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

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1 Consultants will remain free to refer patients to a specialist in another hospital although the department has yet to decide the mechanism for payment .
2 The department adds that GPs must remain free to send patients to hospitals with which their district has no contract .
3 We can eat British produced eggs with confidence . ’
4 Accordingly , an appeal will automatically be allowed if an appeal committee do not consider that to give effect to the preference would result in such prejudice .
5 It does n't need much to start people talking . ’
6 The bridge pickup is very fat and sweet — perfect for the new brand of melodic rock — and would probably suit many thrash fanatics , too .
7 This would entice those chasing points and keep their ‘ old guard ’ club juniors happy .
8 You stand by the window with a pathetic glass of lemonade while all father 's secretaries drink champagne and try to make conversation with hoards of people who do n't know enough to speak English .
9 But I do n't even know enough to handle Caliban .
10 Mantle compositions that could yield both mare basalts and highland rocks are consistent with the constraints on the interior outlined earlier .
11 Recently-passed laws making catalytic converters compulsory on new cars in Malaysia , Taiwan and Thailand will do little to curb vehicle pollution , because the rapid growth of motor traffic will soon outweigh any gains , according to transport analysts .
12 Governments could do little to turn immorality into morality , or bad characters into good .
13 But Chris Powell and Adam Locke could do little to bring John King 's flight-to-the-moon Rovers down to earth .
14 Every nerve had been strained in the effort to prompt Lou 's memory but what she had learned could do little to prove Barney 's innocence .
15 Gael sympathizes , for he experiences similar losses of personality , yet he can do little to protect Zoltan .
16 The experience of this catastrophic episode in American economic history can do little to inspire confidence in the recuperative powers of advanced market economies .
17 It will hardly get prices moving upwards again and will do little to encourage homeowners to move or first-time buyers to step into the market .
18 Sadly , the current infighting about children 's reading will do little to encourage publishers or booksellers to engage seriously in children 's literature .
19 If this is repeated where county councils are abolished , it will do little to enhance accountability , one of the justifications for moving towards single-tier authorities . ’
20 However , the public row will do little to build confidence at Essendon .
21 I would n't do that gave vouchers looks as though you ca n't be bothered she knows I 'm getting that voucher of that I 'll probably go and see something .
22 So I 've got ta go and do that point bit .
23 They do n't really expect Labour to make things any better .
24 It would appear foolish to confirm existence of a spiritual state .
25 You want some spot checks , half an hour a week to go and do some spot checks on that .
26 ‘ LET'S do some fashion photography for LINK ’ they said , ‘ With some Ipswich employees modelling summer outfits ’ .
27 Then offers started to come in from other amp and electronics companies , asking me if I wanted to branch off and do some design work for them , which I could see the advantages of — plus I wanted to have a life !
28 ‘ Mandy , if I took this bet , you might feel driven to play Cupid . ’
29 This discussion should always be a two-way exchange of information , during which the patient should feel free to ask questions and express fears .
30 Meanwhile , 4C , which was established in 1966 , says customers should feel free to ask retailers how the money they spend will be divided .
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