Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [adv] [prep] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must also ask whether we should concentrate more on actually reducing our demand for energy in the first place . |
| 2 | If he wants to get or to keep his employment , he has to sign the document which the employer puts before him and he may do so without fully appreciating what it may involve . |
| 3 | It was rather nice being ill — he could get away with not clearing up his dishes . |
| 4 | I just wish you 'd talk instead of just sitting there sometimes . |
| 5 | This education may go well beyond simply fostering understanding of the change itself ; it may include needs assessment and subsequent training in the skills and knowledge that are shown to be essential to functioning successfully in the changed environment . |
| 6 | Until the armoured regiment had crossed its start line , the armoured infantry would pause momentarily in forward holding areas . |
| 7 | The idea that a runner can win more by not trying too hard is not likely to be well received in the hard-bitten commercial world of sports retailing , but if the winter miles are currently very wearisome and every race is a struggle to gain a few seconds , you might try leaving your watch off at a race or two and see if the Zarei approach puts a bit of the enjoyment back into running . |
| 8 | Faced with intense competition , companies and countries can succeed only by constantly improving their performance . |
| 9 | The counsellor can play an important part in monitoring the quality , effectiveness and possible iatrogenic effects of medical treatment , and can do so without necessarily bringing into question medical authority or competence . |
| 10 | ‘ Comedians should n't feel so bloody important , should n't think they can get away with just standing there . |
| 11 | Some of them are American and a subset of them have this risible attitude that they can get away with just making loads of noise and , as long as the audience is in a similarly altered state of mind , no-one will be the wiser . |