Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Asians will not want to lose ground in the mixed doubles in the build-up to Atlanta and the Belfast match will provide them with an opportunity to test the best in Europe . |
| 2 | And I did n't want to go work for the Bank . |
| 3 | I did n't ever want to see Phantom of the Opera , no of course I have n't have n't |
| 4 | But I still think I 'd prefer to see justice in the hands of what the Americans call the law enforcement agencies . |
| 5 | I still think I 'd prefer to see justice in the hands of what the Americans call the law enforcement agencies . |
| 6 | If a party obtains a majority in the House on a programme of reform , it will endeavour to pass legislation through the House . |
| 7 | The reader should endeavour to obtain information on the various exchange rate statistics published by his own country 's central bank or finance ministry . |
| 8 | He also indicated that he would respect traditional ALP values and would seek to restore confidence in the country . |
| 9 | Organized groups , on the other hand , restrict their aims to those that will promote the interests of their members or further particular causes ; they do not have a comprehensive political programme , nor do they seek to acquire control of the main offices of government . |
| 10 | As the right hon. Gentleman referred to action in the Security Council , and in the light of the fall of Vukovar and the continuing horrendous threat to Dubrovnik , will he seek to obtain agreement for a Security Council resolution imposing comprehensive sanctions , including an international oil ban , on the whole area , as a way of exerting pressure to bring the fighting to an end ? |
| 11 | Therefore in practice from 1948 to 1975 the revenue did not seek to extract tax on the basis of the average cost to the employer of providing in-house benefits . |
| 12 | I will make a brash prediction : that by the year 2000 the social sciences , in conjunction with brain studies , will commence to replace biology in the central role . |
| 13 | Bilingual lobbyists argue that they do not seek to challenge English as the state 's official language , merely to help recent immigrants , as well as foreign tourists and businessmen . |
| 14 | You may also need to apply heat to the pipe in order to separate the joint . |
| 15 | However much a politician might desire to avoid involvement in the collectorship contests , it was virtually impossible to escape being drawn in if the friends were involved . |
| 16 | When faced with the decision about choosing a residential or rest home , you will need to discuss admission to a local authority home with a social worker . |
| 17 | In the same way the Chief Superintendent of Police may be concerned to define strategic goals for the police force as a whole while the individual police constable may need to exercise leadership in an operational situation and direct others in that situation. , Here we might use the term ‘ street-level ’ leadership . |
| 18 | This relevance makes the material strongly motivating — here is an example of the way you will need to use English in a month 's time — and therefore the quality of the recording is less important than its immediate relevance . |
| 19 | He noted that the club would need to do work on the North and South stands in the foreseeable future . |
| 20 | He noted that the club would need to do work on the North and South stands in the foreseeable future . |
| 21 | But what sort of machine do you need to do justice to the application . |
| 22 | ‘ Why would you need to draw attention to the initials ? ’ |
| 23 | I do n't give you these names , because if I spell them out I should never need to waste money on a return ticket again . |
| 24 | Thus prima facie the words of exclusion clauses will be given their literal meaning ; the court will strive to give effect to the words used , and , where lists are used , the drafter must bear in mind the rules expressio unius est exclusio alterius and that general words in a list will be interpreted ejusdem generis with the specific words . |
| 25 | While the Washington process had co-ordinated aid to the republics on a sector basis , with working groups in such areas as food , medicine , energy and shelter , new mechanisms to be set up under the auspices of the World Bank would seek to manage aid on a country-by-country basis . |
| 26 | We shall therefore seek to derive information about a word 's meaning from its relations with actual and potential linguistic contexts . |
| 27 | And he ca n't wait to start work on a movie version of the bard 's famous play , Much Ado About Nothing . |
| 28 | If you feel that , over the years , you might wish to avail yourself of some loans for home improvement , a new car , or some major item of expenditure , then you really do need to keep favour with a bank . |
| 29 | Britain may not need to flaunt nationalism in the way characteristic of the United States but its education system can no more ignore the task of sustaining the national identity than education systems in any other nation-state . |
| 30 | Speaking after the DLP victory , Sandiford stated that he would devote his new term to " maintaining a sound economy " and suggested that he would also strive to accelerate progress towards the economic integration of the Caribbean . |