Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the things that those of us who were involved in local government campaigns were trying to do was to achieve some measure of redistribution in favour of all those lesbians and gays who do not belong to the charmed circles of The Swimming Pool Library — people who have no private income ; people who depend on their jobs and would welcome job security ; people who want council tenancies free of harassment , with friends and lovers of their choice ; people who want to meet others at venues which have disabled access , which are not commercially exploitative and which are run for the benefit of the community ; people who want to display affection or consensual desire publicly without fear of violence or arrest ; people who want to bring up children without intimidation from the courts or social workers ; people who have survived the indoctrination of the education system but do not want to see the next generation of lesbians and gays subjected to the same process ; people who wanted themselves and their lifestyles to be treated with respect by the health services . |
| 2 | No one , of course , would want to compare the first week of school term with the outbreak of a world war , but we are at the beginning of a New Year and a gateway to the future . |
| 3 | You may consider presenting the first draft , if it is not too messy , but be prepared to copy it out again if it is not acceptable . |
| 4 | Saturation coverage of three-and-a-half weeks of intense campaigning may have given way to non-stop reports of a complicated new chess game — as each main party , neither with an overall majority , manoeuvres to secure the support it will need to form the next Government . |
| 5 | ‘ I ca n't wait to read the next chunk . |
| 6 | In patients who are symptom free but at risk of atheroma — eg , postmenopausal women ; men over 40 ; individuals with risk factors such as hypertension , hypercholesterolaemia , obesity , diabetes , or tobacco smoking ; and those with a strong family history — one should consider giving the first dose of sumatriptan under medical supervision . |
| 7 | August 7 : The Grumman F6F Hellcat will display to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fighter 's combat debut . |
| 8 | ‘ You 'll need to take the second right after those lights , dear . |
| 9 | Appreciation of the ways in which the various shapes are related enables the teacher to ask further leading questions when a suitable opening presents itself in a child 's play ( e.g. commenting on the way the flat slabs will go together to make a staircase of three steps — ‘ What would we need to make the next step ? ’ ) . |
| 10 | Yet another way in which you might choose to use the second half of your daily Fibre-Filler is to divide it into two portions and eat one of these half an hour before each of the two main meals of the day . |
| 11 | Yeah negative , right , textiles rise faster , the price of textiles rises faster than the general price level , the real increase in textile prices , therefore , we 'd expect providing the first law of demand holds , that we get a negative response consumption , right . |
| 12 | She did n't appear to mind the first time . |
| 13 | Remember that if you return home at the end of the session with the work you planned to do uncompleted you can not expect to return the next day or the next week to find the situation exactly as you left it . |
| 14 | Most new pupils in the First Year can usually expect to join the Second Orchestra or Wind Band , provided they are of a reasonable standard . |
| 15 | Do you want to hear the next line ? |
| 16 | I mentioned some of the problems we were facing and David asked , ‘ Harvey , do your people actually want to win the next election ? ’ |
| 17 | The neccriminal justice act in November introduces a new sentencing frame work which should reduce the numbers , but others would like to see the next Goverment go further . |
| 18 | ‘ Accepting it , the Chief Executive said he would like to accompany the next party from Hunterston visiting the Ukraine . ’ |
| 19 | Other interested observers of the business of South Coast berthing might like to read the first letter in defence of the Hamble River Boatbuilders and Marina Owners Association 's ( HRBMOA ) attempts to get the Hamble River Plan changed . |
| 20 | According to the Probation service , too many women and people from ethnic minorities are in prison in proportion to the numbers convicted ; something they 'd like to se the next Government tackle . |
| 21 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I should like to develop the next point . |
| 22 | Mark would you like to face the next ball ? ’ |
| 23 | Skipper Richard Gough , who returns after a groin injury , says ‘ Sure , I 'd like to get the first goal at Elland Road . |
| 24 | If you can just work spend the next couple of minutes working through that . |
| 25 | ‘ Would you like to show the first patient in ? ’ |
| 26 | Although the two main explanations of Labour 's growth will remain irreconcilables , the fact remains that the Labour Party did emerge to become the second party in the political system by 1922 , and a party of government by 1924 . |
| 27 | If Norman Lamont keeps the job of Chancellor ( and he might do so only because of the shortlist of alternative candidates is embarrassingly short ) he may decide to delay the next cut in interest rates for long enough to convince the markets that he is serious about wanting to move sterling into narrow bands in the European exchange rate mechanism at its middle rate of Dm2.95 . |
| 28 | Would I actually want to read the next line , in terms of a press release ? |
| 29 | When the Guggenheim Museum reopens on 28 June , Thomas Krens , its director , will have realised the first stage in his ambitious plan of expansion , seeking to establish new stations in North Adams , Massachusetts , Bilbao ( see The Art Newspaper No.17 , April 1992 , p.5 ) and Salzburg , and to enlarge The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice . |
| 30 | The Pioneers will by now have completed the first leg of their journey to Cyprus . |