Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem with Hellige 's formulation is that it can be used to explain any particular pattern of results but can not readily predict them since the nature and difficulty of both primary and concurrent tasks needs to be taken into account . |
| 2 | So each month they 've got ta put , each branch have got ta put on plus nine between now and December and that should translate itself if the theory works erm to the figures that we want . |
| 3 | " I sha n't unpack everything until the decorators have been in , " Sara said . |
| 4 | He will need it when the returns are counted and he discovers if he has retained the 4,959 Tory votes of 1987 . |
| 5 | She had her borrowed screwdriver ready to attempt a little amateur lockpicking , but she did n't need it because the drawer was n't locked . |
| 6 | The reason why a cut in members ' allowances was not in our budget is I think we did n't consider it and we did n't consider it because the figures involved are so small that it was n't a matter which was , as I say , worthy of financial comment , although I accept it has a political dimension . |
| 7 | The Commissioner 's report is made public , and the authority must consider it if an adverse finding is made . |
| 8 | I did n't know myself where the house was until the week before last . |
| 9 | I did n't know anything till the police rang . |
| 10 | No they do n't erect them when a , when a predator comes along , they just run or fly if they can . |
| 11 | Just seems that it , it to me must be wrong , that it did n't identify them because a particular picture anyway , the reason why I find difficulty in making |
| 12 | All I do I got out sort of the sort of about eight thirty and then I , I 'd work to about half three and all I 'd wan na do is , we , we 'd fucking , we 'd set up the cable then we 'd all sit down and do nothing while the old erm , the M O D people had obviously it , and then they tell us to take it down and move it and we move it and set it up again , its like out of a , out of a seven hour day , we 'd only work about three or four , like here . |
| 13 | It was a different story after the break with the Witham defence under pressure throughout with Banks saving a penalty , but he could do nothing when a free kick by McCarthy took a deflection on its way into the net . |
| 14 | Bringing back capital punishment would do nothing if the drug problem was not solved . |
| 15 | Bringing back capital punishment would do nothing if the drug problem was not solved . |
| 16 | ‘ Or I could simply beat you until the blood runs . |
| 17 | I 'll fetch you when the Library shuts . |
| 18 | The new WBC champion said he ranked Bowe among the best heavyweight fighters today , but was ‘ confident ’ he would beat him if the two met . |
| 19 | In any event , knowledge within the firm of the identity of the intermediary 's client may not identify him if the salesman or perhaps the dealer concerned did not know either that the intermediary was acting as intermediary or the identity of the client ; this is a Chinese wall-type question . |
| 20 | Cos now , they do n't do that nowadays though do they cos the go in and |
| 21 | He 's got dog to walk tonight cos we could n't bring him cos the car was full of gear . |
| 22 | But he could n't see Bertha because the bushes were too thick , and he could n't smell her because the smell of the myrtle was too strong . |
| 23 | The few businesses that do manage to achieve this profit handsomely , but most do not achieve it once the market is established . |
| 24 | So what I 'm saying to you is , do n't go in over the top , you know , five , just a normal but a firm handshake because a man would expect it because a weak ha ha handshake can be irritating and the same thing if she is a woman |
| 25 | ‘ We 'll give it till the baby 's a year old , say . |
| 26 | But he owed it to Lefevre ; better a friend should do it than a semi-stranger like Davout , or even his commanding officer . |
| 27 | If it was hard physical work , the men would do it while the women prepared a meal for everyone . |
| 28 | So we 'll do it while the numbers are there to get you familiar with it . |
| 29 | Among the more imaginative excuses were ‘ I could n't do it because the dog was pining , ’ ‘ the file fell in the bin and the cleaners came ’ and ‘ my wife wanted to make love ’ , finanacial recruitment consultants Accountemps found . |
| 30 | Because the job is only part-time Sally can do it whilst the children are at school . |