Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suggested that he might think of removing the last three syllables from his name , which he did by deed poll . |
| 2 | Though I acknowledge the need for caution in the development of counselling services and for more scientific evidence for the effectiveness of different types of counselling , this should not conflict with taking the first steps . |
| 3 | For example , he 'll say something like , ‘ Well , I would n't wan na spend the last two minutes of my life listening to that lick ! ’ |
| 4 | should we , should we look at say the first Friday after the middle of January , something of that sort , I , I have n't got a calendar on my desk at the moment I 'm afraid , but erm |
| 5 | I had a further powerful incentive to learning the language , for SPG , the missionary society which supported me and thirty or more other missionaries in Burma , men and women , had a rule that no missionary could marry before passing the first two language examinations . |
| 6 | But that is petty cash to the jackpot the Rangers players and the club will earn from becoming the first British side to play under the changed European Cup format . |
| 7 | " Inability to predict what will happen after taking the first drink " is how we define alcoholism . |
| 8 | Example 103 , from No. 7 of Karg-Elert 's Interludes in Various Keys for organ , shows a mixture of diatonic and chromatic substitution notes typical of this composer : The student will be able to analyse this for himself , but he should beware of treating the second chord in the penultimate bar , or the first chord in the last bar , as triads in their own right . |
| 9 | Within a month or so the French , having won important skirmishes at Jargeau and Patay , could turn towards achieving the next logical step of their success story , the coronation of the dauphin as king of France . |
| 10 | The data from the recession may not be useful in managing in normal times but on the other hand may help in managing the next recession . |