Example sentences of "[vb infin] [subord] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would not cry here ; she would wait until after the wake , when she was alone . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it is not clear from current Marxist criticism and theory , which in the rainbow coalition is often buttressed by Lacanian ideas of the decentred self , whether it is prepared to accept any form at all of a personal , subjective or affective response , or whether all that must wait until after the revolution . |
| 3 | As regards the timing of the announcement , the Directors , in consultation with Unions and personnel professionals , decided that those affected would want to know immediately rather than wait until after the Christmas holiday to be told . |
| 4 | Her courage and consideration were so remarkable that even close friends did not know until near the end that she was seriously ill . |
| 5 | It now has to become a modern social democratic party which can win because of the popularity of its vision . |
| 6 | I knew I 'd win because after the semi-final , I still had a lot in my tank . ’ |
| 7 | In 1777 Stein 's piano did not jangle because of the addition of the escapement . |
| 8 | In 1783 Walter 's piano did not jangle because of the addition of the check . |
| 9 | This is the chap that lost his job because of the car that Jack did n't buy because of the fall in the price of the house that Jack bought . |
| 10 | If you put the bottom on wheel , put some wheels on the bottom of the ladder so it could n't fall because of the bottom , then it would still stay there because on the floor would be the bit of grip from the top . |
| 11 | Moving the smaller oval into place is much easier than you might expect because of the way guidelines appear as the point that you have picked up come into alignment with important features on other object . |
| 12 | But if the prosecutor can show an intention to provoke unlawful violence , as by causing a policeman to over-react , a prosecution will succeed because of the defendant 's intention to be considered presently . |
| 13 | It is one of the nicest shows anyone could do because of the response you get from the viewers . ’ |
| 14 | Its spectrographs can analyse the ultraviolet light given off and absorbed by stars , galaxies , gas-clouds and other celestial paraphernalia , something which earthbound observers can not do because of the ozone layer . |
| 15 | The Company will benefit because of the tax it saves and the resulting improvement in earnings in 1993–94 . |
| 16 | She was conscious , but could not speak because of the gash at her throat . |
| 17 | That 's very important to understand , for most of the aircraft 's performance and behaviour is governed by its formidable ability to accelerate or decelerate because of the availability of power in large quantities and propeller drag in proportional amounts . |
| 18 | Notice that the design which has been used for weaving does not show as with the sample woven with the smooth yarn , always select simple designs for weaving because the pattern in the fabric results almost entirely from the yarn and not from the needle selection . |
| 19 | A special problem may arise if at the time the decision is made the patient has been subjected to the influence of some third party . |
| 20 | It is useful , as a guide , for the staff to decide how much time it intends overall to devote to different subject areas , and what the pattern of delivery will look like for the learner . |
| 21 | We 've also developed some sense of patterns of timing — a sense of what a typical week and a typical term might look like for the learner . |
| 22 | When defining a dynamic variable you describe what the variable can look like in the Type section . |
| 23 | And yet I find that I 'm disturbed at the thought of what the world would look like in the wake of an amateur home porn video-led fashion revolution . |
| 24 | He simply had no idea what these strange creatures could look like in the flesh . |
| 25 | ‘ This is what it 'll look like from the front . |
| 26 | What will it look like after the honeymoon ? |
| 27 | Although serious research on the subject of mobbing did not begin until around the time of the Second World War , it has been known as a natural phenomenon for over 2,500 years . |
| 28 | A modest upturn in rig move activity did not occur until towards the year end and competition was aggressive . |
| 29 | It wo n't keep until after the weekend , but it 'll be alright t today . |
| 30 | To the right was a road which she could n't see because of the height of the wall , but she could see the tops of buses and lorries , travelling along it . |