Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One would think that an old person would have to be living in an isolated cottage , in the heart of the countryside , to be so out of touch with the world ; but sadly we know from the frequent reports in the newspapers that such tragic loneliness can exist right in the heart of our towns and cities , and that the old have sometimes remained undiscovered for weeks and months after they have died in their own homes . |
| 2 | Every user of LIFESPAN must log on to the system via a unique user name and password , allocated in this way . |
| 3 | Beads of sweat continued to form and drip on to the table . |
| 4 | Teaching often involves looking in detail at particular passages , in the hope that the part will relate coherently to the whole , but the doctrine of the hermeneutic circle reminds us that we can not understand the parts until we understand the whole ( and vice versa ) . |
| 5 | Trucks would come hurtling down the hill , their brakes would fail , and they 'd plough right through the wall and on into the field beyond . |
| 6 | Firstly , CACI can build on to the shopping centres additional information relating to those outlets in a particular retail sector — this might be in terms of floorspace allocations , number of outlets or other attractiveness measures . |
| 7 | He said well you 've got to stay to the end I mean , but do n't stay right to the end , you know sort of |
| 8 | They competed to see who could eat most in the hotel restaurant and gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas . |
| 9 | Secondly , in dry summers the L3 are retained within the crusted faecal pat and can not migrate on to the pasture until sufficient rainfall occurs to moisten the pat . |
| 10 | So down at squadron level we had this very much in our minds when in time the orders came down through Group , through station , right to the people who had to do the carting and the bombing , I feel I should explain right at the outset that I can only view at the later stages of the war the state of morale as I saw it in the entire Pathfinder Force . |
| 11 | ‘ Why did he disappear right in the middle of the fun ? ’ |
| 12 | She must remain discreetly in the background — in the wings as it were — being ever attentive to Anne 's requirements and reputation , and acting with prudence and discretion whensoever the need arose . |
| 13 | It was agreed Somerville and McCrea would stay on at the apartment in case Quinn called in . |
| 14 | Yes and did you stay on at the hospital then ? |
| 15 | He had gained five distinctions in his Matriculation examinations and it had been decided that he would stay on at the College until he was eighteen to take Higher School Certificate . |
| 16 | It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about . |
| 17 | He would stay on through the night although the local doctor had said it was probably useless . |
| 18 | I very much hope that both you and your husband will stay on for the wedding . |
| 19 | Yes because in the summer I mean you , some time in the , in this next term would be the ideal thing really because that , if she can stay on for the summer term |
| 20 | Valeria had asked us for the afternoon and suggested that we should stay on for the evening , as her mother had gone to spend the night with a friend . |
| 21 | ‘ The fact of the matter is , several of the teachers on the course you missed because of skiving off on holiday , a number of them have asked me if they can stay on for the autumn term . |
| 22 | Mr Pierre Mauroy , an ex-prime minister and party workhorse , will stay on as the party 's first secretary . |
| 23 | Now the choice was hers — she could stay on in the cottage for the weekend as planned , or she could cut her losses and head for home . |
| 24 | It was arranged that Hetty would stay on in the shop for a while , and Sarah would work from ten o'clock until three for the first few weeks . |
| 25 | She wondered if he 'd stay on in the motel business , or move out . |
| 26 | If Charlton does stay on after the World Cup , he 'll find it hard to live up to the high standards he has set . |
| 27 | He said he would stay on until the vacation . |
| 28 | to obtain confirmation from the preparer of the advertisement and the issuer of the advertisement ( if other than the preparer ) that to the best of his knowledge and belief the facts contained in the advertisement are true and accurate and will remain so during the currency of the advertisement ; |
| 29 | It is understood that the companies set out in Schedule 2 , are , other than ABC GmbH and ABC Corp , wholly owned subsidiaries of ABC and will remain so at the time of the acquisition of ABC . |
| 30 | Old age begins officially on retirement but the majority of people in their sixties and many in their seventies remain reasonably fit , independent , active and content and in many cases they will remain so until the end of their lives . |