Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [indef pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’ |
| 2 | When I lived right on the job it used to drive my wife round the bend — I 'd be at home on a weekend , perhaps in the garden , and I 'd think about something in the greenhouse across the road so I 'd go over there and disappear for an hour whereas perhaps I should have been giving more time to my family . |
| 3 | This weekend 's results , of course , will count for nothing in the Olympics . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , much of this expertise remains unrecognised by the British school system , largely because the RSA Diploma does not currently count for anything in the award of Qualified Teacher Status . |
| 5 | There was quite a wide space between stone and stone , but Jenny felt sure that she could jump from one to the other quite easily . |
| 6 | He should be grappling with the problem of how to stay alive , but instead could think of nothing but the problem of Jess . |
| 7 | He paused , seeking a modest answer , but could think of nothing but the truth . |
| 8 | Robbie could think of nothing but the deep growing ache around which every sense seemed focused . |
| 9 | I know I have been but I ca n't think of one at the moment |
| 10 | Can you think of one off the top of your head very quickly ? |
| 11 | Elizabeth was also asked if she would like to make a list of what she does not like about community living but could not think of anything for the moment . |
| 12 | As soon as Angela could think of anything except the pain of returning circulation she saw that they were outside the gate of a walled enclosure . |
| 13 | No I ca n't think of anybody at the moment . |
| 14 | Thy even asked how those outside the group felt and I answered that since I could not even think of anyone in the Church who contributed nothing I could not possibly answer the question . |
| 15 | I ca n't go without reminding you of Prosser 's First Rule Of Investments : do n't invest in anything with the initials ‘ b ’ and ‘ c ’ in its title . |
| 16 | I sought guidance earlier , Mr. Deputy Speaker , and was advised that one could speak on anything in the Queen 's Speech , but if that is incorrect I shall confine my remarks to the council tax . |
| 17 | ‘ Jackie ca n't speak to anyone at the moment . |
| 18 | She was very shy , and did not often speak to anyone outside the family . |
| 19 | When I saw this happening I began to watch more closely , and I saw that some nights even when she was n't up on the stage Madame had her eye on these two and would often look from one to the other and then back again . |
| 20 | There 's no doubt it 's going to be difficult for us but if we play for 90 minutes the same way we did against Cork in the first half last week , we 'll return with something from the game . ’ |
| 21 | Yet poisons can move from one to the other . |
| 22 | There 's also a baseline heavy enough to hang half a dozen DJs from , and a funk aesthetic that you can currently detect in everyone from the Sandals to Galliano , Brand New Heavies to D-Influence . |
| 23 | He or she may well progress from one to the other . |
| 24 | Marc let his glance laze from one to the other , then his lips quirked in a humourless smile . |
| 25 | In doing so I am rather like the doctor by the patient 's bedside , who knows ; although of course he does not tell the patient — that the outcome of the disease will depend upon something in the constitution of that patient which he can not control nor further influence and which he can not even ascertain , except by the event . |
| 26 | You can appoint one of your own people to act as press liaison officer after that , or I 'll lay on someone for the job . |
| 27 | I did n't know whether to go back and try for something in the West End again , or television , films — or even go back into fringe theatre . |
| 28 | How far the EC can be regarded as a common labour market , or will develop into one in the foreseeable future , remains an open question . |
| 29 | I did have a gaoler , though — a horrible valet called Hicks , whose job it was to make sure I did n't mix with anyone outside the family . |
| 30 | But I ca n't take in anything between the name of the subject at the top and the name of the sender at the bottom . |