance of its subject-matter , the challenging controversy it can generate , and the depth of feeling to which it can appeal . |