Example sentences of "[vb infin] [det] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Right keep notes , er we 're not talking about pigeon toes , we 're talking about club foot , which is a real problem , if we do n't treat this the baby when it grows up it 's gon na have difficulties in walking .
2 Last night 's accident did n't make this the time to start hurling accusations …
3 I do think when they 're caught , they are , to me it seems as if they ought to be made to clear up some graffiti and and realise what they 're doing because , I do n't think half the time , they realise the the upset they cause .
4 She spent little and even caring for her lodgers generously she did not need half the income she found she earned .
5 Alice was thinking : Jim 's so big and strong , Philip is n't ; together they 'd need half the time .
6 What he was planning would tie half the hospital up for the entire morning !
7 You 've seen me , she 's seen me flirt all the time .
8 Do n't go and buy all the kit until you know what sort of sailing you enjoy .
9 I 've got to go out and buy all the cloth for the new costumes in The Tempest .
10 There are other times when for short trips you just do n't need all the capacity and weight of a ‘ serious ’ backpacking sack .
11 ‘ It 's here , as they land , that we 'll need all the ingenuity we can get . ’
12 There is hope for Hector 's , but it has certainly been saved from fishing nets at the last hour , and will need all the protection and help it can get if it is to survive through the next century .
13 But , with Britain now ranked eighteenth among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) , he will need all the luck that he can get .
14 She 'll need all the rest she can get for the task now facing her .
15 Runners are generally suffering at this stage ( 23.5 6o 24.5 miles ) and will need all the support they can get .
16 Please pray for me as I 'll need all the support I can get .
17 A king who sought to defy his magnates and preserve his favourites , who was threatened from Scotland and France , who was distrusted and despised by his French wife , would surely need all the support he could get from his clergy and from the pope in order to survive ; and for this , one might expect him to pay dearly by concessions .
18 After that , the dust will begin to settle and you must settle your differences , too , since you will need all the support you can muster to make your mark at work or make life more financially secure .
19 We 'll need all the cold we can get if the ice is to be firm enough for the plane to land . ’
20 The responsibility now usually rests heavily on the shoulders of one or , with luck , perhaps two relatives , and they will often need all the help they can get from the local social , medical , nursing and voluntary services .
21 I had moved a table into a big window , for I foresaw that we should need all the help we could get from the view .
22 ‘ I am not going to get into what kind of therapy she might find herself in , but clearly she would need all the help she could get from whatever source was available .
23 They would need all the help they could get from beach surveys and marker canoes , so 50 Combined Operations Assault Pilotage Parties ( COPPs ) were proposed .
24 ‘ Sounds like we 'll need all the help we can get .
25 As well as motivation , drive , ability and hard work , you 'll need all the help you can get .
26 The team members are busy raising money in a variety of ways to go into a fund towards the costs but do need all the help they can get , any ideas , suggestions would be most welcome .
27 ‘ We 're on the way , ’ I thanked him , ‘ but we 'll need all the boy 's help in getting a permanent cure . ’
28 The Japanese , on the other hand , would need all the money they could lay their hands on to rebuild .
29 On a personal note , could you pray for me as I am in the process of getting a job in Saudi Arabia myself and will need all the prayer support I can get .
30 You will need all the strength you can muster on this journey . ’
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