Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] [det] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Consumers ' Association says that rather than give half the cover price to retailers , they prefer to sink the money into campaigning work and more investigations . |
| 2 | rather than walk all the way from Woolworths . |
| 3 | That particular party broke up at five , and two guests were persuaded to go to bed rather than drive all the way back to West Meath . |
| 4 | Christian Aid is not in a position itself to set up and service all the training which it is envisaged might be useful to supporters . |
| 5 | I 've got to go out and buy all the cloth for the new costumes in The Tempest . |
| 6 | Do n't go and buy all the kit until you know what sort of sailing you enjoy . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's true everyone expects me to go out and win all the time , ’ says Gunnell , who has managed to remain as unspoilt as she was before her Barcelona triumph . |
| 8 | Now the Government is to construct , at vast cost , two large new sewers to collect and process all the waste before it enters the river . |
| 9 | See the thing is , what they 've said to me , because I 've been away now for nearly two years erm I 'd have to go back and do all the training again , which is a bit of a pain but its not too bad because I 've done it before sort of thing , she said to me oh yeah when you go I , I might come along and see if I like it , and we can do the training together she said , I manage to put her off that idea , manage to talk her out of that . |
| 10 | Everyone wants us to work and work all the time and not stop . |
| 11 | We the undermentioned agree to cut and secure all the corn grown on the farm in a workmanlike manner to my satisfaction ; make bottoms of stacks ; cover up when required ; hoe the turnips twice and turn or lift the barley once ; turn the pease once — each man to find a gaveller . |
| 12 | After three miles Nathan had to turn round and ride all the way home again . |
| 13 | I used to go and hide all the time . ’ |
| 14 | The Attractions of Ryedale need little introduction with something to enthrall and entertain all the family , come rain or shine ! from the grandeur of famous stately homes and historic railways , to award-winning museums and fun parks — Ryedale awaits you … |
| 15 | We worked on gut feeling and it was very difficult to control and manage all the development work because of the technology involved . |
| 16 | 5.9.4 Prior to any permitted assignment to procure that the assignee enters into direct covenants with the Landlord to perform and observe all the Tenant 's covenants and all other provisions during the residue of the Term |
| 17 | I was cleaning , cleaning it up and of course I was tapping it with a hammer was n't I to try and get all the putty you know , try and break the putty and most of it came away and I just tapped this one little |
| 18 | I can see , can you sha can you go and get all the grass off your socks ! |
| 19 | If there was a brake , this would not happen and the person would have to stop and start all the time rather than moving smoothly around the supermarket . |
| 20 | The Indians were buried with as much wealth as possible , and so they strove with the utmost diligence throughout their lives to acquire and amass all the gold they could , which they took from their own land and were buried with it … |
| 21 | And all you 've got ta do is , with machine is put petrol or diesel or whatever it is to make and check all the oil |
| 22 | My first one , Sarah , did nothing but eat all the time , and my second , Tom , simply slept . |
| 23 | Rochers town , we were only a short way and we went to this house , we were only young coppers , and we had this friend call on us and we looked out , he was going back into the car and he looked down the street and he said , my God there 's an awful lot of children around here , they must do nothing but screw all the time |
| 24 | It was impossible to suspend one 's belief — and what with the audience jeering and throwing peanuts , the whole thing was a disaster ! — he did nothing but cry all the time — right out of character — just stood there and cried … |