Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same problem may also arise where the demised property is to include some projection . |
| 2 | But these conditions do not exist where the original parties have invested in transaction-specific assets . |
| 3 | We do not know what interest rates were in Israel but we do know that the annual rate of interest in the ancient Near East was very high : in Babylonia and Assyria it was 20–25 per cent for money loans , 33 per cent for loans in kind and frequently more ; in Upper Mesopotamia and Elam rates were higher , reaching 50 per cent for money loans ; in the Ptolemaic period in Egypt rates seem to have been around 12 per cent . |
| 4 | I would say , incidentally , without elaborating , that this is potentially beneficial to the health of the cows , because we do know that the major problems of ill health in cows are the production diseases associated with very high yields . |
| 5 | Finally , there are simple conventions that need explaining : not all pupils will know that the two words printed at the head of a page tell you something about the alphabetic range of the words on that page . |
| 6 | He will also know that the General Synod is a creature of Parliament and that it is fully in his hands as a private Member to introduce a Bill to abolish the General Synod of the Church of England if he so wishes . |
| 7 | When the Under-Secretary of State responds , I hope that we will know that the joint recommendations from the Select Committee on Health and the Select Committee on Social Services will be taken more seriously than previous recommendations . |
| 8 | Another defect is raised by the question " How do you know that the stated m exists ? " |
| 9 | My right hon. Friend will know that the Serious Fraud Office is conducting investigations into fraud and dishonesty in this sphere . |
| 10 | Did you know that the average woman will have around 500 periods in her life , adding up to a staggering six and a half menstruating years ? |
| 11 | How does Poulantzas know that the counterfactual claim he proposes is true ? |
| 12 | He will know that the largest increase in waiting lists as published is in respect of the new service and facility that have been provided in Forth Valley . |
| 13 | DID you know that the famous HMV dog originated in Liverpool ? |
| 14 | ‘ We wo n't take a step back from pursuing these scum on both sides but the public should know that the legal profession has significantly crippled our efforts against killers on both sides . |
| 15 | Combine the above images with the name of Arthur Ingram and you 'll know that the following book will be concerned with road transport . |
| 16 | Sir , Just in case confusion is caused by William Boot 's news in Unauthorised Returns ( 2nd April ) that Paul Barnett has left Titan Books for the wilds of Lapland , I wonder if you would be good enough to let your readers know that the other Paul Barnett is still alive and well and working from Exeter . |
| 17 | You may well know that the other person 's reaction is based on a tiny part of the situation but there is not much you or he can do about it . |
| 18 | However , we do know that the first import into Trinidad was Bhaluk Princess Barbella , imported by Mrs Margaret Wattley . |
| 19 | When that word becomes common currency , then we 'll know that the present stereotypes have lost their stranglehold . |
| 20 | Miners all over the country will know that the Labour party voted against those terms . |
| 21 | Yes , this is exactly one of the reasons we had a crisis last last time was because erm we did n't know that the then director I 'm sure did n't know what , what was happening . |
| 22 | Little did he know that the experienced dealers were about to teach him a lesson . |
| 23 | Now for our second problem : how did you know that the second passage quoted in Task 1 was the beginning of a unified , meaningful stretch of language , while the first was just gobbledegook , randomly assembled without reason ? |
| 24 | How did he know that the second half would be better ? |
| 25 | So , if we knew that P was the first letter of a word we would know that the second letter could only come from a small group , and that A , E , I , O , and U are the most likely candidates , H and S are less likely but possible , and F and N very unlikely , but not impossible . |
| 26 | ‘ If you know anything about the history of art , you 'll know that the real process of evaluation goes on after things have stopped . |
| 27 | But I do know that the real Louise Müller was removed some time ago so that you could take her place . ’ |
| 28 | But did you know that the preposterous programme had a ‘ Did you know ’ section that in the currency of football trivia proved rather less fraudulent . |
| 29 | He will know that the Scottish Beef Club has had great success in the export market and that the idea of Scottish beef has been extremely successful . |
| 30 | First , does the child know that the red stick is longer than the yellow one ? |