Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every few months Hugh de Tracy would mutter about seeing to the building of a proper barbican over the postern . |
| 2 | I also think that having to report back would assist with dealing with the many , many people who have complained about the state of our footpaths network but individual complaints and with user groups and we 're off to see representatives out of County Council , they 're not here today but they 're off to hear it at our Committee meetings and I do think that having an officially report back to the Environment Committee would assist in meeting their requirements would be good P R. Thank you . |
| 3 | Each of these things will assist in turning off the stress tap . |
| 4 | I must admit , I do enjoy over indulging on the Christmas pudding as well ! |
| 5 | He emphasized that respectable ratepayers would object to contributing to the cost of giving artificial security to their neighbours ' looseness of life . |
| 6 | I can not simply advise you to go out and buy without trying for the simple reason that it can be very slow on anything less than a really fast machine . |
| 7 | She prayed they would not think of looking under the bed . |
| 8 | ‘ Church people were all too often narrow-minded , censorious , judgemental , intolerant , conventional … so the people for whom the world was too harsh would never think of turning to the Church … |
| 9 | Justifying the railway deficit in 1980 , for example , the chairman maintained that ‘ no one would think of talking of the deficit of the armed forces or of the fact that our state educational establishments show a deficit … ’ |
| 10 | ‘ What did you do about going on the stage ? ’ |
| 11 | This is probably our favourite spot and you can choose between sitting in the sun or shade ; it 's a very peaceful place to unwind and enjoy the view of the garden " , says Barbara . |
| 12 | And how did you feel about moving from the Nissan hut into a brand new house ? |
| 13 | What do you feel about working in the more modern style of play after your classical work with Stratford ? |
| 14 | You may feel like looking behind the sofa . |
| 15 | Well that 's it , if you do n't feel like walking round the town tomorrow . |
| 16 | She did n't much feel like sitting beside the pool and simply shouting to Ana . |
| 17 | Buzz did not feel like sitting in the small lounge at the Eastbourne hotel , which contained a great many genteel , inquisitive , elderly ladies , all of whom seemed to be knitting . |
| 18 | I can speak with feeling about the frustrations I experienced trying to obtain a suitable movement here . |
| 19 | In Darcy 's Utopia we will make do with listening to the radio . |
| 20 | So , at best , they will have to make do with tuning into the programme in stereo . |
| 21 | Those who do no have the time to go to a La Scala performance or are visiting out of season , must make do with going to the theatre museum ; this normally , but not always , includes a trip to the auditorium . |
| 22 | Those who were not participating in this type of research had to make do with walking in the oh so prolific Manchester rain , holding pillow-fighting competitions or otherwise bear the dreadful timetabled events . |
| 23 | We emphasise that the service is managed by Motor Engineers and Assessors independent of the Insurance Company and no reports of these Safety Checks will be referred to your Insurance Company , so please do not refrain from availing of the service because of unfounded fears in this regard . |
| 24 | Perhaps I should refrain from responding to the hon. Gentleman and continue with my speech . |
| 25 | We shall only succeed in dealing with the problems through a vast international cooperative effort . |
| 26 | Further , they certainly did not succeed in swimming against the deep tide of recession which engulfed Nigeria from 1983 onwards . |
| 27 | He wanted to design and build a range of guitars which would succeed in shrugging off the ‘ another Strat , another Tele ’ tag which other companies seem content to carry . |
| 28 | The financial forecasts assume that the University will in due course succeed in recovering from the research councils the funds which it is expected will be lost from its HEFCE grant under the DR-shift . |
| 29 | His comment is restrained enough but then he knows that Bill Clinton will soon succeed in creaming off the excess fat that has kept America 's top earners happy for so long . |
| 30 | The Gascon origins of both Clement V and John XXII made this much easier , and although the house of Foix-Béarn did not succeed in marrying into the papal clan , a strengthening of bonds with the Duèse family ( from Cahors ) can be detected in a number of casual , but significant , references . |