Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the old days — the good good old days — a member of the family would never even consider entering the servants ' quarters or the kitchens . |
| 2 | It said it would also seek to ban the fungicides ' use on tomatoes , potatoes and bananas . |
| 3 | Trevino admitted last year that he could not wait to become a Seniors ' Tour player and , as he predicted , the lack of similar calibre players has allowed him to dominate , winning almost $300,000 more than Mike Hill , second on the money list . |
| 4 | Secondly Chairman I would like to draw the Councillors ' attention to the fact that I 'm this years representative on the South East Waste Regulation Advisory Committee and we have indeed got in hand a project which is to look at the whole of the recycling and the priorities for the South East region and I would imagine that by the time our officers have reported back to this Authority that they will have an advantage of having access to that report . |
| 5 | After the dovecot came the wall connecting the stableyard to the house , the yard I 'd crossed every night I could remember to collect the dogs ' bowls and return them full . |
| 6 | In cold weather male golfers may prefer to use a ladies ' ball because it will have similar feel to that of a 90 compression ball in normal temperatures . |
| 7 | Sooner or later , however , Mr Gandhi will decide to cut the puppets ' strings and bring on another election . |
| 8 | This huge increase should have allayed the peasants ' suspicions of the new regime , but this was hot the case . |
| 9 | If the Viceroy , the Grand Duke Konstantin , had been firm , he could probably have prevented the Poles ' discontent from escalating . |
| 10 | Last year a court blocked government plans to build a road tunnel through the Aspe valley , which would have threatened the bears ' habitat [ see ED 65/66 ] . |
| 11 | He will attempt to counter the Oppositions ' attacks on the rise in unemployment by arguing that Scotland has a higher proportion of people in work than any other European country except Denmark and Luxembourg . |
| 12 | My point here is that a further rapid increase in unemployment might have weakened the unions ' power of resistance ( one can draw a comparison with the Thatcher government ) , but playing according to rules which prohibited blatant mass unemployment tied the government 's hands . |
| 13 | Because there was no sign that Marian and Allen had regained the highway ahead of them the verderers agreed that there were three possibilities : the first , that the children would lie hidden for some time in dense woodland until it was safe for them to return to the ride ; the second , that they would try to work their way around the Swamp to the north but that since they would be away from paths this would be difficult and slow ; and the third , that they might try to reach the outlaws ' camp by passing the Swamp to the south . |
| 14 | For the Scots would hardly have accepted the reformers ' belief in God 's especial guidance with such assurance had they not been long accustomed to think of themselves with a high level of worldly confidence . |
| 15 | Sondra Locke never would have made a Forces ' pin-up but that did n't deter Clint Eastwood from turning her into a star with lotsa spunk — and they were off-screen lovers — although he could have had his pick of ‘ beautiful broads ’ . |
| 16 | West Ham 's 4–0 home win against Norwich on Saturday , their biggest in the League this season , will not have helped the protesters ' cause . |
| 17 | Great care had to be taken to hide this tell-tale clay , since its detection by aircraft would have betrayed the mines ' position and depth . |
| 18 | For the paying customers — you and me — I 'd have thought an auditors ' report claiming ‘ mismanagement and excessive expenditure ’ was a pretty good start . |
| 19 | Whilst the purchaser may wish to elicit the vendors ' considered expectations before giving any indication , it is doubtful that much progress will be made in satisfying the above objectives without the purchaser giving a suitably caveated valuation range or at least an indication of the band of earnings multiples/net asset premiums it may be prepared to apply . |
| 20 | The fruits of this estate would have provided the judges ' stipends , insulating the judges from all risk that a government might reduce their pay if they offended it . |
| 21 | If they had done so , the economy would have retained a much fuller utilization of capacity , which in turn would have increased the companies ' profits ( from 1957 to 1963 the capacity utilization rate in manufacturing averaged only 80.5 per cent , nearly 12 per cent less than the peak achieved in 1966 ) . |
| 22 | You will have to pay the lenders ' valuation charge , plus your own report or full survey . |
| 23 | Tax advisers , for whom Labour 's belt-tightening would have meant an accountants ' bonanza . |
| 24 | Actually , if she comes and stays I 'm gon na have trouble because of , I 'll have to get the boys ' tea . |
| 25 | If part or all of the consideration is to be determined after completion , such as an earn-out or completion accounts ( see pages 43 – 47 ) , the parties should seek guidance from the Stock Exchange who in turn will wish to ask the parties ' financial advisers to elaborate on the expected consideration . |
| 26 | I might have to cut the cleaners ' hours down a bit , ’ says Chris . |
| 27 | When I got married , he would n't let me go to visit the Girls ' Club . |
| 28 | It will only serve to annoy the claimants ' advisers and will not lead to a conducive climate for ultimate settlement . |
| 29 | There is no regulatory body to which people can go to exert the operators ' proposals to the necessary scrutiny in the public interest , particularly in the consumers ' interest . |
| 30 | The signatures of these ‘ partner equivalents ’ would serve to document the individuals ' responsibility for the examination ; to that extent it eliminates for the outside world the element of anonymity currently inherent in the practice of signing audit opinions only in the names of the firms . |