Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] the " 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 | Let's r log on to the A drive first presumably ? |
3 | Every user of LIFESPAN must log on to the system via a unique user name and password , allocated in this way . |
4 | Beads of sweat continued to form and drip on to the table . |
5 | 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 ) . |
6 | ‘ You keep the paper , I 'll haud on to the cigars . ’ |
7 | 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 . |
8 | We will consult widely on the best way forward for nature conservation and countryside bodies , including independent boards for all national parks . |
9 | We will consult widely about the detailed structure of this new qualification , and finalise proposals quickly . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 |
12 | They competed to see who could eat most in the hotel restaurant and gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 ) . |
15 | One scenario Western strategist feared was the possibility of the USSR basing Backfire bombers in Afghanistan , which could range widely across the Indian Ocean . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | ‘ Why did he disappear right in the middle of the fun ? ’ |
19 | 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 . |
20 | It was agreed Somerville and McCrea would stay on at the apartment in case Quinn called in . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | Yes and did you stay on at the hospital then ? |
24 | He would stay on through the night although the local doctor had said it was probably useless . |
25 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
26 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
27 | ‘ The fact of the matter is , several of the teachers on the course you missed because of skiving off on holiday , a number of them have asked me if they can stay on for the autumn term . |
28 | Valeria had asked us for the afternoon and suggested that we should stay on for the evening , as her mother had gone to spend the night with a friend . |
29 | I very much hope that both you and your husband will stay on for the wedding . |
30 | Yes because in the summer I mean you , some time in the , in this next term would be the ideal thing really because that , if she can stay on for the summer term |