Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHEN military dictators fall , the democrats who follow them must try to restore the rule of law , as well as rule by the majority . |
| 2 | ‘ The baby is scheduled at the end of March , but if it is late , I may have to miss the Masters . |
| 3 | ‘ I may have to miss the first game but I 'm hoping to get myself a boot made for my left foot with a steel plate in it to protect the toe so that I can practice as soon as I get to India . ’ |
| 4 | Sydney said that he was very pleased that someone should want to take the time , money and effort to operate a Great War aerodrome and expressed his thanks to Torquil , Vic and all that had made it possible … |
| 5 | Nevertheless , if at a later date someone should wish to cure the horse of such a bad habit they will find it difficult to do so . |
| 6 | Now I must try to get the young people dancing . ’ |
| 7 | I decided I must try to find the man who had been watching us . |
| 8 | It would be tedious and is not , I think , necessary to examine them all but I must seek to trace the development of the law through the main decisions and I intend to refer to them in chronological order . |
| 9 | But I saw judgement in your face , and it shattered me , precisely because I know I must seem to deserve the very worst that anyone could imagine . |
| 10 | I should prefer to see the Bill amended so that the two Light Railways Acts were repealed only in England and Wales . |
| 11 | I used to ask what I should do to fill the day and he 'd simply say go to the park and knit . |
| 12 | Please could you tell me what I should do to treat the problem ? |
| 13 | I could n't understand why I should want to leave the relative safety of the house in Fulham to walk into a hornets ' nest of horrified disapproval and rejection . |
| 14 | I should want to make the case for arguing that power is as integral a component of all social interaction as norms are . |
| 15 | I should love to meet the guy who thought up that one . |
| 16 | When some years ago I decided to pay the Life Governor 's subscription the expense was for me a serious cost but was willing to pay it to ensure that I should continue to enjoy the privileges without having to worry about future subscriptions when I had retired from salaried work . |
| 17 | That I should live to see the day when a British government would do this to us . |
| 18 | I have referred to enforcement more than once already since I became president , and I should like to leave the Institute 's ethical support services for another occasion . |
| 19 | In many ways I should like to do the same , for there are wonderful stories to be told , and I love storytelling . |
| 20 | ‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’ |
| 21 | The meeting was successful , and I should like to highlight the key points . |
| 22 | At this stage I should like to thank the committee collectively for the tremendous amount of hard work and dedication put in during the year , and for the support which I have received . |
| 23 | If I may be predictable for a moment , I should like to welcome the benefit increases . |
| 24 | To complement the quotation from Winston Churchill 's reply to the debate on the then Coal Mines ( Eight Hours ) Bill that was given by the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras , I should like to draw the House 's attention to other words of Winston Churchill in the same speech , which are as self-evidently true today as they were then : ’ We have reminded the hon. Gentleman of it often ; but why should cheapness of production always be achieved at the expense of the human factor ? |
| 25 | I should like to live in a community , Eleanor Thorne decided , I should like to taste the fruits of life in a small home , a retirement home , an old people 's house , whatever it might be called . |
| 26 | I should like to put the contrary view that an understanding of theory is of primary importance because this provides a general perspective on the nature of language which influences pedagogic principles and indicates how different descriptions might be adapted for classroom use . |
| 27 | I should like to see the children , if I may . ’ |
| 28 | Please , yes , I should like to see the room . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If there is any fighting in Europe , I should like to see the Bolshies and the Nazis doing it . ’ |
| 30 | I should like to see the new Techniquest look out across a natural estuary that has seen the tide rise and fall for a million years . |