Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [adj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll have dried out a bit by the time I get to the cottage , and I do n't really want to go all the way back to the farm after I 've come this far . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't want to go all the way to the left of the knitting to pass the point cam at 60 on the left . |
| 3 | He says he is n't badly hurt , and does n't want to go all the way to hospital . ’ |
| 4 | because daddy works late you see and I very much daddy would want to go all the way over to Christo |
| 5 | With a nervous swallow he bearded the formidable young lady at the desk at the head of the room : she had always struck him as the sort of librarian who would prefer to see all the desks in her domain empty and all the books permanently under lock and key . |
| 6 | I like Canterbury , it 's very compact and there 's a Cathedral if you do n't want to shop all the time , there 's plenty of little places to eat . |
| 7 | If our concern is health , widely defined , not merely medical care , it is probably inevitable in our present society that resources do not exist to meet all the demands that the pursuit of health for all may make . |
| 8 | The party must periodically re-group to pass all the gear back to the leader . |
| 9 | Clearly you do n't want to know all the syllabus so you 're gon na miss parts out but you 're better off knowing more topics in case some of the questions are difficult on the ones that you 've covered or they 're not on there at all When is the exam ? |
| 10 | erm how many of how many of these would we need to go all the way round ? |
| 11 | If we cut each one of those into two pieces the same , how many of the new pieces would we need to go all the way round ? |
| 12 | So you 've put your marks every two squares , but you do n't need to write all the numbers in you could just write say erm two , four , six , eight or you could just write five , ten , fifteen , twenty , twenty five . |
| 13 | In Stage I you will need to avoid all the wheat , dairy , yeast and other foods in your packed lunches . |
| 14 | After a job which had taken up all of her energies , Elaine did n't realise how long she would need to do all the jobs she had been putting off for years . |
| 15 | With other forms of " numbering " , say by the letters of the alphabet , you could still not guarantee to fill all the pages . |
| 16 | If anything like this occurs you may need to reinterview all the witnesses . |
| 17 | Okay so do n't need to learn all the fractions but we need to we 'll probably just go playing with these the ones we 've got here . |
| 18 | Although we do not need to reconsider all the issues relating to the corporatisation of local government during the 1970s , it is important to remind ourselves of the widespread adoption of policy and resources committees , consisting of the senior elected members ( with sub-committees specialising in land , finance , personnel and performance review ) . |
| 19 | Director of education Ian Reid said : ‘ We have amalgamated and closed schools and cut administration back as far as we dare although we need more staff to implement all the changes . |
| 20 | How often do children expect to find all the information they need from just one book ? |
| 21 | When recounting the problems they have with their children , parents will often appear to put all the blame on their children . |
| 22 | You do n't want to walk all the way round do you love ? |
| 23 | As Captain of Stoddard Golf Club , I would like to thank all the members of the committee who have worked so hard to make it such a memorable year . |
| 24 | I would like to thank all the members erm , who 've served on that committee and indeed the officers who 've worked for it , because a lot of the background work and a lot of the er , consultation with departments has been necessary to get us to the erm , reasonably satisfactory stage we 're at , considering the ext extremely severe restrictions on government ex , er , on local government spending , er resulting from the cap . |
| 25 | said : ‘ I would like to thank all the people responsible for the Company and for the very good way that the business was handed over . |
| 26 | Editor said : ‘ We are absolutely delighted at this award , and we would like to thank all the correspondents and everyone involved in the publication for their efforts . ’ |
| 27 | We would like to thank all the officials who have helped to make the programme work effectively and we look forward to receiving your co-operation in 1988 . |
| 28 | I would like to thank all the staff at Napier and our industrial and commercial partners who have contributed to another good year of enterprising activities . |
| 29 | One of the kids asked about the foal and it suddenly occurred to me they 'd like to see all the mares , so I had them brought inside specially for visitors ' day . " |
| 30 | Actually , I am not sure that I was there on that night of his arrival , and I do n't claim to remember all the details or to have been as impressed by his appearance , framed in the doorway , as some people I drink with do ; I think they just want to talk about their witnessing his first appearance that way — as if he was an angel or something extraordinary — because of what went on to happen later . |