Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To which I reply , ‘ All right , let's think of the circumstances in which you might wish to say ‘ I 'm happy ’ in the most general sense , without limitation to any implied purpose or situation … ’ |
| 2 | Also I remember a very , very early meeting when somebody said , ‘ Let's think of the reasons why we are glad to be gay , ’ and I thought , ‘ Rubbish , there are n't any , what nonsense . ’ |
| 3 | Similarly , however much we may disapprove of the Nazis judging Hitler to be evil is not a satisfactory historical explanation . |
| 4 | We may think of the evaluation as having four foci : |
| 5 | This kind of decision fits the model of a ‘ weighing ’ of considerations ; we may think of the man as piling items pro and con on opposite sides of a balance and making his judgement after one side goes down . |
| 6 | Economists may think of the interests of nations in terms of wealth , and lawyers in terms of adherence to legal rules working to one 's advantage . |
| 7 | Whatever we may think of the future , we think of the past as having been in its time as determinate as the present now is . |
| 8 | Whatever one may think of the effectiveness of the Valleys Initiative , it has the powerful appeal of historic social justice , since it offers the people of these areas a taste of the quality of life that has been achieved elsewhere through the profits of our industrial past . |
| 9 | " Well now , " she said in a brisk voice , " we must think of the future . |
| 10 | ‘ I must think of the future . |
| 11 | GUIL : Yes , one must think of the future . |
| 12 | Perhaps , however , we must think of the postman as having a seemingly well founded belief that he is delivering letters to real people . |
| 13 | I do n't eat much at lunch-time myself but we must think of the Captain here who 's doing all the work … perhaps a string or two of those wild boar sausages — do you think they 're local ? |
| 14 | But now , we must think of the clan . |
| 15 | ( a ) The accused himself must know of the obligation . |
| 16 | He must know of the siege , but presumably did not realise the urgency of their need . |
| 17 | In the context of a management buy-out , Newco would need to satisfy the holding company test , namely its business must consist of the holding of shares or securities of its 75% subsidiaries . |
| 18 | Anyone inclined to question the advisability of monogamy should read of the troubles of Jacob , David and others who took more than one wife . |
| 19 | His contention is that much of the slump in mainframe revenues has been mis-attributed to downsizing mania whereas the recession should take of the blame — delay in large capital projects gives the impression that mainframes are in more trouble then they actually are , he suggests . |
| 20 | Many of the current experiments have been interesting and thought.provoking ; none the less we must beware of the tendency to enjoy the use of the latest expensive and prestigious gadget and it is wise to remember Oettinger 's warning in his devastating book : |
| 21 | We must beware of the use of ethnicity to wrap a spurious cloak of legitimacy around the speaker who invokes it . |
| 22 | However , we must beware of the illusion that counterpoint always enhances the beauty of music , or that it has an inherent aesthetic value of its own . |
| 23 | Secondly , we must beware of the term ‘ medieval ’ . |
| 24 | Explaining that the Ministry was looking for a ‘ suitable ’ home for the aircraft the spokesman underlined that the MoD ‘ must dispose of the aircraft in the best interests of the taxpayer . ’ |
| 25 | The willingness of the commons to grant the maltote in these years should dispose of the argument that they wished to see the tax abolished . |
| 26 | In other words Psalm 104:30 may speak of the energising rather than the creative work of the Spirit , and thus fall into line with the rest of the Old Testament teaching on ruach as ‘ breath ’ . |
| 27 | Second , the benefit may consist of the enjoyment by the employee of services or facilities which it is part of the employer 's business to sell to the public , for example concessionary travel for railway or airline employees or concessionary education for the children of schoolteachers ( ‘ in-house benefits ’ ) . |
| 28 | A memo may carry a reference which may consist of the sender 's and typist 's initials and/or a reference number |
| 29 | And this is an introduction to look really you 'll experience of the work of archaeologists . |
| 30 | I 'll think of the look I want — at the moment I like to look ‘ French' ; you know , sophisticated and Parisian — so I 'll lay everything out on the bed , plan what shoes , what make-up , hairstyle , earrings , the lot . |