Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The same problem may also arise where the demised property is to include some projection .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 My right hon. Friend will know that the Serious Fraud Office is conducting investigations into fraud and dishonesty in this sphere .
5 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 ?
6 How does Poulantzas know that the counterfactual claim he proposes is true ?
7 ‘ 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 .
8 Combine the above images with the name of Arthur Ingram and you 'll know that the following book will be concerned with road transport .
9 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 .
10 Miners all over the country will know that the Labour party voted against those terms .
11 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 .
12 ‘ If you know anything about the history of art , you 'll know that the real process of evaluation goes on after things have stopped .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 First , does the child know that the red stick is longer than the yellow one ?
16 Then I thought … well , as it happens , I did know that the old lady — MM Hamilton — had died earlier this year , and of course that could have meant that Dad 's job had packed up and they 'd had to move .
17 Lord , we know that you guide the ways of all your servants , but we want especially to commend these people to you , that they may experience a special measure of your support and may know that the Holy Spirit is building the unity of the church in the places to which you have called them .
18 Substitute cream in recipes with Delight Single Half Fat Alternative to Cream , and dress salads with Yogonaise , Delight 's new low fat dressing — your guests will never know that the delicious food you 're serving is also lower in fat .
19 My hon. Friend will know that the National Audit Office has in its programme for the current financial year an examination of flood and coast protection programmes .
20 The hon. Gentleman will know that the British coal industry must respond to a competitive environment .
21 All I would say to you is that the very small primary schools I not only have to doubt the financial viability , but I personally sometimes would doubt that the National Curriculum can be delivered to a school where you 've got an age range between five and eleven and you 've only got thirty or forty children , and that is a personal point of view , which I have , erm having seen many of our schools , and I believe that the problems that some of our large urban schools have , with thirty to a class packed in , is also something we should address and give careful thought to when we are resourcing education .
22 Making it clear that it really does recognise that the only way to revitalise its languishing business units is to hire outsiders for some of the key positions , IBM Corp late Friday announced that as well as making its AdStar Inc storage unit a wholly-owned subsidiary , it had hired industry veteran Ed Zschau , System Industries Inc founder and one-term Republican representative , to be its chairman and chief executive — and an IBM vice-president , relegating the unit 's former general manager Ray AbuZayyad to the post of president and chief operating officer .
23 Will the Government recognise that the only way that many of those pensioners will have a happy and healthy retirement is through a substantial increase in the basic rate of income of at least £5 for a single person and £8 per couple , which is the commitment of the Labour party and which is supported by pensioner groups throughout the country as was shown by a recent lobby of Parliament by pensioners from the north-west which was supported by many Conservative Members ?
24 erm You must recognise that the general outline of school education , from primary and in secondary level , is a matter of policy , and this is in the hands of the D E S and local authorities .
25 did recognise that the developing state of the law might require a reconsideration of the position even in that context .
26 The hon. Gentleman must recognise that the Labour proposal would cause a double upheaval and a return to a system which the Opposition Front Bench has criticised many times .
27 In the first place , one may recognise that the English language is not helpful .
28 The stage hands thought she looked like a vulture waiting to pounce and would mutter that the old girl was on the sidelines again .
29 Or the authority may direct that the final decision must be based on economic considerations only , thus replacing all but the economic factors .
30 In addition the court may direct that the local authority be provided with copies of all or part of the documentary evidence in the case .
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