Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] business " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she hesitated , hardly knowing what to say , he tipped the scales by proposing briskly , ‘ Perhaps we should get down to business . |
| 2 | Why are they so large , because their economies of scale to be reaped right companies are trying to erm , to accrue those economies of scale right , cos if they do n't , they 'll go out of business , because their competitors alright will produce , erm , a superior or a lower price product okay . |
| 3 | We hope that environmentally we are considerate , but if we 're not efficient producers then we 'll go out of business . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll get down to business then , shall I ? — I want you to do something for me . ’ |
| 5 | Can I , those , those , those who are in favour , we 'll continue on in business |
| 6 | Firms , more seriously , could go out of business . |
| 7 | With fines of up to £5,000 and a maximum 6-month jail sentence , the new regulations mean that some second-hand store owners , could go out of business . |
| 8 | But councillors are urging officials to get on with spending because the authority could go out of business in two years ' time if local government is reorganised . |
| 9 | He said it would kill the job prospects of thousands of workers in the constituency , including those working in nursing and residential homes which he says could go out of business as a result . |
| 10 | The pools people argue that unless they are given ‘ a level playing field ’ to compete with the lottery , two of the three leading firms could go out of business , with the loss of thousands of jobs . |
| 11 | Cos if your washing machine machine lasts for thirty years they 'd go out of business would n't they ? |
| 12 | you 'd walk out with business , you would walk out with business |
| 13 | In reality , the basis for the prevailing sense of optimism was nothing more than a sense that , with hostilities now ended , everyone could get back to business as usual . |
| 14 | ‘ If we could get back to business , ’ she began as calmly as she could , ‘ I 'd like the use of an office and a telephone , and a list of phone numbers — suppliers , customers , Press , the business fair organisers … ’ |
| 15 | If the retailer does n't make a profit , he may go out of business . |
| 16 | A survey by the Engineering Employers ' Federation into the effects of new anti-pollution legislation has concluded that up to 50 companies may go out of business ; 200 are expecting a serious decline in profitability , and many hundreds more are uncertain about their future . |
| 17 | you 'd walk out with business , you would walk out with business |
| 18 | Without a Government subsidy , based on the number of sheep , many of these farmers would go out of business . |
| 19 | Forgetting about the Japanese for a moment , I had bee forecasting that one or two of the big six would go out of business as independent companies . |
| 20 | Current policy seems to be to ‘ go soft ’ on the addicts and concentrate on catching the dealers , yet without customers the dealers would go out of business . |
| 21 | If it were , crockery manufacturers would go out of business . |
| 22 | Such a situation can not persist for long since firms would go out of business . |
| 23 | Now one would think that er they would go out of business because no-one would want to live there , but as a result of government policy , which has meant that Council houses are n't available to people any more , because a local authority is n't allowed to build them ; people actually have the choice : they either are homeless and on the streets or they pay exorbitant rents for appalling accommodation . |
| 24 | But damages awards like Mrs Sutcliffe 's would put out of business all but the biggest media moguls . |
| 25 | Anyway , let's get down to business . |
| 26 | Now let's get down to business . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Bruce Hepburn , the 24-year-old former student who helped found the Imperial Ventures company which commissioned the survey , said if companies did not improve their image ‘ they will go out of business ’ . |
| 28 | Mr Bruce Hepburn , the 24-year-old former student who helped found the Imperial Ventures company which commissioned the survey , said if companies did not improve their image ‘ they will go out of business ’ . |
| 29 | Those who place orders will not normally accept any great degree of risk that the supplier will go out of business before the order is delivered , nor will they place large orders with firms whose working capital and liquidity appears unsound or badly managed ; * the placing of Conditions on Potential orders such that suppliers : must conform to specified quality control Procedures such as those specified by the UK quality standard BS 5750 . |
| 30 | But hotels and garages along the route say that if the bridge is n't repaired soon , many of them will go out of business . |