Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would n't want my son to hear a thing like that , ’ said Mrs Khalid . |
| 2 | ‘ And you truly do need my help to locate the ephemeral Svend — not to mention your sister . ’ |
| 3 | This is consistent with the evidence of the husband in cross-examination : ‘ [ Mr. Bunn ] told me he would need my wife to sign the charge too . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I do enjoy my job serving the customers because of the way some of them ask sheepishly for a jokey item , ’ says Jenny . |
| 5 | No-one can doubt its power to evoke the imagination of millions upon millions of people through the ages and today . |
| 6 | If the operation is successful , LIFESPAN will automatically update its workload to include the modules in the package which are not currently offline . |
| 7 | To achieve Part One , applicants must demonstrate their ability to design a solution that meets customers ' needs effectively , as well as the capability to operate contracts within agreed performance parameters . |
| 8 | They usually deal with the situation in one of two ways — they patronise you and try to take control on the assumption that you must need their guidance to do a decent job ; or they undermine you by making obscene remarks and deliberately causing problems . |
| 9 | He said that he would not introduce his power to repeal the 1908 Act until the directive was in force , but it is not necessary entirely to repeal the legislation when the directive comes into force , because they are compatible . |
| 10 | Forster was so smitten by the result that he could not trust his voice to announce the Nazi gains on the radio , and is said to have spent the night at home weeping uncontrollably . |
| 11 | ‘ If we can escape from the others , ’ I told him , ‘ we 'll need your help to get the ship home . ’ |
| 12 | This will affect their ability to pay a return to their shareholders and meet their running expenses , including being able to pay interest on the deposits , where appropriate , that they have taken . |
| 13 | The New Statesman insisted in a statement that the article was not defamatory and said yesterday 's settlement would not affect its determination to fight the libel actions brought by Mr Major and Ms Latimer . |
| 14 | However , these antihistamines did not block all the actions of histamine , and , in particular , they did not affect its ability to stimulate the stomach to secrete acid . |
| 15 | And a few lines later we read : ‘ A master who turns out his ass or his dog because the animal can no longer earn its keep manifests a small mind ’ ( 1963 : 240 ) . |
| 16 | These shortages will effectively restrict their ability to meet the demand for their products or services . |
| 17 | London was her kingdom and she did n't want her sister taking the spotlight away from her . |
| 18 | This was the case with a significant number of the girls talking here , for instance , Lorraine and Cathy , both of whose mothers had had children in their teens , and consequently had felt very sympathetic to what their daughters were going through , and Debbie 's mother , who had been more upset because she did not want her daughter to have the same sort of life as she had had . |
| 19 | Other parents , however , may want their child to attend a special school and may have had positive information about children with visual handicap who have been happy and successful in these schools . |
| 20 | As the bunch first of all climbs their one Pyrenean mountain , the Col de Marie-Blanque , then snakes through the hot foothills from Spain into France , 230 kilometres to Pau on Monday , then 200 kilometres from Pau to Bordeaux the next day , many riders will chance their arm to form a winning breakaway . |
| 21 | ‘ I sha n't expect my wife to travel the world with me , so that 's where you 'll stay . |
| 22 | I stand by what I said — I shall do my utmost to get a decision by the end of February . |
| 23 | She would watch her granddaughter wash the doorstep and come out to comment : |
| 24 | Five thousand Celtic fans will watch their team defend a single goal lead over Sporting Lisbon thanks to Gerry Creaney 's first half strike at Parkhead . |
| 25 | At Holywell Halt passengers can break their journey to enjoy a picnic beside a stream or on a hill above the line with views towards Bolton Abbey , the intended destination of the railway 's extension which is now well underway and to which funds raised by ‘ Kiddies Day ’ will be directed . |
| 26 | At the time of going to press , the ITF confirmed that it was awaiting papers from Slovenia so that it could process its application to become an associate member . |
| 27 | It would break her heart to leave the lovely old stone barn in Buckinghamshire . |
| 28 | While belatedly fulfilling her curtailed general education , she did not neglect her ambition to master the French language . |
| 29 | Although she was penniless , she managed to get back to England : Margery never had much difficulty in finding people who would give her money to go a long , long way away . |
| 30 | Still , it would give her time to discuss the subject over a sandwich with Joanna . |