Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pron] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would probably need to pitch your voice a certain amount , but without shouting , and slow down . |
| 2 | If so , he will often need to know what action the local authority has taken before the matter came to court and whether this complied with the requirements of the Act . |
| 3 | Once the decision has been made to accept an invitation from the media you will need to know what form the programme is to take . |
| 4 | I 'd certainly like to know which bookshops the trials are being held in . |
| 5 | Teacher asked Raymond ( 4.5 ) if he would like to help her water the plants . |
| 6 | On holiday you might like to give your feet a rest and not wear socks . |
| 7 | A friend and I have come across your brochure and we 'd like to give your course a try . |
| 8 | Naturally , the other people appeared and something would crop up which made me Plan to give their adventures an airing in a future book . |
| 9 | I fear that does not even begin to address our concern the assurances which were given on the last occasion about the Home Secretary 's attitude by the Noble Earl Lord which will no doubt be repeated later this afternoon , will of course hold good only for as long as Mr Howard is Home Secretary . |
| 10 | You might like to offer your employees a trip to Champneys as a reward in an incentive scheme . |
| 11 | We of the Left must work to make our Party the spearhead of struggle against Fascism , against War and against the National Government " . |
| 12 | I should think you 'd want to give your friend a buzz . ’ |
| 13 | Of course , these trips are not compulsory , but as one Eton parent put it : ‘ Few parents would want to deny their child the opportunity to play for the school under these circumstances . ’ |
| 14 | I did n't want to spoil your fun-break the party up . " |
| 15 | I do n't know , people l I 'm of them say they ca n't afford to pay the kids , and get the food for the kids , and they 'll have to give them chips a couple of , every day of the week or whatever , but th there 's no need for that . |
| 16 | ‘ You talk about giving your mind a rest , sir , but I shall have to give my body a bit of a rest soon . |
| 17 | The Council may also try to draw up a science policy for Europe , if it is serious about this it will have to soil its hands a little more with the sharp end of applied research . |
| 18 | Should you wish to rest your legs a while , why not take a train ride on our narrow-gauge railway ( April-October inclusive ) , or try your hand at brass rubbing in the centre situated in the old dining-room of the Manor House ? |
| 19 | ‘ Well you 'll have to change your attitude a bit , ’ was his verdict , and I thought taste was meant to be subjective ? |
| 20 | ‘ Tell me , why do I have to pay my informants a quid or more a time while you have snouts who could buy and sell both of us and who rush to buy you drinks whenever you appear ? ’ |
| 21 | But at least one can attempt to say what form the reaction is going to take . |
| 22 | Similarly many a bureau may have to close their doors an hour before their official closing time in order to be able to leave the bureau not too many hours after closing time . |
| 23 | I did manage to give my hands a quick rinse beforehand and nobody has mentioned food poisoning so it must have been ok . |
| 24 | Still , it showed 'e 's got 'is good points , an' that I do n't 'ave to clip 'is ear every day . ’ |
| 25 | This sketch may serve to show what obstacles the prosecuting authorities have experienced in bringing the B.M.F.L. case to trial , and how hard it is to predict when the trial will eventually occur , and what form it will then take . |
| 26 | A man might get used to living this way ; might get to like his gut a little ample , his armpits sweaty , his balls the same . |
| 27 | Therefore if the hirer sells the goods , section 25 of the Sale of Goods Act and section 9 of the Factors Act will not operate to give his purchaser a good title . |
| 28 | She had never seen him engaged in such mundane activity , and yet he did not seem to –ind her presence an embarrassment . |
| 29 | As he noted at the time , new houses intended for single families were subdivided into tenements on their first letting , for the very poor simply could not afford to pay their landlords a realistic return on their investment . |
| 30 | Wang Laboratories Inc president , chairman and chief executive Richard Miller , retained to arrest the company 's plunge towards the corporate graveyard , has resigned , firmly denying reports that the board believed the company could no longer afford to pay his $800,000 a year salary , or of any rift with the Wang family . |