Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 2 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 3 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
| 5 | We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least . |
| 6 | He was then still slightly shy in company , though sharp and confident in other areas and among his equals , like the pool halls where he would hustle for a few dollars . |
| 7 | Mr Bill Nicol , whom many readers will know as a former Chairman of SCOTVEC , chairs the new Committee . |
| 8 | Even if the vendor is selling the whole of his trade , it seems from Inland Revenue Statement of Practice 8/81 that he can invest the proceeds of sale in acquiring new qualifying assets , as part of a new trade , and this will count as the same trade for roll-over relief purposes , so that his gain on the sale of the assets of the old trade is deferred . |
| 9 | In ordinary aquarium sand or gravel it will merely survive for a few months . |
| 10 | We should strive for the same sense of adventure . |
| 11 | I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems some of us have in trying to become machine knitters . |
| 12 | To some extent the Dutch and the New Zealanders , with their lamb , must fall into the same category . |
| 13 | I 'm determined that Constance wo n't fall into the same trap . ’ |
| 14 | I trust that I will not fall into the same trap ! |
| 15 | But with understanding had come a growing determination that she would never fall into the same trap — would never allow herself to be ruled by a foolish , hoping heart . |
| 16 | A hill or valley can often act in the same way as an enormous sail and bend the wind over a large area . |
| 17 | But the steroids in the Pill are of a different sort — they are the female sex hormones ( or closely related chemicals ) and they do not act in the same way as corticosteroids . |
| 18 | He did not feel that he needed to apologize , and said that if similar circumstances arose he would act in the same way . |
| 19 | It was inevitable that both would act in the same interests , and command support against putative extravagance and recklessness . |
| 20 | Where the employee is working on the employer 's premises , the employer must act in the same manner as a reasonably prudent employer . |
| 21 | There was no doubt that Hari would buy from the same supplier as the Grenfells and what if Hari had an outstanding bill ? |
| 22 | ‘ Because everybody goes and jumps in the river is no reason why we have to go and jump in the same river . ’ |
| 23 | The apparent ritualistic posing , although strongly performed and easy to understand , did not appeal in the same way as his Song of the Earth . |
| 24 | It is done in spring or early summer on outdoor plants , and rooting may take up to a year ; pot plants are layered any time and should root in a few weeks . |
| 25 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 26 | Starving people have frequently refused to eat food that is foreign to them , and horses will behave in the same way . |
| 27 | At the moment it seems our American friends had the right of it , but we are still working with the wild-caught fish and quite often these do not behave in the same way as tank-raised fish do . |
| 28 | It does not follow that if subjects are induced to behave in a certain way within the idealized limits of experimental control , they will behave in the same way when these limits are relaxed . |
| 29 | With most sentences , particularly non-observational sentences , no clear answer will emerge because the natives will not all behave in the same way in the same conditions . |
| 30 | Now what I 'm wondering is this : instead of thinking that staying put is natural , and then having to introduce a force of gravity — which then mysteriously pulls on everything to make them behave in the same way — why not start out by saying that falling is the natural thing to do ! |