Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While agreeing with the spirit of Jameson 's suggestion that an avant-garde sensibility may displace and make strange the regularity of everyday television , it is not enough to appeal to an already formed avant garde — formed in another place or at another time and for another purpose — which can be hauled in and held up to television as a template of value . |
| 2 | It would make possible the provision of vastly improved public services , while reducing dependency upon them . |
| 3 | This would make possible the routine diagnosis of vast numbers of genetic conditions , which should be eliminated where necessary by abortion ; the world must shed the idea that this is evil , as it is an act of true moral cowardice to allow children to be born with known genetic defects . |
| 4 | iii ) A system that will make possible the integration of economic , social and environmental data thereby adding greatly to the value of each component data element . |
| 5 | Right keep notes , er we 're not talking about pigeon toes , we 're talking about club foot , which is a real problem , if we do n't treat this the baby when it grows up it 's gon na have difficulties in walking . |
| 6 | Last night 's accident did n't make this the time to start hurling accusations … |
| 7 | I do think when they 're caught , they are , to me it seems as if they ought to be made to clear up some graffiti and and realise what they 're doing because , I do n't think half the time , they realise the the upset they cause . |
| 8 | Up and down the country , Opposition Front-Benchers have come out with protestations about what they will give this , that and the other interest group ; the document will make clear the order of priorities , and will begin to explain how the expenditure will be paid for . |
| 9 | The statement of claim does not make clear the route or routes by which the U.K. investors acquired their shares . |
| 10 | Product description must make clear the function of the product , using the appropriate British Standard term , so that it is less likely that the product will be used as a straightforward cleaning agent without the necessary controls . |
| 11 | The writings of Donald McGavran do not make clear the relationship he sees between the Church and the Kingdom . |
| 12 | It did , however , make clear the extent to which the Soviet approach to international affairs had changed as compared with the relatively simple priorities of the Brezhnev era . |
| 13 | If , however , you should fall asleep the finger immediately goes into your mouth and down your throat and wakes you before the cameramen have had a chance to snap their shutters . |
| 14 | She spent little and even caring for her lodgers generously she did not need half the income she found she earned . |
| 15 | Alice was thinking : Jim 's so big and strong , Philip is n't ; together they 'd need half the time . |
| 16 | What he was planning would tie half the hospital up for the entire morning ! |
| 17 | You 've seen me , she 's seen me flirt all the time . |
| 18 | Do n't go and buy all the kit until you know what sort of sailing you enjoy . |
| 19 | I 've got to go out and buy all the cloth for the new costumes in The Tempest . |
| 20 | There are other times when for short trips you just do n't need all the capacity and weight of a ‘ serious ’ backpacking sack . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's here , as they land , that we 'll need all the ingenuity we can get . ’ |
| 22 | There is hope for Hector 's , but it has certainly been saved from fishing nets at the last hour , and will need all the protection and help it can get if it is to survive through the next century . |
| 23 | But , with Britain now ranked eighteenth among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) , he will need all the luck that he can get . |
| 24 | She 'll need all the rest she can get for the task now facing her . |
| 25 | Runners are generally suffering at this stage ( 23.5 6o 24.5 miles ) and will need all the support they can get . |
| 26 | Please pray for me as I 'll need all the support I can get . |
| 27 | A king who sought to defy his magnates and preserve his favourites , who was threatened from Scotland and France , who was distrusted and despised by his French wife , would surely need all the support he could get from his clergy and from the pope in order to survive ; and for this , one might expect him to pay dearly by concessions . |
| 28 | After that , the dust will begin to settle and you must settle your differences , too , since you will need all the support you can muster to make your mark at work or make life more financially secure . |
| 29 | We 'll need all the cold we can get if the ice is to be firm enough for the plane to land . ’ |
| 30 | The responsibility now usually rests heavily on the shoulders of one or , with luck , perhaps two relatives , and they will often need all the help they can get from the local social , medical , nursing and voluntary services . |