Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been expected that a limited corp of staff would remain as a support unit after the last aircraft departs in January . |
| 2 | The compensation could not be increased if the council had lost it 's appeal and it would therefore remain as a maximum of £1 million . |
| 3 | Then you would remain as a group and could observe your own customs , those which do not conflict with our law . ’ |
| 4 | In the light of that , will he reconsider the abolition of vacation hardship allowance , especially as it was abolished in clear breach of undertakings given in the House that it would remain as a safety net following the abolition of social security provision ? |
| 5 | Community Health Councils will remain as the link between authorities and the consumer , and the working papers mention consulting consumers in audit of services . |
| 6 | Although Terminal courses would probably remain as the bulk of provision — ‘ the breadth of the base of the movement amongst ordinary folk ’ — ‘ the Tutorial Class must be the demonstration that real understanding , whatever the purpose , requires sustained effort ; and a significant expansion of activity at this level is the true index of a significant expansion of a genuinely informed public . ’ . |
| 7 | Alternatively , Exminster could remain as the hospital for elderly mentally ill patients , allowing a planned closure of Digby Hospital after short-stay beds had been established in Torbay and North Devon . |
| 8 | Thus a certain sales figure may remain as the target but the spending habits of the income group from which the sales were to come may have shifted . |
| 9 | The General Herborising was also conducted by the Demonstrator who led his more expert colleagues further afield , sometimes to the coast where they would remain for a couple of days or more . |
| 10 | Soon this was to be entered and then only Tibet and Ethiopia would remain for a time unresponsive to European politics , ideas and technology . |
| 11 | The train had already left Sion when the avalanche struck and with the possibility of further minor falls it had retreated to the sanctuary of the station where the passengers were told it would remain for the rest of the night . |
| 12 | Theda 's eyes remained closed as the lumbering stagecoach rumbled its way from Newark , where she had caught it outside the Saracen 's Head , to Ashby-de-la-Zouch , where it would remain for the night before proceeding to Stafford . |
| 13 | And impressive though it is , at the moment , the mural will remain for the owner 's eyes only . |
| 14 | Other propositions may not be testable even in principle but may remain for the time as a necessary component of an overall paradigm . |
| 15 | No , it seems that the drifter will remain for the time being in the form of the original although we will keep working on it . |
| 16 | Much work might remain for the clergy both in imposing a code of Christian morals , and in determining where the line was to run between what could and what could not form a respectable part of the Christian life . |
| 17 | ‘ Because he believed that Charles just is n't going to make it — and the sovereign 's relationship with her heir has always been difficult — Prince Philip urged her to assert that she had no intention of stepping down from the throne , that she must and will remain for the duration . ’ |
| 18 | Changes must be made to the attack for the first Test at Old Trafford next month but pacemen Andy Caddick , Paul Jarvis and Chris Lewis now have just one more chance to prove they should remain for the Ashes opener . |
| 19 | In the past there has been an assumption that pupils ' attainment will dip as a result of transfer and a settling period will be needed . |
| 20 | There 's a lot to be done if cases are to be taken to court , but the last thing Thames Water will want during the run up to privatisation is a long , drawn out damages claim where the point at issue is the safety of the water in the tap . |
| 21 | That happened to Harry Porter in about 1927 when Lance Henly called after him ‘ Young Mr. Porter , do n't you think as a member of the Bank of England you should not be playing as an Artisan ? ’ |
| 22 | Do you think as a band you have a basic outlook that you all agree on ? |
| 23 | ‘ Let me think for a while . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Ca n't think of anywhere myself , let me think for a minute . |
| 25 | Do n't think for a minute I 'm jealous . |
| 26 | Naturally I did n't think for a minute that my life and spirit could stimulate her . |
| 27 | I do n't think for a minute that I can work them out in movies . |
| 28 | I do n't think for a minute we 'll have to . ’ |
| 29 | I did n't think for a minute that if we ever met again you would so bitterly slap it back in my face with no regard for my feelings . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ When I got back and found your note I did n't think for a minute that it was because you thought I was the father of the child . |