Example sentences of "i [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My scope here is necessarily limited , and I propose to concentrate on the relationships between the political parties and the social collectivities which have furnished their support blocs . |
| 2 | I propose to write to the shops affected by the move of the Clerk Street stop — Edinburgh Fabrics ( 12/14 St Patrick Square ) — to advise them of the proposal . |
| 3 | Last night Le Saux said : ‘ I want to apologise to the fans because I obviously regret what I did . |
| 4 | I want to spy on the shrubs . " |
| 5 | I want to talk to the hijackers . |
| 6 | Er I seriously wish I 'd said to them you know , I 'm , I 'm phoning it a fortnight in advance because I want to stick to the arrangements . |
| 7 | erm I want to get to the homes you know the old er |
| 8 | I 've already made up my mind that I want to sign for the Blues . |
| 9 | oh tell mummy I want to play on the bikes |
| 10 | ‘ No , I want to look at the ponies with Ricky , ’ said Perdita , frantic not to miss a minute . |
| 11 | I want to look at the consequences of replacing these assumptions by two others : that we should concentrate on how mind might develop out of matter ; and that we should view the mind primarily as something which enables action . |
| 12 | I 'm sorry to inflict this on you , Miss Glynn , but I want to look at the contents of the bureau amongst other things and it is better that a member of the family should be present . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to look at the bodies . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll tell you , ’ he said , ‘ I hope to die on the railways . ’ |
| 15 | I hope to finish in the points . ’ |
| 16 | I UNDERTAKE to abide by the regulations of the British Institute of Embalmers and to support , to the best of my ability , any meetings or gatherings arranged by them . |
| 17 | ‘ I like to think of the shelves as being traditional : eye-catching with items on display in glass cases . |
| 18 | I try to turn on the lights but there has either been a power cut or the club 's generator has been switched off . |
| 19 | Sometimes I try to think about the concepts behind the immersion and about being spiritually cleansed , and sometimes mikva is just something that has to be done on time , and the spiritual significance is almost forgotten in the ritual of the act . |
| 20 | I try to look in the windows of the house but they 're either covered with those plastic roll-down external shutters you usually see in France or closed off inside by Venetian blinds . |
| 21 | If the children had found it and Rachel had pointed it at Matthew in a child 's game , I dread to think about the consequences . |
| 22 | To avoid confusion of terms , I prefer to refer to the activities as either projected or ‘ non-projected ’ . |
| 23 | But I am not the most efficient of fell walkers ; others may go up top to conquer the summits ; I prefer to wander in the dales . |
| 24 | but I can get in to Fram and if I need to go to the doctors I can get to the doctors which unfortunately is , is necessary our children . |
| 25 | I 've got a couple of erm , really going to be specific to do essay writing , but I need to get in the subjects in . |
| 26 | So those are all if you like the background , the things that do change but the fundamentals that stay the same are the design and the delivery and although we 'll look a little bit although we 've er I have to say with the numbers we 've got here today it will only be a little bit about things like question and visual aids and because of the time factor if you think about it if we 've twelve people to make four presentations or we 've eight people to make four presentations time is a little bit different and with with twelve we do n't perhaps have the luxury of time that we would with eight people which is what the course was originally designed for . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ It 's hard to get clothes to fit me and I have to go to the markets . |
| 28 | If you do not , it will look very bad for you if I have to go to the police with this new piece of information about the letter . ’ |
| 29 | But I have no authority here ; I have to go through the police . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It seems I have to fall down the stairs before you 'll deign to visit me , ’ she declared in an aggrieved tone that held a touch of vinegar . |