Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caine was filming in London with Sidney Poitier , and once or twice a week they would take it in turns to treat each other to a decent meal . |
| 2 | No young man offers to carry this burden for her . |
| 3 | And he longs to meet this woman 's need . |
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| 6 | Debt-for-equity swaps to attract foreign capital were also considered , although Cuba emphasised that new money would have to be part of any such arrangement . |
| 7 | Firstly , she needs to carry some weight to maintain her power . |
| 8 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proposals he has to enable local education authorities to improve the fabric of school buildings . |
| 9 | In moral education , the young person needs to acquire sufficient knowledge and understanding to be able to make a mature , personal response to Jesus ' invitation in relation to judgements of moral value . |
| 10 | Having sorted out his long game he just needs to acquire more consistency around the green . |
| 11 | Every fieldworker needs to acquire some insight into the basic infrastructure of the society he is studying . |
| 12 | If a reader in the year 2040 , let us say , needs to see large-scale mapping of the villages of the Yorkshire Dales covering the period 1995–2040 , he/she could find that that record has not been preserved in any library . |
| 13 | Only two outsiders are permitted to eat from the kitchen — the governor , who has to sample one meal every day to be able to answer any complaints the following day , and the doctor , who tastes the food two or three times a week to ensure that it is balanced and nutritious . |
| 14 | The government wants to stimulate new industry in these areas both by encouraging the growth and development of new companies and by the expansion of existing companies . |
| 15 | Now it wants to stimulate more investment by reducing the bureaucracy and allowing foreigners to have a controlling interest in hotel and tourist developments . |
| 16 | Manweb wants to erect low voltage lines on wooden posts at Nantmor , near Beddgelert , agreeing at the same time to dismantle the existing line . |
| 17 | MITI wants to see better collection of statistics for trade in services by international bodies such as the OECD . |
| 18 | Dr Donald Clarke , the BNP candidate , wants to see forced repatriation and passports taken away from immigrant workers and ethnic minorities . |
| 19 | Dr Donald Clarke , the BNP candidate , wants to see forced repatriation and passports taken away from immigrant workers and ethnic minorities . |
| 20 | Erm I think they , I think they do that during the day and then in the evening it 's on for anybody else who wants to see that take-off on cheeses . |
| 21 | Mr Allen has said he wants to see that percentage double by the mid-1990s . |
| 22 | Nobody wants to see that flow become a trickle . |
| 23 | The non-political event was organised by local doctor John Apps who wants to see free health service eye and dental checks and cheaper prescriptions . |
| 24 | Now claiming dole with her husband Max , she wants to see massive investment in major community projects , such as hospital and school building and road improvements throughout the country . |
| 25 | Lynne wants to see more workplace creches available and believes Labour offers the best policies for mums but questions how they will pay for some of their ideas . |
| 26 | And there is also the crucial issue of political financing which we 've heard about already this morning , and which is such a vexed question in French Spanish , and Italian politics now everybody wants to see more money coming from an expanded , er , political membership . |
| 27 | The new chairman of the physics committee , Professor Michael Hart of Kings College , London , wants to see more representation of mainstream physics at the highest levels within the SERC — especially on the council itself . |
| 28 | … and this is the picture the whole nation wants to see WAVING GOODBYE |
| 29 | ‘ It 's time we had an outstanding international , ’ said the English coach who , without any sour grapes after Wales 's win at Cardiff , desperately wants to see some back play , sadly missing in most of the Five Nations games so far . |
| 30 | What 's more , Bishop is n't in it just for the money , he wants to see some blood spilt — even that of his friends … |