Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] the [noun] of " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Although Terminal courses would probably remain as the bulk of provision — ‘ the breadth of the base of the movement amongst ordinary folk ’ — ‘ the Tutorial Class must be the demonstration that real understanding , whatever the purpose , requires sustained effort ; and a significant expansion of activity at this level is the true index of a significant expansion of a genuinely informed public . ’ . |
| 2 | The train had already left Sion when the avalanche struck and with the possibility of further minor falls it had retreated to the sanctuary of the station where the passengers were told it would remain for the rest of the night . |
| 3 | yeah , I find that , that I 've done it and I 've written down the answer and then I ca n't think which number does it go to , and by the time I 've got to number one they 're on about six , so I might as well , I 'm lost it completely , so I ca n't do that either and my project work , course work , goes towards certain percent of my marks and I ca n't think for the life of me why |
| 4 | So we 're gon na catch every traffic light on red now there was something I wanted to go into Wisbech for but I ca n't think for the life of me what it was , I must get stuck into this Christmas shopping again , really must so much to do and such little time to do it in oh he 's , he 's put that car down five hundred pounds , that price of that car was , that he got for sale on it seven , seven , nine , five , |
| 5 | Finally , there are clauses that seek to make generalised advance disclosures of material interests which the fiduciary might have , or of possible conflicts of interest and duty which might arise during the course of the relationship with the customer . |
| 6 | The expression covers a wide field of positions involving the creditor and the debtor which can arise during the negotiations of a loan guarantee and the associated execution by the surety of a charge upon property which fall far short of the creation of a formal agency . |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna was in the lead and that 's where he would stay for the rest of the afternoon . |
| 8 | Your talk will be the first item on the agenda you need not stay for the rest of the meeting unless you want to . |
| 9 | The convoy , led by a police car and two police motorcycles , made its way through Long Island City , across the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan then down First Avenue to the United Nations Plaza , the hotel where the Zimbalan delegation would stay for the duration of their three-day visit to New York . |
| 10 | There is evidence from which it appears that the United Nations Organisation considers that there are persons whom it may treat as the representatives of the Republic of Somalia . |
| 11 | Perhaps even more destructively , the Philharmonic Hall acoustic does not make for the clarity of diction experienced in the average theatre . |
| 12 | What a coil do I make for the loss of my punk |
| 13 | In such an atmosphere of public mistrust , questions must arise about the purpose of the tax system . |
| 14 | If so , a conflict may well arise between the work of the consultants in their capacity as testers of design for the private operators and what they do for the HSE to determine whether the safety case is well established . |
| 15 | In The Natural History of Nematodes it is unfortunate that George Poinar Jr does not throw off the armour of nomenclature which prevents the general student from getting to grips with these creatures . |
| 16 | You can then paint between the strips of tape with a second colour and remove the tape when the paint is dry . |
| 17 | When official conservation often does not work , part of the problem may lie in the assumptions which the conservationist , government servant or politician may make about the cause of failure . |
| 18 | Merchant princes did not forget their native towns and counties and the people there who might want for the means of providing themselves with even the most basic tools of their trade . |
| 19 | ‘ Mother , for all I care , she can abseil off the top of Harrods if that 's her pleasure . |
| 20 | Featuring a yearly look at the American sporting headlines , you can browse through the careers of everyone from Babe Ruth to Michael Jordan . |
| 21 | These examples show that , as in all cases , whether an adjective counts as restrictive or not depends on what exactly is in the mental focus of the speaker on any particular token occasion , and definitely not on any relation of inclusion that might exist between the meanings of the adjective and noun as type elements , such as could be found in the dictionary ( or more accurately between those parts of an external world which might be correlated with the meanings of the adjective and noun ) . |
| 22 | Nevertheless serious misgivings may persist about the wisdom of ascribing identity to meanings . |
| 23 | Agitation does not completely compensate for the lack of direct activity . |
| 24 | People got snappy , and nothing could compensate for the lack of leave . |
| 25 | ‘ Lighting can try and compensate for the lack of colour by creating certain moods . |
| 26 | These honours could not compensate for the misery of his diocesan life . |
| 27 | In general , the more directly political approach argues that the manner in which the state may compensate for the misery of the periphery is crucial and warrants serious investigation since under certain circumstances it may be possible for state intervention to operate with beneficial , net long-term effects . |
| 28 | Since the increase in tax revenue and the fall in unemployment expenditure would compensate for the cost of servicing the loan , there would be no burden on the exchequer . |
| 29 | The form used was complicated but could not compensate for the deficiencies of information about a population that was still highly mobile and still undergoing the stresses of war . |
| 30 | ‘ No amount of holiday can compensate for the beginning of the autumn term , ’ Andrew answered gloomily . |