Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 One would think that an old person would have to be living in an isolated cottage , in the heart of the countryside , to be so out of touch with the world ; but sadly we know from the frequent reports in the newspapers that such tragic loneliness can exist right in the heart of our towns and cities , and that the old have sometimes remained undiscovered for weeks and months after they have died in their own homes .
2 If you have a modem you can log on to a bulletin board and download it .
3 Let's r log on to the A drive first presumably ?
4 Every user of LIFESPAN must log on to the system via a unique user name and password , allocated in this way .
5 Beads of sweat continued to form and drip on to the table .
6 Teaching often involves looking in detail at particular passages , in the hope that the part will relate coherently to the whole , but the doctrine of the hermeneutic circle reminds us that we can not understand the parts until we understand the whole ( and vice versa ) .
7 ‘ You keep the paper , I 'll haud on to the cigars . ’
8 Trucks would come hurtling down the hill , their brakes would fail , and they 'd plough right through the wall and on into the field beyond .
9 The problem can arise acutely in a situation where Y takes goods from X on ‘ sale or return ’ terms .
10 We will consult widely on the best way forward for nature conservation and countryside bodies , including independent boards for all national parks .
11 We will consult widely about the detailed structure of this new qualification , and finalise proposals quickly .
12 Firstly , CACI can build on to the shopping centres additional information relating to those outlets in a particular retail sector — this might be in terms of floorspace allocations , number of outlets or other attractiveness measures .
13 He said well you 've got to stay to the end I mean , but do n't stay right to the end , you know sort of
14 They competed to see who could eat most in the hotel restaurant and gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas .
15 Secondly , in dry summers the L3 are retained within the crusted faecal pat and can not migrate on to the pasture until sufficient rainfall occurs to moisten the pat .
16 Nevertheless the data given in Table 7.2 are the most widely quoted , and illustrate that the area already affected is immense and that average rates of deforestation in these regions are sufficiently high that there is a real danger that forests will disappear altogether in the next 200 years , especially as reforestation is replacing only c. 10 per cent of the cleared forest ( Lanly 1982 ) .
17 One scenario Western strategist feared was the possibility of the USSR basing Backfire bombers in Afghanistan , which could range widely across the Indian Ocean .
18 As well as lines , Sumitomo had to install filters at each end of the lines to check that traffic that ought to be kept on the LAN does not disappear on to the WAN .
19 So down at squadron level we had this very much in our minds when in time the orders came down through Group , through station , right to the people who had to do the carting and the bombing , I feel I should explain right at the outset that I can only view at the later stages of the war the state of morale as I saw it in the entire Pathfinder Force .
20 ‘ Why did he disappear right in the middle of the fun ? ’
21 She must remain discreetly in the background — in the wings as it were — being ever attentive to Anne 's requirements and reputation , and acting with prudence and discretion whensoever the need arose .
22 It was agreed Somerville and McCrea would stay on at the apartment in case Quinn called in .
23 He had gained five distinctions in his Matriculation examinations and it had been decided that he would stay on at the College until he was eighteen to take Higher School Certificate .
24 It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about .
25 Yes and did you stay on at the hospital then ?
26 He has to decide whether he should stay on pending a full trial of the bitter dispute between the two men , who stood side-by-side as saviours of the financially troubled club in 1991 .
27 He would stay on through the night although the local doctor had said it was probably useless .
28 Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’
29 Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’
30 On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night .
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