Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought that architects should design for the new life style which was to arise , and design " for service " , making economical and logical use of space and using mechanical devices in order to provide comfort and to make housework pleasant by lightening the time and effort spent doing it ( 1934 p 32 ) . |
| 2 | Quasi-science will remain as a perpetual epiphenomenon . |
| 3 | but someone he could trust , someone who understood the language , someone who would afterwards be gone , who would n't remain as a perpetual reminder of his uncertainties , a fellow professional to whom he could comfortably think aloud . |
| 4 | Whether Highland should remain as a single-tier region or be divided into smaller units is likely to be one of the most difficult decisions Mr Lang faces as he reaches an advanced stage of drawing up his plans for local government reform . |
| 5 | We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit … made them . |
| 6 | Industrial manufacture would remain as the basic technique of production in the society which would replace capitalism . |
| 7 | They are well understood , cheap to collect and very difficult to evade … rates should remain for the foreseeable future the main source of local revenue for local government ’ ( DOE/Welsh Office 1983a : 14 ) . |
| 8 | Although a good deal of success has been achieved with regard to mapping vegetation ( Hathout , 1980 ) , there are still problems with resolution and cloud cover ( Allan , 1980 ) and although these are gradually being resolved by radar , the problem of more detailed and fine-grained interpretation will remain for the foreseeable future ( Deane , 1980 ) . |
| 9 | Two years later , however , in a further White Paper , Rates : Proposals for Rate Limitation and Reform of the Rating System ( 1983 ) , the government recognized that wide consultation had failed to find any consensus for an alternative local tax , and conceded that rates should remain for the foreseeable future as the main source of local government revenue . |
| 10 | But , that niggle aside , London is where he will remain for the foreseeable future . |
| 11 | Although microfilm will remain for the foreseeable future by far the more acceptable medium of preservation , as a versatile aid to the scholar the computer image is far in advance . |
| 12 | So a new calliper how much do you think for a new calliper ? |
| 13 | If problems do arise during a large project , do n't hesitate to deal with them firmly and immediately . |
| 14 | A change in magma composition may occur during a single eruption as different parts of the magma chamber are tapped , but more significant compositional changes , often leading to the production of more acidic ejecta , may arise during the overall lifespan of a volcano as a result of chemical changes in the magma reservoir . |
| 15 | Following the conclusion of the Heads of Agreement , we will be available to assist should any issues arise during the due diligence carried out by the acquiror 's accountants . |
| 16 | When the Ottoman empire declared war on a foreign state its unfortunate representative in Constantinople was very often immediately thrown into the Seven Towers prison there , where he might stay for a considerable time . |
| 17 | ‘ Alex , ’ said the producer , ‘ could you just stay for a quick word ? ’ |
| 18 | Well , people come on a day to day basis , like a working environment , right ? er Each individual will stay for a different length of time , it could be weeks , months , even years . |
| 19 | Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway . |
| 20 | Pam , 63 , said : ‘ They used to come every summer for a couple of weeks and the rest of the year they would stay for the odd week . |
| 21 | The row could make for a strained atmosphere as Mr Major spends the Premier 's traditional weekend with the Queen . |
| 22 | Without doubt the two best Cup teams in the country have reached Twickenham this season and it should make for a superb final . |
| 23 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
| 24 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
| 25 | None of this means Shawcross should stop — the cause is too important — but it can make for a frustrating life . |
| 26 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 27 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
| 28 | There are several splendid houses near Long Melford that would make for a gentle afternoon 's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich of a few centuries ago . |
| 29 | In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture . |
| 30 | Religious networks could make for a unified effort or become the vertebrae of different segments of reformers whose conflicts were expressed in organisational diversity and competition . |