Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | But Sam said he had a surprise to show her ; and Sarah , obviously put up to it by him , claimed she would prefer to sit in the shade on the terrace and do a water colour of the garden at La Gracieuse . |
2 | The leader is in good health and , in Maginnis 's opinion , should stay to see through the current phase — at least until the Government agrees to a select committee for Northern Ireland , whether or not there is any devolution . |
3 | Er I will have explained er er I certainly would 've explained on the phone that er part of the contract requires them to give us a list of prospective advertisers . |
4 | Post-production editing is a boon if you are uncertain as to what you will want to include in the final version of the video . |
5 | A large number wish to continue working as long as they are fit and do not want to retire at the state pension age . |
6 | ‘ We do n't want to go for the sort of so called innovation that can alienate an audience , ’ he exclaims when we talk about the sometimes clichéd dynamics of their music . |
7 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
8 | See really all you need to do is pull it , you 've got two posts , how high do you want to go with the posts , about that high ? |
9 | Observers see the Royal couple no longer enjoy each other 's company and reports reveal Diana did not want to go on the trip . |
10 | ‘ I do n't know why Judith did n't want to go on the boat . |
11 | The dogs were fat and strong , and they did n't want to go on the ship . |
12 | So I asked Dad , it took me ages , and he said , " What do you want to go on the Pill for ? " |
13 | I do n't want to go on the challenge . |
14 | ‘ There is no definite plan … if you were going to , you would want to go at the top , and we are still growing . ’ |
15 | ‘ I did n't want to go into the Army at all , ’ he will tell you . |
16 | He did n't want to go into the fact that someone had died . |
17 | I did not want to go into the dark house , where I would spend the evening quietly with old Mrs Fairfax . |
18 | ‘ I do n't want to go into the castle . |
19 | ‘ What made you want to go into the theatre ? ’ |
20 | Remember Colin was put into that job er because he was displaced , he did n't want to go into the job . |
21 | If you got it you could go in to the higher , if you did n't want to go into the higher you leave at er thirteen , you went into the supplementary . |
22 | Ten more minutes or so went by until she was ready for the net , one scoop followed by some frantic throwing in of excess tail which did n't want to go into the net and she was ours . |
23 | Yes , as I said previously , I did n't particularly want to go into the detail , because obviously as a member of P A G , Mrs , you 'll get an opportunity to see that particular detail . |
24 | Cos I do n't want to go into the T S B ! |
25 | Well do you want to go into the fashion shop ? |
26 | Yes , I do n't want to go into the Poll Tax argument on this |
27 | ‘ I do n't want to go over the machine , ’ said Evelyn . |
28 | I do n't really want to go over the grounds which you know you would seek to weigh different erm locations . |
29 | At first Lindy did not want to go over the wall . |
30 | As soon as the redundancies were announced , just over half of those who retired before the pension age decided that they did not want to go through the process of trying to find work . |