Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm you know if if we are going to try to keep going as a viable group then yes one of the things we should consider I mean I I do n't I 've come here sort of thinking oh is this it , is this the crisis meeting or |
| 2 | The fact that a deceased 's widow would have given up work to start a family but for the deceased 's death is not a matter to be taken into account so as to increase her dependency on the deceased from the date that she would have given up work ( Malone v Rowan [ 1984 ] 3 All ER 402 ) . |
| 3 | Dinosaurs would have inhabited both daytime and night-time niches determined by regular modes of activity under the control of biological clocks ; i.e. the circadian rhythm . |
| 4 | Such organic-rich shales are likely to constitute a much more widespread potential source for hydrocarbons — probably mainly for gas and condensate — than the coals of the deltas which are restricted to the northern part of the region , although the possibility that isolated intermontane coal basins may have developed further south in the later Carboniferous can not be excluded . |
| 5 | The king was more distressed by his death than by that of any other person except his own sister , and it seems certain that Berkeley would have received further advancement had he lived . |
| 6 | The very low prevalence of seropositivity for HIV antibodies in children aged under 6 is encouraging since these children will have received only blood products that had been treated to inactivate HIV . |
| 7 | Such investment over and above plan targets must have speeded up modernization . |
| 8 | ‘ Howard , ’ says Phil , ‘ how long do you think you could have sat here being at one with the infinite before you 'd felt your bottom aching and your scalp itching ? ’ |
| 9 | If it had n't worked out , I would simply have carried on road riding . ’ |
| 10 | Outgoing Prime Minister Yitzak Shamir was reported on June 27 to have said in an interview with the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv : " I would have carried on autonomy talks for 10 years and meanwhile we would have reached half a million souls in Judea and Samaria [ the West Bank ] … |
| 11 | Also insulate the walls , and eliminate as many draughts as possible , Try to avoid water drips from the roof , as they could have picked up asbestos particles . |
| 12 | ( Charles may have picked up malaria in Italy in 875 : he was seriously ill from late July to mid-August 876 , and from December 876 to January 877 . |
| 13 | The presence of a population of seldom fewer than 2,000 cormorants , 20,000 gulls ( including the rarest of all gulls , Saunders ' gull ) , 15,000 ducks , 5,000 herons and 10,000 waders must have conjured up nightmare pictures of the risk of birdstrikes . |
| 14 | He could have moved directly south into the valley of the Dee , but instead he chose to head eastwards towards the vale of Clwyd , to take a cautious look at the borders of Lord Grey 's domain before he turned south to cross the mountains to Valle Crucis . |
| 15 | They may have turned down job promotions to allow more time to be with their parents , or to avoid moving abroad or further from home . |
| 16 | In addition , the very high demand in the early seventies may well have pushed up investment goods prices especially fast . |
| 17 | It is quite likely that to have attempted more would have done more harm than good : at all events , nothing more was attempted . |
| 18 | Well i is n't if you 'd asked me last August when we bought the I would have said probably Radio Brittany or Radio Rouane |
| 19 | They would have stirred up trouble for nothing . |
| 20 | Edward indicated that he was not committed to Balliol 's cause , and the arrival of Balliol at Carlisle as a fugitive must have made both king and parliament have second thoughts about his value as an ally . |
| 21 | Here , you will have used both repetition and association — a powerful combination . |
| 22 | If you have already extended your house in the past , you may have used up part or all of the allowance , and you will have to apply for planning permission for the garage . |
| 23 | But equally , the alliance should nut be dated too late in the 430s , because then it would have cried out fur mention at some point in the book i narrative , where the immediate ‘ alleged reasons ’ for the war are rehearsed at length . |
| 24 | Although the basic position of the continents had remained unchanged since the Mesozoic , variations in the sea level might have opened up land passages between areas now separated by shallow seas . |
| 25 | Kinnock 's success in altering party policy was made easier , if less meaningful , by the end of the cold war , but a public onslaught on the Conservatives ' military record , including the maintainance of Trident , would have opened up debate within Labour ranks , as well as risking alienating voters on the question of defence employment . |
| 26 | But in fact they did care , because if they had n't the traumas that afflicted Welsh rugby at about this time would have had not effect . |
| 27 | I would have thought so darling . |
| 28 | Any of them might have died prematurely , he might not have been able to earn these sums , and other misfortunes might have occurred so allowance must be made for this . |
| 29 | But Mr Major 's room for manoeuvre was limited by the loss of Mr Chris Patten , who could well have become Home Secretary , and two other rising stars : the two Treasury Ministers Mr Francis Maude and Mr John Maples . |
| 30 | Besides , a shift in the values of the people towards a desire for British-style justice would not automatically have brought about change , for the vested interests in and out of the administration would have continued to operate as before . |