Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [verb] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the jobs will disappear through hiving off divisions and seeking voluntary redundancies . |
| 2 | Now all that 's left to do is wait for Carry On Columbus to hit the cinemas in October . |
| 3 | Further research on classroom exchanges would assist in determining where problems are and what steps ought to be taken to eradicate them and promote a gender-neutral environment in our classrooms . |
| 4 | Nor do these countries object to spending more EC money , which comes mainly from their richer northern neighbours anyway . |
| 5 | The task force will concentrate on rooting out theft of trade secrets and high-tech components , particularly integrated circuits . |
| 6 | The programme is divided into three phases : in 1992-94 , it will focus on developing substitutes for chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) ; in 1995-97 , it will concentrate on cleaning up sewage and industrial waste water , and cleaning up sulphur emissions from power stations ; in the final phase , 1998-2001 , waste incineration and cutbacks on carbon dioxide emissions have priority . |
| 7 | Normally to raise funds the houses could think of selling off bills but with a general shortage of liquidity the only possible buyer is the Bank of England . |
| 8 | So what do you , if had er , in terms of , how do you feel about bringing up children round here , what do you what do you feel about that , bringing up ? |
| 9 | How do you feel about taking on responsibility ? |
| 10 | Towards the end of 1990 the conviction that only force would succeed in bringing about Iraq 's departure was becoming widespread . |
| 11 | Boswell is the one who tells us the legend of the seahorse from the lakes who devoured a man 's daughter , and was eventually trapped by the lure of a sow on a spit ; from Boswell we learn that of the hundred-strong little army the Laird of Raasay mustered , eighty-six came back from Culloden ; Boswell chronicles the ash and plane trees , the limestone rocks , the caves and their stalactites , the black cattle , the plover , the pigeons and blackcock , the rainfall , nine months in a year , the juniper , the peat , the belief in the existence of a gold mine , and the women wawking or waulking the tweed , a tedious operation where the tweed is rubbed over and through water in order to shrink and thicken it ( in the outer Hebrides they add their own urine to the vat , although Bozzie missed that one ) , and the women sang a worksong to accompany the rhythmic labour , and did not succeed in drowning out Johnson 's deep voice as he asked them questions . |
| 12 | The interim parliament condemned him for acting contrary to the peace process , and for a gross violation of basic human rights ; Johnson had given an undertaking to Sawyer that he would desist from carrying out executions , after previous killings of rebels and civilians . |
| 13 | But can not phone him from Twills as Mr Twill would insist on shinning up drainpipe himself and break femur . |
| 14 | He wo n't wan na stir up trouble . |
| 15 | You do n't wan na go up Asda ? |
| 16 | they gon na wan na turn out Sunday you know , or vice versa ? |
| 17 | On receiving a referral a social worker can usefully begin by setting out answers to these questions : |
| 18 | ‘ You ca n't control finances unless you control policy , ’ he claims — a principle on which he has provided Opera North with well-balanced books which do not depend on churning out Bohème and Carmen every night . |
| 19 | IT OCCURS to me that it might be as well to quote the time related charges or TRC that British Telecom should apply in making up bills for work , following last week 's item . |
| 20 | But gun-runners do n't specialize in blowing up planes in flight . ’ |
| 21 | Setting the housing visit date too close to the actual transfer date will result in problems for the employee with regard to renting out property at home , arranging storage for goods left behind and transport for those items that the family intends to bring to Britain . |
| 22 | You can forget about giving up bread if you 're on a diet , because contrary to popular belief , bread — whether it 's white or brown — is good for you and your figure . |
| 23 | From April 1990 local authorities were allowed to spend 25 per cent of the proceeds as and when they choose , but the remaining 75 per cent must go towards paying off council debts . |
| 24 | Firstly , the divergence of function and form means that we can not rely upon teaching only form . |
| 25 | The Midland is owed millions of pounds by Brazil , and profits would go toward paying off Brazil 's debt . |
| 26 | Right , fine wish you could slot into washing up mood . |
| 27 | Could farmers not co-operate in setting up hostel accommodation for trainees ? |
| 28 | Insurance companies may collaborate in working out loss probabilities and this leads to uniformity in premium rates . |
| 29 | We helped to ensure that cricket will continue by assisting both Tudhoe and Spennymoor clubs and also that league football survives by helping to bring the Brewery Field up to standard . |
| 30 | We helped to ensure that cricket will continue by assisting both Tudhoe and Spennymoor clubs and also that league football survives by helping to bring the Brewery Field up to standard . |