Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't want to go in any of the women 's services after what I 've heard from Eileen , ’ Anne said . |
| 2 | We do n't want to leap into this without being totally sure that every point is acceptable , ’ he said . |
| 3 | We made a lot of new friends and ca n't wait to go on one of your holidays again ’ . |
| 4 | Actually , the use of this final pronominal element is quite transparently a way to regain attributive status for the adjective which precedes it , and its use with certain adjectives ( to be introduced below ) which do not genuinely occur in predicative position is thus much more significant than Bolinger allows for , showing that there are values attached to attributive status which are more important than mere position in the sentence relative to the verb , and that speakers will even seek to conform to these by devising an attributive construction which would otherwise not be called for . |
| 5 | We shall need to deal with some of the questions raised by the sad and painful fact of marriage breakdown and divorce later in this chapter . |
| 6 | I will say in moving that , would I note that the property services , the property sub- committee I should say , is receiving a further report on recommendations on how to preserve the long-term viability of the estate , which I consider to be the right priority , erm , the long- term viability of the estate is essential for the value both as an estate and for the value of it er , to us should we need to dispose of any of it for development land in the future . |
| 7 | But to the Dover Harbour Board management there was an obvious solution : ‘ Tell him to wait until the 23.59 — he wo n't need to bother with any of that business then ’ . |
| 8 | He did n't even want to consult with one of his colleagues . |
| 9 | In fact , there was a trace of red when the sun was on it , but she did n't want to dwell on that at the moment ! |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't want to talk about this from the office . |
| 11 | You can choose to play as one of two characters , Emily or Edward . |
| 12 | In a ‘ Civilisation ’ course students would probably expect to hear about most of these . |
| 13 | you know , if you sh given them a slide show that 's all very well but , they may well want to look at some of the pictures for longer . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , Ms Bishopric , ’ said Dr Groome , ‘ if you do n't want to fit into any of the roles we 've assessed , just what do you want to be in the Dream ? ’ |
| 15 | But it is a genuine form of isomers but you may like to include into one of the others . |
| 16 | Can I can I say that I after coffee I 'd like to go through each of these criteria and try to distinguish those which are relevant at structure plan level and those which may be more applicable down at the district local plan level . |
| 17 | Now I 'd like to go through each of them with you now and then again in two weeks ' time , and hear any suggestions you may have . |
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| 21 | In the time that I have to move the report I 'd like to concentrate on some of the developments that have been taking place in health and safety this is not to , er , give the impression that environmental developments are not important but over this next year the government are going to be taking certain measures that we need to be aware of , er , in the health and safety area . |
| 22 | I WOULD like to comment on one of the points raised by ‘ Inevitable ’ ( Writeback , May 3 ) . |
| 23 | I 'd like to work for one of the building societies and get a cheap mortgage . |
| 24 | I 'd like to try on some of Lloyd 's hats . ’ |
| 25 | I am a gigging guitarist living in Holland , and I would like to reflect on some of your readers ' comments . |
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| 29 | In this chapter , I should like to look at some of the ‘ social meanings ’ we give to arts and science today . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd like to play for one of the glamour clubs like Wigan or Leeds and one day play at Wembley , ’ he said . |