Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The levy probably survived because Margaret Thatcher — unlike the 19th-century Earl of Rosebery , who said he would rather win the Derby ( he did that twice ) than be prime minister ( once , briefly ) — was uninterested in racing . |
| 2 | Of the remaining items , the charming and fastidious Bagatelles by Gerald Finzi sound refreshingly inventive in this new version , but for entertainment of a more unbridled nature , one need only sample the Horovitz or Arnold Sonatinas to appreciate the good-humoured ribaldry of this skilled playing . |
| 3 | Endorsement by IOSCO would not only enhance the IASC 's credibility but could give it the opportunity to expand its work . |
| 4 | The Secretary of State can only direct the LEA to reconsider its decision . |
| 5 | Another rebel said : ‘ He has tunnel vision and can only see the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 6 | Unsurprisingly , viewers in the Serb-held cities in Bosnia are no longer able to receive Sarajevo TV , but can only see the Belgrade version of reality . |
| 7 | Better ring the Bayswater house to check . |
| 8 | It was touching and exciting to be there at the end singing ‘ It 's a lovely day tomorrow ’ with Cilla and Su and Cannon and Wisdom and Norden and Ball , and God could only bless the GB Public for their incredible largess . |
| 9 | An EC wide tax on oil imports would obviously favour the UK . |
| 10 | Finally there was the ticket for the left-luggage office at Paddington station , something that could only cross the Atlantic by hand . |
| 11 | For proof of that , one need only read the CBI 's report which , among other things , stated that recent years have seen ’ a transformation of Britain 's manufacturing base there is now a solid base on which to build . |
| 12 | Note that on a Friday or a Saturday , these will coincide ; and given the rule that today and tomorrow pre-empt calendrical day names , on Wednesday and Thursday , next Thursday can only mean the Thursday of next week . |
| 13 | This will naturally change the Sharpe , Treynor , and Jensen scores and rankings . |
| 14 | An order announced now would not only fulfil the SAR requirements but also be very welcome to Westland . |
| 15 | However , LIFESPAN will only allow the DC to be updated provided : |
| 16 | According to comments made by Hurd , this might not necessarily involve the PLO as a negotiating partner and Israel would not be forced to attend a peace conference or to accept an independent Palestinian state as part of any ultimate solution . |
| 17 | RR still keeps mum about its power outputs and on performance will only say the Brooklands will do ‘ in excess of 125mph ’ and 0–60mph in ‘ less than 10secs ’ . |
| 18 | Either way , Churchill 's response to Franco 's October missive made very clear that the British government would not swallow the Caudillo 's attempt to rewrite history in his own favour . |
| 19 | However , the Interior Minister , Julio Mera Figueroa , insisted at a press conference on March 7 that the decree did not modify the March 1989 decree but merely changed the composition of the National Security Council . |
| 20 | Mr Kidd said that he did not think the UK Government would follow suit , but believed pressure from a more demanding American market could encourage British hotels to upgrade their precautions beyond the legal minimum . |
| 21 | Mr Millan said : ‘ Not at the moment , and I do not think the Maastricht treaty will really change that . |
| 22 | PS How come Sounds did not cover the Dickies at all when they were over ? |
| 23 | PS How come Sounds did not cover the Dickies at all when they were over ? |
| 24 | The published maps of the 5-GHz galactic plane survey do not cover the SNR , but an unpublished part ( R. F. Haynes , personal communication ) extends to a declination of -44°10' and shows the northern edge of the shell . |
| 25 | They do not cover the Mediterranean , where England does not appear to have played a substantial part in trade until at least after the accession of the Tudors . |
| 26 | Sea level rose and by the end of the period the North Sea had reached approximately its present extent though it did not affect the Fenland . |
| 27 | She said the Serbs ' agreement to let the convoy move on would not affect the UNHCR 's decision , announced on Wednesday , to suspend relief operations for Bosnia-Herzegovina because all sides in the conflict there were playing politics with humanitarian aid . |
| 28 | In Belgrade , Lyndall Sachs of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) said the Serbs ' agreement to let the convoy move on would not affect the UNHCR 's decision , announced on Wednesday , to suspend relief operations for Bosnia-Herzegovina because all sides in the conflict there were playing politics with humanitarian aid . |
| 29 | In spite of the war , trolleybus conversions continued for the time being in other parts of London , but did not affect the Croydon area directly . |
| 30 | The limitations discussed at page 32 above apply only to the SFA 's listed categories test and do not affect the SIB 's transactional test . |