Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One person leading into another can make for a smoother flow and a more efficient use of time . |
| 2 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 3 | Perchance , as he sees it , such will make for a stronger monarchy . ’ |
| 4 | IT IS now a little more than three years since four biologists caused a minor uproar among molecular geneticists by publishing in Nature two papers in which they argued that a substantial proportion of the DNA of animal cells may exist for no higher purpose than its own propagation . |
| 5 | I 'd think about a better way to handle Eric once I had that out of the way . |
| 6 | Could you fall for a younger man ? |
| 7 | In addition you will need to decide whether you want a type that will act as a further embellishment of your scheme or one that blends insignificantly into the background in order not to detract attention from the curtains themselves . |
| 8 | Critics of the decree expressed concern that it would affect not only the targeted black marketeers but legitimate entrepreneurs in co-operatives and small private businesses , and would act as a further deterrent to foreign investors . |
| 9 | The Blue Plaque of English Heritage , at 2 Albert Terrace , London NW1 , will act as a further reminder of the work as a pioneer . |
| 10 | It would act as a further incentive for conglomerates to enforce their Chinese Walls for fear of being sued for damages by investors , particularly other market players , who suspect the conglomerate to be trading on the basis of inside information . |
| 11 | What could we know about the greater universe ? |
| 12 | ( Employees may opt for the higher quote but can expect to pay the difference themselves . ) |
| 13 | If one of a couple is disabled or older than the other , the couple will qualify for the higher amount . |
| 14 | One of the things about when you are old and move to a residential home I think one of the important things is that you want to go and live close to your loved ones , if you have any , and it does just worry me that if you happen to be a person who is resident in and your loved ones live in , under these terms if you went to a residential home in you would n't qualify for the higher rate and that seems to me to be wrong . |
| 15 | Older men are usually polygynous ; thus a youth rarely has available for marriage an age-mate female , and he must wait for a younger generation of females to mature before cohabitation with them . |
| 16 | Hence those who take a floating charge from a company which can not be proved to be solvent , and which does not survive for a further year , can not thereby obtain protection in respect to their existing debts , but only to the extent that they provide the company with new value and thus increase the assets available for other creditors . |
| 17 | " A lower preference can not count against a higher preference " , say the pundits . |
| 18 | In political elections , however , candidates are not just persons , they stand for parties , and in political terms a lower preference can count against a higher preference in some circumstances . |
| 19 | They are known in the Toraja language as " Most Holy Penis " and " Most Sacred Vagina " — though they would more accurately translate into a lighter vernacular . |
| 20 | If the rotation is due to something having broken on the model , you have another problem which we will discuss in a later chapter . |
| 21 | Who can say now that this solution can survive in a larger Europe in which a unified or confederated Germany is the strongest element ? |
| 22 | Who can say now that this solution can survive in a larger Europe in which a unified or confederated Germany is the strongest element ? |
| 23 | It has also been pointed out that dinosaur fossils have been found at quite high latitudes , hinting again at endothermy , since no reptile can survive in the cooler climates beyond the equatorial regions . |
| 24 | The Basle exchange too , with a turnover only a seventh that of Zurich , may not survive in the longer term if Swiss Bank Corporation , its biggest trader , decides to pull out . |
| 25 | Only when man aspires above his station and wants to be like God does he fall to a lowlier position in which all his relationships are soured . |
| 26 | At times when selling is difficult , owners who maintain standards will appeal to a wider market , sell faster and reach a higher price , ’ says Mr. Warshaw . |
| 27 | The use just discussed bears a relation to the occurrence of the bare infinitive after the expressions rather than and sooner than : ( 32 ) He paid the fine rather than appeal to a higher court . |
| 28 | This negative element can be felt in ( 32 ) above in the fact that this sentence implies that he did not appeal to a higher court even though he could have . |
| 29 | IAAF spokeswoman Jayne Pearce today confirmed that the federation did not accept the Ohio court decision and would appeal to a higher court in Cincinnati . |
| 30 | Did he appeal to the younger members ? |