Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 You 'll not be noticed in the crowd , and your mother will never forgive you if you do n't stay to see the visitors , and tell her about them ! ’
2 The smell chemicals evaporate quickly and disappear without continual reinforcement , so the trail does not persist to mislead the ants once the food is exhausted .
3 If you do not want to lose the patterns currently in the knitting machine , you can upload them to DesignaKnit and save them on to disk , ready to be downloaded back to the knitting machine when required .
4 The rest is comprehensive ; we do n't want to lose the boats through inadequate ground tackle or warps !
5 We do n't want to lose the men so we 've got them here .
6 ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’
7 People just did n't want to see a sports film . ’
8 Although it has kept NATO 's military command at arm 's length all these years , France does not want to see the Americans , still the basis of Europe 's security and stability , pull out completely .
9 Voters do not want to see the Tories achieve their ultimate goal the destruction of the NHS , the welfare state and a return to Victorian-style society .
10 ‘ Not if I had to face a helicopter journey every time I wanted to come into town , ’ he drawled , and then slowly lowered his gaze to her red mouth , murmuring , ‘ So … do you want to see the bedrooms ? ’
11 ‘ D' you want to see the hens , the dead ones ? ’ said Lee .
12 Tailors ' labels usually are n't printed — the name is generally woven in ; They were n't taking any chances — they did n't want to risk the clothes being identified if anything went wrong . "
13 The polls show that about 70 per cent of American troops do not want to risk the lives of American troops to achieve such goals .
14 Do do you think think the pictures help ?
15 I do n't want to encourage the police to ask any more questions .
16 We do not want to diminish the opportunities of local people to consult on the plans , and I do not believe that we have cut corners in the way that the hon. Gentleman implied .
17 Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished .
18 As the recipe makes a great many biscuits , you may prefer to halve the quantities , though you can store them in an airtight container .
19 Retail companies may want to know the answers to the following kinds of questions : * How far do its customers travel to a specific store or " branch ? * What is the direction from which they travel ? * In what type of area do they live ? * That are their lifestyles and purchasing habits ? * How much of a town or area remains untapped by a shop located in it ?
20 Still he could n't reply , his head too full of questions to which he did n't particularly want to know the answers .
21 He would want to know the ins and outs of it , to seek out the deep dark passages of her mind , the intricacies of her life as it had been before .
22 [ Others ] do n't want to know the things you want to know , see the things you want to see …
23 As a holder , a banker would want to know the terms and conditions of the carrier from whom he will be claiming the goods , especially since these terms and conditions often change from one bill of lading to the next .
24 It does not surprise me that the Minister does not want to know the facts .
25 ‘ I do not want to know the details .
26 I ca n't say I approve of what he has done but I do n't ask him and I do n't want to know the details . ’
27 I do n't want to know the dealers .
28 ‘ I do n't presume to know the kinds of problems you have experienced as a couple , but I must say that jealousy is unattractive .
29 Others may find this tedious , and may prefer to modify the methods or find other suggestions in some of the literature in the Bibliography .
30 We do n't want to worry the ladies .
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