Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says his pay-off has left him comfortable , although he will eventually want to find a new career , possibly even returning to journalism . |
| 2 | I 'm still sufficiently optimistic about the country in which we live to suppose that most of us here in Scotland would vastly prefer to pay a little more income tax , than have the least advantaged of our fellows dropped further into poverty . |
| 3 | Arab peacemakers will presumably seek to find a successor to Muawad . |
| 4 | Arab peacemakers will presumably seek to find a successor to Muawad . |
| 5 | In a Commons statement , Mr Clarke said : ‘ We would very much prefer to see a full accident and emergency service provided by trained ambulancemen , but that is impossible while the unions continue to insist on the 14 conditions which they have imposed . |
| 6 | I did n't personally think having a piano on the back of a truck was much use either , but it looked good and gave the band somewhere to balance their beer cans . |
| 7 | Or , if that person buys you a gift voucher and you do n't necessarily want to have a treatment that states on the gift voucher , you can come and exchange it for products . |
| 8 | We would only need to witness a marked increase in trade and there will certainly be an increase in demand why do you think trade has increased ? and trade is n't a necessary condition it 's just that trade has tended to grow at the same time as erm as demand is growing . |
| 9 | A formal land drain consists of short clay pipes laid in , and covered with gravel , but for the simple removal of water from a low area of a path , you would only need to dig a trench , and put about 150mm of gravel into it to lead the water away . |
| 10 | We would expect handling a horse when it is young to affect its friendliness towards people , but we would not necessarily expect handling a horse when it is young to affect its intelligence . |
| 11 | We would therefore be able to bring in other measures which we have n't modelled so far er but that is also the guidance that you should bring in , not only nowadays you should not only look to build a bypass , you should look to complementary measures within the urban area . |
| 12 | I would very much like to see a copy of this book and also , if possible , some sample units from the second book : ‘ Talking about the Past ’ . |
| 13 | I would 've said that , but last night this meeting said they 'd very much like to see a officer in a car because they do n't see anybody at the moment |
| 14 | Especially good for your ‘ Empress ’ size friends , these are quick to knit , I 'd also very much like to knit a golden pleated skirt using several strands of gold lurex for a really glamorous lamé look . |
| 15 | Q I can knit in double jacquard and have made a couple of garments , but would very much like to knit a single motif . |
| 16 | I would very much like to become a counsellor , helping people with problems . |
| 17 | ‘ I would very much like to have a meeting with you in the New Year , Stephen . |
| 18 | They should perhaps look to take a more active role in initiating advocacy projects by funding development work with local users and with agencies such as the Citizens ' Advice Bureau which have developed expertise in this area . |
| 19 | I mean one member of the committee has produced something which I rather think you might all like to have a look at it . |
| 20 | ‘ We would obviously like to have a synthetic surface of our own but we certainly would n't be able to provide such a facility without outside help . ’ |
| 21 | I 'd lastly like to say a thank you to Kevin , because I think , as a man , it is obviously more difficult for him to broach this subject , and he 's been pursuing this through APEX through for a very long time , and has worked extremely hard , so I 'd like to say thank you to him , and thank you to you now for taking the message back home . |
| 22 | What did you expect to gain from coming here , Fran — that I might suddenly decide to make a full confession ? ’ |
| 23 | At the surface of radius r the term ( ) in the Schwarzschild metric becomes zero ; the curvature of space–time is so severe that we can only hope to give a consistent account of conditions using GR . |
| 24 | But live , for the first time viewer , they can only hope to achieve a possible connection via the actual presentation and general ‘ sound ’ . |
| 25 | You have to be a specialist , and even then , you can only hope to have a proper grasp of a small proportion of the scientific theories . |
| 26 | She may perhaps have felt a little out of place but she articulates a rare understanding of what was going on in the place , all underpinned by an almost total recall of the fascinating minutiae of day-to-day events . |
| 27 | If perhaps the Government were to fund victim support properly , Erm , Mr who was burgled and has never got over it might perhaps have had a visit and some counselling from a victim support worker , and that would be a very good thing . |
| 28 | Robert Penfold 's advocacy of pulsed controllers for model railways in the April issue should perhaps have contained a motor health warning ! |
| 29 | Can he confirm that he does not merely wish to have a treaty that does not currently exist ? |
| 30 | ‘ The great and beautiful Dane Jacobsen would merely have to cock a finger and the object of his desires would surely come running . ’ |