Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A problem can arise for the buyer if , before the contract was frustrated or avoided , he has paid all or part of the price . |
| 2 | The heavy makeup melting even in the air-conditioning , the legless beggar who sleeps under the office porch and cleans their shoes in gratitude , the slums you can not observe because no roads go through the swamps and whose inhabitants do not exist for the State because the census officials can not reach them , the bomb-carriers serving as flower-pots , the boys selling themselves to the rich English ex-public schoolboys , the girls selling themselves to the fat German tourists , the police raping the boys and the girls they are protecting in the police-stations , the Committee officers boasting to Kate about the elegant jerk-offs in the massage parlours , their ever-decorative ever-bored wives boasting to Kate about their jewellery , the Thai girls saving up for eye and breast jobs , the luxury hotels where the high-class white whores hang out , the students shot by the military during a demonstration against the army regime , the girl students daring for the first time to stay out at night on the streets to picket , the crushing of strikes with bullets and beatings , the barring of political books in the Committee library , the anti-Communist adverts punctuating the Western films on TV . |
| 3 | One thing was clear in the confusion-that I could not even let myself think about the matter unless my physical health was up to it . |
| 4 | But each could and did act for the other when necessary ; and English diplomats abroad frequently corresponded with both . |
| 5 | Other examples of rules which may not be congruent with the requirements of fiduciary law are SIB Core Rule 2 , which states that where a firm has a material interest it must not knowingly act for the customer unless it takes steps to ensure his " fair treatment " ( this may not be sufficient under fiduciary law ) , and SIB Core Rule 25 which in conjunction with SFA Conduct of Business Rule 5 — 36(2) permits " front running " . |
| 6 | And I did n't know about the drugs until the Customs launch stopped us in the bay . |
| 7 | ‘ Did Paul know about the child before he died ? ’ |
| 8 | I do n't know about the shops whether they sell chips |
| 9 | Kingston , whose coach Kevin Cadle watched Friday night 's semi-final , did not qualify for the tournament because they did not compete in the League last season although their form over the past three weeks suggests they will be front runners over the next seven months . |
| 10 | The reverse of this policy was a Unionist proposal that all men in the armed forces should qualify for the franchise as of right . |
| 11 | But the experience of this Spirit must wait for the disciples until after the death and resurrection of the man filled with the Spirit . |
| 12 | I 'll wait for the dirt-digging till we 're eating . |
| 13 | Now ladies and gentlemen if you have any questions we 'll be happy to answer them for you Can you just wait for the microphone because the guys at the back ca n't hear the question |
| 14 | The County Union is looking into the Boyce Hill boy 's absence and Lockwood will wait for the outcome before he names the squad to take on Hertfordshire in the second match in July . |
| 15 | On page six of our agenda there are congress organization motions which clearly need to be discussed some time during this congress because they concern rule amendments , and if they do fall off the agenda because debate is long on the other things , I really do believe they should take priority because we wo n't be raising them for another three years . |
| 16 | Many consumers did not even know of the charge until after the winter of 1948/9 when it was imposed ; because of cyclic meter reading , many received their winter bills only as the charge was lowered ; and some were never surcharged at all . |
| 17 | But over the lifetime of a Parliament the Lib Dem PSBR would fall below the Tories because ours is short term borrowing for investment and not longer term for tax cuts . |
| 18 | His mother clearly did not approve of the subject as being suitable for a teenager of Jamie 's age ! |
| 19 | Dissatisfied people will then be able to query or appeal against the valuation if necessary . |
| 20 | For those who grow their own tomatoes or can buy from the market when the fruit is cheap , here it is : |
| 21 | A querulous voice told him to go and jump in the Thames so he knocked again and eventually the door swung open to reveal a tall , gaunt figure , dressed in a long robe of dyed brown fur . |
| 22 | So Herbie did n't try and jump in the car before I could lift him and trying to get Audrey in with her stiff leg . |
| 23 | Witness could not say how much help in this a girl would need from the men because it varied so much , but she did not think it amounted to much , and no special men workers were employed for it " Lifting is therefore not denied , but its importance is distinctly minimized when a woman is speaking , maximized when a man is . |
| 24 | From the yard where the cart was kept , Rosa heard the Small splosh in the bucket after Sabina had placed the bird between her legs and slitted it to pull the guts . |
| 25 | For we are the real power — we are people power and we must win in the end for we are indestructible — ‘ |
| 26 | Intel is believed to have changed the ‘ recipe ’ it uses to fabricate the hard-to-build chips and wo n't know until the autumn whether the process actually works . |
| 27 | Intel is believed to have altered the process it uses to fabricate the hard-to-build chips and wo n't know until the autumn whether the process actually works . |
| 28 | Some schools in affluent industrial districts could profit from the scheme while those in rural areas with few companies nearby would have little chance of extra support . |
| 29 | You would have thought Magnus 's mother would have been nice to me but I bet Father had already telephoned and told her lies about me , because she made me wait in the hall until Nanny came to collect me in a taxicab . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll wait in the kitchen until it 's daylight , and then I 'll leave . |