Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This targets them towards the most important part of the prey , where they can do most damage with their first contact . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd rather stay under my own roof . |
| 3 | The majority of elderly people would far rather stay in their own homes rather than live in residential homes , however good that home may be . |
| 4 | ‘ Being so close to Merseyside is a disadvantage , because a lot of Liverpool lads would rather stay in their area where there 's such a good standard than travel into Wales . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Really I 'd rather stay in my room . ’ |
| 6 | More generally , if living things did n't work actively to prevent it , they would eventually merge into their surroundings , and cease to exist as autonomous beings . |
| 7 | Liza Tremayne , going about her duties at Southern Command and ever susceptible to atmosphere , was possibly more conscious of this than many of the girls with whom she worked , girls who she well knew did not altogether approve of her present lifestyle . |
| 8 | I really enjoy touring , whereas a lot of musicians are n't interested ; they 'd rather concentrate on their session work . ’ |
| 9 | Pious it may sound , but I do actually believe that there is a sense in which a group of students do collectively know much of what they need to know about learning : the problem of the PGCE year is to give them confidence that they know ; and the experience that knowing they can successfully act on their knowledge . |
| 10 | But with a list price of around £1,500 , it may be a tad too expensive if you 're just looking for a reliable workhorse. 300dpi printers are good enough for churning out letters , reports and the odd graphic , and do a lot less damage to your wallet . |
| 11 | They became interested in the Oakeley Family and did much research for their Introduction , when they published extracts of the diary in 1980 . |
| 12 | Despite her ordeal the woman could only think of her boyfriend , but by the time police arrived to free him , he had wriggled free and managed to open the boot from the inside . |
| 13 | Oddly enough , he never gave a thought to the child being born with such difficulty ; he could only think of his wife . |
| 14 | I shall only think of my pleasure in having Father and — and you here , and showing you my house . |
| 15 | Organisms can only adapt to their presently existing environments ; they can not predict future ones . |
| 16 | Opportunity does n't only knock on your door it almost batters it down ! |
| 17 | we can only wait on your solicitors , their solicitors , there 's the police , the court , the entire system . |
| 18 | She could n't think ; her mind had stopped doing that sort of thing ; she could only wait till her arms and legs felt like moving again . |
| 19 | This project will develop means which students can better profit from their stay abroad and which will enable their tutors to integrate the learning during the year with parts of the course which takes place before and after . |
| 20 | When Polybius and Scipio found themselves alone in the neighbourhood of the Forum ( Polybius goes on to tell us ) Scipio , " blushing slightly , addressed him in a quiet and gentle way : " Why , Polybius , since there are two of us , do you constantly converse with my brother and address to him all the questions and explanations but ignore me ? " " ( 31.23.8–9 ) . |
| 21 | It occurred to me that I should perhaps wait for my daughter Sophie outside her school , to make sure she understood that I had not abandoned her , had merely left Lou for a man who loved me and would make me happy ; that things would presently calm down , and as soon as Hugo and I had sorted things out a little and established our new home she could join us . |
| 22 | But Parliament also took account of the fact that the Crown can only act through its officers or servants . |
| 23 | In speaking for him , they may only act in his best interests . |
| 24 | In the morality of Thomas Hobbes ( 1588–1679 ) and John Locke ( 1632–1704 ) and the later utilitarians he can only act in his self-interest . |
| 25 | In some instances the retrospectively converted data will only survive in its new format . |
| 26 | For example , we believe as a group that we can only survive in our chosen business of the chemical industry if we serve the customers who are at the leading edge of development , wherever they may be . |
| 27 | As the courses came and went , she could only toy with her food . |
| 28 | As I hope others will see fit to so do with my own records … |
| 29 | I can only achieve through your achievements . |
| 30 | She paused , looking at him reflectively , and then asked : ‘ Do n't you think you had better speak to your father about all this ? ’ |