Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [to-vb] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case she had not expected that her role in the assessment would be limited to receiving information back from an EWO : ‘ We did n't ask for it [ the assessment ] — it was the education system who said it should be done — if I accept them into my home I do n't expect them to disappear for twelve months , if they invited themselves in . ’ |
| 2 | We would expect it to head towards one , would n't we ? |
| 3 | They are going to have to say : ‘ Look fellas , we do n't want you to work for three months . |
| 4 | Judge Peter Greenwood remanded Gillespie in custody for medical reports , but told him , ‘ I do not want you to think for one moment that you are not facing a custodial sentence . ’ |
| 5 | The turbo-alternator manufacturers reckoned that it would enable them to cut between six and nine months off delivery dates , and the boiler-makers reckoned the standardisation of boilers to supply steam to the standard units would also speed up construction . |
| 6 | Now they 're faced with a court order that could force them to leave within 28 days . |
| 7 | Now they 're faced with a court order that could force them to leave within 28 days . |
| 8 | He 'd have something to say after sixteen . |
| 9 | ‘ Did n't you have something to do with one of those Maguire girls ? |
| 10 | General Dynamics suggested that the cancellation would force it to lay off 4,000 of its 100,000 employees , while McDonnell Douglas estimated that it would make some 3,000 redundancies . |
| 11 | Oh dear , do n't tell me to go to one of those dreary little do-gooding tea groups . |
| 12 | Well our fasteners in they might allow you to go to forty five days |
| 13 | Okay what I 'd like to do is get you to work in three syndicates looking at body language , voice tone , words , proximity , attitude , voice volume but what we 'd like to do is actually work in a syndicate that is out of style , out of keeping in your normal style . |
| 14 | The late start for G must allow it to finish at 15 . |
| 15 | The late start for G must allow it to finish at 15 . |
| 16 | Can you suggest how I might persuade it to stay in one place ? |
| 17 | ‘ We would not ask you to appear in one of our modest productions , but would you perhaps come and give us some advice ? ’ |