Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The alternative , according to response competition is : ‘ Ricky will remain for longer periods in his place doing what he is supposed to ’ . |
| 2 | Disciplined operating procedures can be followed more readily and this will make for smoother performances in all areas . |
| 3 | Editing could make for better sound . |
| 4 | Hand-made panels do not necessarily make for better cars . |
| 5 | This would only make for higher scores which ca n't be good for the game . |
| 6 | A planted tank may make for healthier fish . |
| 7 | This will make for greater safety for pupils of Currie High School crossing the road . |
| 8 | This will make for greater safety for pupils of Currie High School crossing the road . |
| 9 | In theory , this should make for greater understanding between the two , but teenagers are usually deeply absorbed in their own body and mood changes and have every excuse for not realizing that their mothers are suffering similarly and need some consideration too . |
| 10 | It may make for easier government and public convenience to restrict the tradition of marching and assembling for protest , but it would be a dangerous and a foolish idea to believe that public protest can somehow be laid aside as belonging to a bygone age . |
| 11 | Having the same financial people on either side does n't just make for faster communication . |
| 12 | Given diminishing marginal utility of income , more income in one period can not compensate for lower income in another period . |
| 13 | Although occasional direct personal documentation does exist for earlier periods , and more could no doubt be found , for the moment we have no choice but to sketch the history of later life in the past without the intimate testimony of older people and their families . |
| 14 | The improvement in what we do through the scanning data at the checkout and our own in-house distribution means that we can think about smaller quantities in the regions . |
| 15 | The record card for such a client was scribbled over with the comment of dealers : " He 's about to buy a house ; has no funds ; he 'll see how the shares he already has do ; he 's going in for Rolls Royce , so has no money ; he 's still waiting for share certificates — once these have arrived he will think about further investment . " |
| 16 | Young men do sometimes fall for older women , ’ she said . |
| 17 | Work out how much storage you will need for smaller pieces of equipment , serving equipment and foodstuffs : will one shelf in a cupboard be enough for tins , or do you need several ? |
| 18 | I do n't know about younger ones and that but no |
| 19 | They much appreciate the work being done by Mrs Doyle , but they are not in a walk of life where they can sit back and wait for better times . |
| 20 | Let's go back and wait for better weather . ’ |
| 21 | A blue one signifies I shall wait for better days . |
| 22 | Every division of the army had a prearranged town or village where it would gather and wait for further orders . |
| 23 | A charity such as ours must constantly strive for greater efficiency , to put every penny of your subscription to good use . |
| 24 | Self-esteem or pride gives the horse confidence to try and get what it wants or needs ; and success increases the horse 's confidence further so it may dare to try and win against greater odds — whether it be stronger horses , an adverse environment , or dominant people . |
| 25 | Indeed , in the aftermath of the Scarman Report 's publication , police opinion was divided on the question of whether its proposals for reforming the police and the adoption of new methods of policing could be implemented , or whether such changes could insure against further violence and unrest . |
| 26 | in order that the singers may learn their parts more thoroughly and thus , knowing the music perfectly , may act with greater confidence and not spoil the opera . |
| 27 | Although normal subaerial erosion may act with greater power on some parts of the earth 's surface than on others , an obvious example being found in the contrast between rates of denudation in river valleys and on plateau surfaces , the general result of such erosion is an overall reduction of the surface . |
| 28 | Although described as core troops , you might consider including smaller units of Boar Boyz in a supporting role . |
| 29 | Instead of early insistence that no further deterioration in the relations ship will be tolerated , the family member may even collude with further decline and adopt a negative posture of blameless martyr . |
| 30 | Though popularity did not necessarily translate into greater recognition in official circles , it did inhibit those in the two governments who would have liked to ditch him altogether . |