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

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1 The regulators will consult widely with consumer groups and customers before setting out standards , in conjunction with the industries .
2 Fifty per cent of Sun 's business comes from indirect channels and this will remain so in future , said Thompson .
3 And they keep giving her a courtesy car so I should think so after spending twenty one grand !
4 I do n't eat much at lunch-time myself but we must think of the Captain here who 's doing all the work … perhaps a string or two of those wild boar sausages — do you think they 're local ?
5 Liability arises only when there is a nuclear incident which occurs at or in connection with certain nuclear installations , or in the course of transport of nuclear substances , and it can arise only in connection with licensed nuclear sites .
6 It is too early to know of any false negatives but these would probably arise only by laboratory or administrative error .
7 The problem does not arise merely through lack of moral fibre .
8 If you have been successful in treating the interview as a two-way communication then much of what you hope to say will arise naturally as part of the interchange between you .
9 Only they do n't joke much about death .
10 And I 'll think better of cricket only if the Daily Mirror 's cheque for £5,000 goes to charity .
11 You can eat inside with air conditioning if you wish but most people prefer the veranda overlooking the Key .
12 Bush repeated on Oct. 24 the comparison of Iraqi President Saddam Hussain with Hitler and denounced the " rape of Kuwait " and Iraqi " crimes against humanity " , while at a rally on Oct. 30 ( campaigning in support of Republicans in the mid-term congressional elections on Nov. 6 ) he gave warnings of the possibility of a US military offensive , urging the US public to " stay together in support of our kids halfway around the world " .
13 These are the only temperature and pressure values at which all three phases can exist together in equilibrium .
14 There is no longer any need for the defendant 's solicitor to apply to have the payment in invested when time for acceptance has expired , but it will now earn less on deposit than on short-term investment account .
15 It may well have been fun while it lasted , but we might guess by now that the Titfords would not stay long in Spa Fields , any more than they had anywhere else .
16 But even with her help I do n't concentrate properly in class , I just dream away the time , and then I ca n't answer the teacher 's questions . ’
17 Tokay d'Alsace , or Pinot Gris , is aptly named gris as the skin colour of this grape does fall somewhere between black and white .
18 Mr Ford also forecast that Railtrack , the proposed state-owned track authority , would be less likely to invest in improved services , because it would have no commercial incentive , and would concentrate only on safety .
19 You 'll know better in time , Miss . ’
20 Learning in the primary school is seamless and activities in history will merge naturally into work in art , technology , drama , and so on .
21 It 's not likely that they 'll fall entirely from grace , and this is n't meant to be a sob story of any sort .
22 The real merit in this suggestion is that it is based upon ( in principle ) easily observed magnitudes those calculating the bonus need know only about price , output and cost levels in each period ; they do not need to estimate either demand or cost functions .
23 It should be noted that the study just described did not focus especially on schizophrenia , the kinds of mental illness observed in the individuals surveyed covering a number of diagnostic categories , albeit mostly ones related in one or another to psychosis and probably reflecting a similar underlying disposition .
24 Children and adults come to learn and face up to the facts of caring and sharing on the principal that we can not survive alone on Earth — we must share it with all the other animals and plants .
25 Gas can substitute entirely for petrol , because ignition is caused by a spark-plug .
26 Family doctors do n't know enough about hormone replacement therapy , according to a new study .
27 Ward said : ‘ I know the capabilities of Chris Marples , but I do n't yet know enough about Lance Key .
28 I did not know enough about painting to recognise it , or even guess at its value , but in the present-day crazy art market even a relatively modern painting might well be very valuable , and this one was apparently worth the trouble and risk that Ewen Mackay had taken .
29 I do n't know enough about computer animation to comment on the complexity of experimentation involved ( a colleague who works in electronic arts was mildly dismissive ) , but the sentiments are too predictable to command lengthy involvement .
30 Scottish villages were so frequently attacked and burned , and were so lacking in adequate fortified protection , that farmers and small gentry could survive only by building stone tower houses with barmkins , or walled enclosures .
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