Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [adj -er] [noun pl] " 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 | Hand-made panels do not necessarily make for better cars . |
| 4 | This would only make for higher scores which ca n't be good for the game . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Young men do sometimes fall for older women , ’ she said . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | I do n't know about younger ones and that but no |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A blue one signifies I shall wait for better days . |
| 12 | Every division of the army had a prearranged town or village where it would gather and wait for further orders . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Although described as core troops , you might consider including smaller units of Boar Boyz in a supporting role . |
| 15 | Consumers are prepared to wait for sales and even go for cheaper versions of what they would buy in better times , says a survey published yesterday . |
| 16 | Wholesalers should buy in greater quantities to service small accounts efficiently . ’ |
| 17 | This difference may account for the fact that although there is now a great deal of empirical evidence linking monetary or aggregate demand shocks to real output fluctuations — evidence which we shall discuss in later chapters — the evidence that unexpected price changes affect output is much weaker ( see , for example , Fair , 1979 ) |
| 18 | As we shall demonstrate in later chapters the word boundary ambiguities present in continuous speech , together with the increased number of homophones produced by the application of phonological rules for variations in pronunciation , relax the lexical constraints to the point where a very large number of paths through the lattice are equally plausible . |
| 19 | For example , from 1st January 1993 , the legal responsibility to provide Supplementary Declarations ( Intrastats ) to Customs and Excise authorities will fall on larger traders for all intra-EEC trade . |
| 20 | Be the percussion instrument or animal noises to accompany tape being played , the animals sound like are delightful to young ears while the percussion band will appeal to older children who wish to begin beating time more acc- accurately . |
| 21 | The clinic believes the new technique will particularly appeal to older men in second or third relationships with younger women . |
| 22 | THIS four bedroom semi will appeal to larger families . |
| 23 | Colourful and cheery , this sitting-up clown should appeal to younger children especially . |
| 24 | An exciting fragrance with a hint of ocean breeze , it will particularly appeal to younger men . |
| 25 | It means that the drug squad there can concentrate on harder drugs , and certainly I I pu , a recent interview with a a police inspector from Amsterdam said he would rather deal with , you know , he would rather have cannabis users than certainly alcohol , problems with alcohol . |
| 26 | Do their eyes focus on brighter tomorrows ? |
| 27 | As well as preparing for future constitutional negotiations these talks would focus on further measures to end political violence and to ensure free political activity throughout the country . |
| 28 | Even if it was n't dangerous , it was certainly silly and I could think of better things to do with my time . |
| 29 | ‘ I can think of better things to do than share a house with a bitch like you . |
| 30 | And I could think of better places , public imagewise , to negotiate with a dissatisfied customer . ’ |