Example sentences of "[verb] is [to-vb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What in fact they want is to find out the basis upon which the plaintiff is making the claim , to tie the plaintiff down to a particular set of allegations before the engineer goes in . |
| 2 | through , through the system , but what that ca n't do is to pull off the arrears amount . |
| 3 | When I talk about implementation of the Maastricht treaty I mean that one of the things that must be done is to set up the arrangements agreed at Maastricht by which member states can be taken to the European Court and punished if they do not carry out obligations that they have assumed . |
| 4 | All you need to do is to draw up the pattern shapes to full size on to brown paper and use this as a pattern for your cloth . |
| 5 | The first thing we need to do is to set up the vertical grid on the page . |
| 6 | All you have to do is to fill in the details , including your name and address and the amount you wish to give , and sign and date the document in front of a witness . |
| 7 | Well I think what we want to do is to find out the truth from the hype and the emotion , that is what we want to establish and I 'm sure we will correct it if there is any injustice . |
| 8 | No no no what what Can I can I just say well I 'm What what the treasurer of an event like this needs to do is to note down the source of the cash he receives , to note where it 's coming from different products , how much is being received from that |
| 9 | What well mainly what what is the I mean , these thinner ones , presumably they would do the job as well as I do n't know I mean , it 's keeping out What I want to do is to keep out the sun . |
| 10 | In fact the only way to find out just how much space you 're going to get is to fill up the hard disk , but because disk compressors need some room to work , this is n't a particularly healthy idea . |
| 11 | What we intend is to take up the area of ground you now have roped off , or a part of it — the broken corner of the hypocaust . ’ |
| 12 | The well-planned research will not present difficulties at the analysis stage , since the purpose of the answers will have been thought of in advance , and all the analysis really does is to fill in the details . |