Example sentences of "[vb infin] us [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Physics is the study of simple things that do not tempt us to invoke design . |
| 2 | You ca n't expect us to dance attendance up the stairs as well . |
| 3 | Stern ( 1983 ) argued that a good pedagogical theory — or as adult educators would say a good andragogical one — would enable us to view language teaching in a much better perspective and to recognize its relationship with other kindred activities . |
| 4 | The recent negotiation by UK universities of favourable educational licences for Interleaf will enable us to take advantage of its object-oriented and highly structured approach to document specification , while giving students a much more attractive and easy-to-learn interface . |
| 5 | Enterprise G U I will enable us to take advantage of erm G U I desktop devices such as Windows Three . |
| 6 | Knowledge of this fact , together with understanding some properties of our body clock , will enable us to promote adjustment of our clock to the new time zone and so reduce the difficulties of jet-lag . |
| 7 | Well we 've already talked briefly and we 've seen a video about Gain Multimedia and how that might enable us to address application requirements in a different way . |
| 8 | But this knowledge will not alone enable us to understand language in use for this is always a matter of realizing the particular token meanings of signs in association with the context of utterance . |
| 9 | Our existing funding arrangements do not enable us to provide assistance to visiting researchers from the Community or elsewhere . |
| 10 | This new identity will enable us to offer project and construction management services to clients through a consultancy business which can be seen as separate from the Group 's Contracting arm . |
| 11 | A slight modification of the procedure will enable us to add equality constraints . |
| 12 | Werner came to our rescue with the loan of a hundred dollars , which would have to see us through the three or four months it might take us to reach Aru . |
| 13 | It can require us to support legislation we believe would be inappropriate in the perfectly just and fair society and to recognize rights we do not believe people would have there . |
| 14 | Carr : Yes , obviously the long term contract brings stability which will allow us to maximise training to achieve higher levels of flexibility and efficiency in offshore working . |
| 15 | The law does not allow us to sell alcohol to persons under 18 years of age . |
| 16 | However , knowledge of abilities does not allow us to predict performance — only to predict the potential to perform . |
| 17 | Especially important are records that will allow us to give life to the many stories history can tell . |
| 18 | The potential for quantitative measurements with this new imaging modality of the gastrointestinal tract is under development which will allow us to measure transit and correlate this with motility data . |
| 19 | Maybe we could even get official supporters club status which might allow us to get bulk tickets easier . |
| 20 | Once we have agreed the contents with him we will be in a position to drawn up a Phase 1 contract in which we intend to concentrate on making the sanctuary wind and watertight that will allow us to begin work on the interior alterations . |
| 21 | What empirical evidence is there that might persuade us to give credence to this sharp and absolute distinction ? |
| 22 | You must … convince us that you do not want us to declare war simply in order to terrify the English into making peace by a naval promenade in the Channel . |
| 23 | Ms Radice got to the crux of the matter when she told The Washington Post , ‘ To me , when the obvious sexual nature … is the only thing you see or the first thing you see or the overwhelming thing that you experience the American public has given us a lot of guidance on this , and Congress has given us a lot of guidance , saying they do n't want us to spend money on that particular type of art ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ Therese would want us to finish dinner first . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't want us to apportion blame , ’ she said . |
| 26 | It conjectures that God/dess , the Source , the Universe , the Force , the Light — or whatever term you wish to use — just might prefer us to enjoy life to the full , to open ourselves to the joy and abundance of the universe ; that All That Is is perhaps a loving force , and does not want us to endure sorrow , poverty and hardship . |
| 27 | It conjectures that God/dess , the Source , the Universe , the Force , the Light — or whatever term you wish to use — just might prefer us to enjoy life to the full , to open ourselves to the joy and abundance of the universe ; that All That Is is perhaps a loving force , and does not want us to endure sorrow , poverty and hardship . |
| 28 | ‘ You may as well ask us to guarantee world peace , ’ said record company EMI 's Louise Bagshawe . |
| 29 | Localities , locales and human interaction may help us to situate society and social change . |
| 30 | The philosophy of the phantasm may , however , help us to do justice to the event of Foucault himself . |