Example sentences of "[vb infin] with [art] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It will not happen because the House can not reform itself ; it can only act with the permission of the executive . |
| 2 | But sometimes , protesters may act with the intention of causing unlawful conduct on the part of the police , with a view to making complaints at a later stage . |
| 3 | Inevitably , the arts view of the importance of individuality ( as commented upon earlier ) does not synchronize with the DES views as to the purpose of education which is seen as ‘ centrist , extremely bureaucratic and mechanistic in style ’ ( Lawton , 1984 , p. 10 ) . |
| 4 | The self-abnegation of Friends , emptying themselves the better to be filled by the Light Within , did not then necessarily exclude the pursuit of righteousness in the world ; equally , in the outlook of growing numbers of Quakers in the early nineteenth century , this stance could merge with a stress on the experience of grace which aligned them with evangelicals . |
| 5 | Banc One has a rule that it will not merge with an institution that is larger than one-third its own size . |
| 6 | From the back of the hummock a figure appeared and began moving unhurriedly up the hill on an irregular route , at times coming obliquely towards the Friar , and then abruptly changing direction and seeming to go away from him : thus tacking and weaving the man was as inconspicuous as a partridge on ploughland , so that if the Friar turned his eyes from him for a moment he was difficult to rediscover , so perfectly did he merge with the duns , browns , russets , and half-greens of the wood . |
| 7 | If a healthy personality is to be formed the psychic image of the child must merge with the reality of what the child actually is . |
| 8 | The same principle applies to those whose natural instinct is to try and merge with the wallpaper . |
| 9 | cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book |
| 10 | I mean I 'm sure you 're right , but I just , I just do n't know with the information I 've got how to make those sort of decisions . |
| 11 | Charlie assumed that he must fall with every pace he took , as he watched the lieutenant treat the German wire as just another hurdle , before running on towards the enemy trenches as if they were the finishing line in some race being held at his public school . |
| 12 | To the extent that interest rates and yields do fall with an expansion of the money supply , people may well hold larger money balances : after all , the opportunity cost of holding that liquidity ( i.e. the interest sacrificed by not holding bonds , etc. ) has been reduced . |
| 13 | However , legal work tends to rise and fall with the prosperity of the country : people avoid litigation in hard times . |
| 14 | The Doctor looked back from the short flight of steps leading down to the entry hall , and watched the TARDIS dematerialize with a feeling of pain at seeing his ship go without him . |
| 15 | By sweeping back and forth through figures of eight , a Flexifoil will build up speed even when wind strength is such that without movement or being flown as though on a single line , it will just hover with the spar nearly straight . |
| 16 | Yesterday we observed that Mr Jeffrey Archer ( whose idea of canvassing for the Tory Party has revived the lost art of burlesque ) had bet £10 that the Tories will win with a majority of 27 seats . |
| 17 | Trevino taught Willie course yardages , Mexican-American humour and how they could win with a quip and a smile . |
| 18 | However , not all females show equally strong preferences , and they decided to breed from the females that did mate with a quadrimaculata male , to see whether their offspring would also show the preference . |
| 19 | shall prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form and containing such particulars , compiled in such a manner , as the Minister may from time to time direct with the approval of the Treasury . |
| 20 | A voder commentary accompanied the recording , but Rostov had switched off the auditory input to his chair so that he could converse with the Manchu technician who was running the session . |
| 21 | This last letter did not chime with the rest . |
| 22 | None would quibble with the subtitle : Reflections on a life of happiness and fun . |
| 23 | Who would now quibble with the implications of that ? |
| 24 | A woman should never flirt with a man other than her husband , but this does not mean that she is oppressed in any way . |
| 25 | He would flirt with the girls who sold them to him and pretend they were a present for his mother . |
| 26 | They would chat and flirt with the legionnaires , making them buy champagne and other expensive drinks , in return for which they would provide female company and , if they found the legionnaire attractive , they would sleep with them . |
| 27 | However , should there be any difficulty in siting the panel on the pillar , perhaps one of you could discuss with the Publicity Assistants an alternative and suitable site . |
| 28 | The advisers should discuss with the investors at the outset the extent of the due diligence to be undertaken and the precise purpose of the exercise . |
| 29 | The manager should discuss with the DNE the basis for formulating the allocation and holiday plan . |
| 30 | Did the Minister discuss with the unions concerned the maintenance of free collective bargaining and union recognition in the agencies ? |