Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike Piggott , Hannon is convinced Geisway will stay the one and a half miles at Epsom . |
| 2 | At least two responsible adults must supervise the burning and a mobile container(s) with at least 1000 litres of water must be on hand at the site . |
| 3 | Green realized he was better with the pencil than writing but made his excuse ‘ were his information for the satisfaction of an individual only , he would prefer the former as a vehicle for information , but to give to the public a numerous series of explanations all cloathed in bodily forms ; besides time and other minor considerations , it is necessary to consult the copper smith , the printer , and the paper merchant . ’ |
| 4 | For instance in setting a pamphlet or a book , a half-page would count the same as a full page . |
| 5 | He had about a pound on him , in small change , which would buy no more than a chocolate bar and a couple of packets of crisps . |
| 6 | Even the most significant unions could recruit no more than a small fraction of the workers in their industry . |
| 7 | It may need no more than a discussion session , or a change of emphasis introduced at an appropriate point to allow this to be covered . |
| 8 | The very circumstance , however , which made the public schools a perfect vehicle for propaganda — their isolation , through the boarding system , from the outside world and the idiosyncratic influence of families — ensured that Dr Arnold , in his crusade for the personal salvation of his charges , could enjoy no more than a limited success . |
| 9 | And if Jesus is consubstantial with God , the Kingdom of Heaven need not be something that will be inaugurated on earth in the immediate future , but something external — another realm , another dimension , in which one can expect a welcome and a reserved place on one 's death . |
| 10 | Overcrowded conditions meant that families could rent no more than a ‘ corner ’ of shared accommodation . |
| 11 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
| 12 | But we hope so , but I do n't I 'm not facetious enough to think that I can change a personality in a person , but what we 're trying to do is make him feel a loving and a commitment , that we are providing him with the best we can . |
| 13 | Strength , it turned out , is n't a prerequisite ( lucky thing , since tenor bells can weigh the same as a Mini ) ; in skilled hands the bell does most of the work , but a full ringing circle demands that the ringer first gets the bell moving and gradually increases the swing until the bell is balanced or ‘ set ’ with the mouth uppermost , ready to be rung on . |
| 14 | If we play about with this expectations model right this is the erm , this describes the expectation of prices in T it can also use the same as a decision rule alright to find out what prices would expectation of prices were , right in in P T minus one , okay T minus one , right here . |
| 15 | ‘ Why , ’ he went on , ‘ did n't I become a Sikh or a Hasidic jew ? |
| 16 | The view is also heard that the suburban bureau staffed by middle-class middle-aged women wearing twin-sets and pearls can provide no more than a signposting agency and can not provide the in-depth advice , casework and tribunal representation that full-time paid staff can . |
| 17 | This is quite possible since MI5 did not make a detectable or a sustained effort to keep a watchful eye on Ivanov 's movements . |
| 18 | In fact , financial targets might be seen as equivalent to constraints imposed by shareholders in a public company who require dividends of a certain level ( or indeed as related to constraints on regulated companies who must earn no more than a certain return on capital ; see chapter 5 ) . |
| 19 | Though they were much used in Baroque times for aria accompaniment , they have largely fallen out of use , and as the chaconne construction is an art and study in itself we can make no more than a passing mention here . |
| 20 | Do you want a two or a one ? |
| 21 | Do you want a white or a red one ? |
| 22 | Within consciousness one can experience a focal and a peripheral area . |
| 23 | Begging your pardon , Sir , but some of those alleged artists that get feted on BBC Two could paint no better than a monkey in the zoo . |
| 24 | a tin of beans in the south will cost the same as a tin on beans in the north . |
| 25 | A single township would contain no more than a fraction of the estates of a nobleman or other great landowner . |
| 26 | It need contain no more than a sideboard , table and chairs and can be decorated in its own individual way . |
| 27 | However , the Chancellor confirmed in the Budget that in order to qualify for a PEP , the underlying funds must contain no more than a 49 per cent bond/gilt component . |
| 28 | According to Miller ( 1956 ) , who coined the term , a single chunk may contain a small or a large amount of information . |
| 29 | Lord Malmesbury queried the Government 's view that the concentration of offices would produce a saving in ground rents , when the land alone for the block scheme ‘ would cost a million and a half of money ’ . |
| 30 | But such theories are parasitic on an implicit understanding that law is a type of instrument adapted to specific important purposes , and such theories are of little guidance in thinking through the role of international law in controlling force for they can suggest no more than a mimicking of the institutions of municipal law without regard to the purposes of having such or similar institutions in the international context . |