Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] [subord] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew Carter was lying , but at that precise moment he could do little except inspect the premises and then write up his notes . |
| 2 | I 'd rather do that than kill the Hydra . |
| 3 | Again , on the face of the statute , I can not see any reason why in this case the constable should do more than tell the driver the reason under section 7(3) why breath specimens can not be taken or used ; tell him that in these circumstances he is required to give a specimen of blood or urine but that it is for the constable to decide which ; warn him that a failure to provide the specimen required may render him liable to prosecution ; and then , if the constable decides to require blood , ask the driver if there are any reasons why a specimen can not or should not be taken from him by a doctor . |
| 4 | Britain doubted whether the UN could do more than to postpone the day when Soviet domination over Korea was established . |
| 5 | I do not pretend that these notions can do more than offer a way of thinking about the quantum world with some hope of doing justice both to the idiosyncrasy of its ways and also to the beautiful structure of the microworld which has been laid bare by the discoveries of elementary particle physics . |
| 6 | Although this programme can not do more than offer an introduction to the mastery of the skills needed by instructors , it is nevertheless of considerable importance in that it is a measured and significant attempt to provide the sort of training upon which the success of YOP and , even more important its successor , the Youth Training Scheme , will depend . |
| 7 | Tighter immigration controls , visa restrictions , a shrinking of the right of asylum , can not do more than reduce the rate of immigration . |
| 8 | Whatever one feels about his captaincy at Old Trafford , nobody could possibly do other than admire a man who went on to bat for more than five hours , immediately after suffering a truly horrific hammering in the field . |
| 9 | Analysing productivity figures may sound duller than predicting the depth of the recession . |
| 10 | This clever idea allows the pit to be shut away when not in use , making it look attractive while keeping the sand clean at the same time . |
| 11 | In practical terms , selling a house through an estate agent can not possibly cost more than using a solicitor . |
| 12 | In both schools , the investment in furniture , fittings , and decoration , and no less importantly in teacher-librarians , was substantial , and as the head of School A argued , may well have more than matched the project grant . |
| 13 | By 1992-93 , we will have more than tripled the original £15 million budget allocation for the know-how fund . |
| 14 | For all this , primary products exported outside the Bloc have ( at least since 1974 ) been worth more in dollar terms than they have within it ; but given the way goods are priced within it , this may mean less than meets the eye . |
| 15 | A decision which can prove therapeutic while providing a home-grown solution for the youngster . |
| 16 | They would rather play dead than face the pain of thinking about their wives and family and the ordinary small activities of family life which they did n't sufficiently value when they had freedom . |