Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [Wh det] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inspection of the scatterplot suggested that it would be worth trying to fit a line ; the task is to find one which will come as near as possible to the data points . |
| 2 | She was always careful never to write anything which might betray where she lived and the identity of those whom she wrote about , while stressing that the column was based upon her experiences and verifiable fact . |
| 3 | A PICTURE of incompetence , lack of urgency and eagerness to hide anything which might embarrass Whitehall is revealed in yesterday 's 170-page report by the Ombudsman , Sir Anthony Barrowclough , on the the Department of Trade 's handling of Barlow Clowes . |
| 4 | Think about training though , if somebody 's got a question to ask what will about sort of something very early on and they do n't get the opportunity to answer you what might happen |
| 5 | By the second night I had to be scraped from the floor and dragged two miles to the only shop in the vicinity to buy something which could pass as edible . |
| 6 | Christianity will deny that it condones selfishness , but it serves no purpose to promise something which can have no appeal unless it satisfies a desire , and then in another context to label that appeal the product of a baser instinct . |
| 7 | The tenant undertakes to do nothing which would put in jeopardy the continuation of the licence in respect of the premises . |
| 8 | He possessed just enough self-control to continue his gentle stroking of her , but both his arms now held her , and almost without her willing it McAllister 's crept around his neck , and unconsciously they sank , from their sitting position , on to the bed , to lie with McAllister 's head on the pillow , Dr Neil 's by her , he careful to lie still , to do nothing which might suggest any kind of bodily union . |
| 9 | But you will be receiving notification of the said meeting taking place and my colleague from Northern Irela Wales Northern Ireland , perhaps if you could have a chat with me in the corridor , I may be able to do something which can help you alleviate the sa situation between us . |
| 10 | The planners tried to devise one which would do the least damage to the existing street pattern . |
| 11 | The distinction may not seem an essential one , but there is a difference : " strike-breaking " suggests a degree of capability for the work and willingness to do it which may have been possessed by the " rats " of " London and Liverpool " , 28 but was unlikely to have been displayed by the handful of girl apprentices actually engaged during the strike . |
| 12 | Newspapers are forbidden by law to publish anything which might identify you . |
| 13 | He must also take such steps as are necessary for protecting any property of the estate but is not under an obligation to do anything which would involve him in expense ( s 287(3) ) . |
| 14 | But in front of the other pupils Mother Francis had made an iron-hard rule that Eve must never be seen to do anything which would give her a different status . |
| 15 | In every respect Britain 's foreign policy was a failure : it failed to do anything which would strengthen the declining influence of the League of Nations ; it failed to prevent the alliance of Italy and Germany : it failed to stop German expansion , and in the last resort , it failed to prevent the agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union which neutralized the Eastern Front for nearly two years . |
| 16 | He said that he would impose a state of emergency if necessary , but did not want to do anything which would have a negative effect on democracy . |
| 17 | Landowners ca n't do exactly what they want for a start , and if they intend to do anything which might damage the site they have to inform the Nature Conservancy Council in writing and try to work out a compromise . |
| 18 | And above all , it was vital not to do anything which might give the Soviet authorities grounds for hindering the return of our own men . |
| 19 | We have a good spirit and I do n't want to do anything which might put it at risk . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You want to learn somethin' wot 'll make him happy ? ’ |
| 21 | And if the Soviet leader kept silent in Peking in May , as hundreds of thousands shouted his name during the demonstrations at Tiananmen , he seems the more likely to say nothing which might inflame passions so comparatively close to home . |
| 22 | The letters said that the payments were made without prejudice to any right to recover them which might arise as a result of legal proceedings . |
| 23 | But you 've got to ask yourself what would happen if they got some tremendous tycoon always used to getting his own way , such as the chairman of some football club . |
| 24 | We can obviously take care with any articles for extra-group distribution not to say anything which may embarass us . |
| 25 | John Pitt , joint mangaing director of Anchor International , said : ‘ We are not willing to say anything which might prejudice our application . ’ |
| 26 | Mr Fallon , a champion for redevelopment of the site , said : ‘ I do n't want to see anything which would have a detrimental effect on the bus company but the area is crying out for a new development . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Fallon , who supports redevelopment of the site , said : ‘ I do n't want to see anything which would have a detrimental effect on the bus company but , at the same time , the area is crying out for a new development . ’ |
| 28 | It was merely that he never wanted in a tournament round to risk anything which might upset his endlessly repetitive ritual and rhythm . |
| 29 | And I 've got something to tell you which may make you feel the same way about me . " |
| 30 | We need something dramatic to focus it , either to introduce something which will create a potential for change in this situation ( which will potentially destabilise the situation ) or pick up on something going on in the groups which will have the same effect ; we need to focus on an issue . |