Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until they do , you may prefer to leave after the cocktails . |
| 2 | Firms may not wish to prosecute an employee who has been fiddling them but may prefer to deal with the matter informally , to avoid bad publicity or appearing inefficient and the Possible loss of the confidence of their clients . |
| 3 | Certainly for the bride ; optional for the groom ( trad. males may prefer to keep to the old proprietorial ways ) . |
| 4 | This means , then , that the sort of target group description the agency may want to develop for the advertising will be something like this ( for a brand of ice cream ) : |
| 5 | You may want to wipe around the eyes with moist cotton wool on occasions as part of the regular grooming process , and also inspect the ears . |
| 6 | Whatever criticisms one may want to make of the quality of the evidence and analysis of the debate , it is hard to deny its effectiveness in changing the climate with regard to the control of the curriculum . |
| 7 | Supporters of the rational model may seek to move to the desired situation in one strategic move . |
| 8 | However , we wish to discuss and agree any amendments that you may seek to make to the contract in advance of you submitting your final binding offer . |
| 9 | In drug addiction and in the eating disorders the processes may be even slower because the drugs or the distorted eating pattern may cause more confusion and damage to thought processes and also because the sufferers may be young and may need to live through the emotional pain of adolescence that is necessary for maturity and which they earlier avoided by recourse to mood-altering chemicals , substances or behaviour . |
| 10 | Now 's also the time to warn your remover about any parking restrictions at either end of the journey — he may need to liaise with the police . |
| 11 | Surround crowns with straw during winter to protect them from frost — in colder areas you may need to earth up the stems first . |
| 12 | You may need to fiddle with the valves quite a bit to get the right balance between the different outlets . |
| 13 | It was also suggested that theologians may need to look at the theology of play in order to gain a more positive understanding of the entertainment role of the media . |
| 14 | You may need to stand behind the patient at first , to encourage him to move correctly and not in a ‘ dot and carry , pattern . |
| 15 | If it 's flush and you 're flush mounting the new one , unscrew it and prise it out of the wall ( you may need to cut through the plaster first with an old knife to help free it ) . |
| 16 | However , you may need to cut around the stalk and then twist , to hull some strawberries that are less ripe . |
| 17 | The answer to the first part of the question is that communication problems can be caused both by the sender and the receiver , but if you are frequently misinterpreted you may need to think about the message and the manner in which it is being transmitted . |
| 18 | Pupils may opt to study for the SCE Standard Grade examination in computing . |
| 19 | And why it was that such a man should want to fight against the Seven . |
| 20 | The leader is in good health and , in Maginnis 's opinion , should stay to see through the current phase — at least until the Government agrees to a select committee for Northern Ireland , whether or not there is any devolution . |
| 21 | Of course we hope that Dounreay will diversify and look for work outside nuclear tasks , especially in the area of alternative and renewable energies ; but we all know that the fast reactor programme will cease in 1994 and I do not think it right that , as a matter of policy , the hon. Lady should seek to shut off the work going on there to reprocess nuclear fuel . |
| 22 | These principles expand upon the basic standards set down in the rules of Conduct and indicate the standards which members should seek to achieve in the interests of good practice . |
| 23 | We must seek to discover through the experimental work of small teams which approaches have the best chances of success , before committing the battalions . |
| 24 | Well people are not bound to lose , because some people do finish up ahead , but most people should expect to lose for the simple reason that bookies have got to make a living somehow , and therefore the odds that they offer to entice people to go in are such as to expect the bookie to make a profit , but that does n't mean to say that I am against the idea of people going in for gambling . |
| 25 | They conform to the same technical rules as ports de bras and must appear to pass through the centre line of the arm from shoulder to finger-tips and move within the two circles drawn by the elbows and hands . |
| 26 | The message for Mr Major : unless he wants to be prisoner to such as these , he should plan to go to the polls by April 1996 at the latest . |
| 27 | At a running start you should plan to start at the downwind end . |
| 28 | Briefly , I should like to respond to the Secretary of State and to express my thanks to my hon. Friends who have contributed positively to improving the Bill . |
| 29 | What I should like to underline in the present context is the connection between the recitals in the texts and the teleological method of interpretation . |
| 30 | I wrote out , over and over , with a calm satisfaction : " I should like to live among the leaves and heather like the birds , to wear a dress of feathers , and to eat berries . " |