Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The Proposal goes on to require that a public company with 1,000 or more employees ( including employees of subsidiaries ) within the Community must install a system of employee participation . |
2 | Indeed for those insiders living in Cheater 's metaphorical front room — such as in the police — the need to obscure and seek a degree of anonymity from the analytic gaze can be described as a major principle in the preservation of power , ranking highly in the structures of significance . |
3 | Whatever a student 's course , employers will seek a combination of intellect , relevant abilities and personal qualities developed through the rigour of academic study and the prudent use of leisure time and vacations . |
4 | And then while I was there she was eating a bit of chocolate cake , I mean she 's right in the kitchen , she come back in and said oh my god , I said what , she said I 've never seen anybody pinch a bit of chocolate cake , on a plate as fast in all my life , Ben did n't want it so she whipped his an' all like . |
5 | Just got ta tie a bit of wood on the end of that bit where it 's rotted . |
6 | It 's not nearly so difficult for people who , who do know a bit about teaching , to understand what 's going on . |
7 | Does n't know a thing about wine . |
8 | Do I know a lot about boxing she said ? |
9 | they did n't know a lot about steel , they were made out of iron . |
10 | If the notice is ignored , after two hours of non-compliance the public health department of the local authority may commence a prosecution for breach of the Act . |
11 | ‘ It would need a change of culture compared with the last 13 years , ’ said one senior civil servant . |
12 | Clamping down on the professional foul does not need a change of law , simply a change of emphasis by referees . |
13 | You may need a change of Pill . |
14 | Do you need a drink of water or anything ? |
15 | They do n't need a bottle of Scotch a day and new silk scarves every week . ’ |
16 | Homographs may need a modifier in parenthesis to clarify the meaning that is associated with them , for example Cold ( Disease ) |
17 | Do they need a corpse as proof of their virility ? |
18 | Just as , say , medievalists must have a good working knowledge of Latin and be skilled palaeographers future historians will need a range of IT skills . |
19 | Another job for Seddon and the Yard — and it will need a bit of cooperation from the G.P.O. That can be arranged without much difficulty . |
20 | ‘ If she comes 'ome Maggie 'll need a bit of warmth . ’ |
21 | The law may need a bit of help round the edges but that is absolutely essential . |
22 | I may need a bit of help . |
23 | Did he need a bit of help with his I mean a lot of them did made them that sort of I just found a lot of was so so behind and so |
24 | She knows that I have arthritis and if I do need a bit of support , Clare 's always there , unobtrusively , to give me a hand . |
25 | But I thought Ian might need a bit of support when he gets out . ’ |
26 | Eventually , I rang the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and said I 'd got this botfly and really did need a bit of surgery , and they said ‘ Come along today . ’ |
27 | He 'll need a bit of physio to sort that out when the cast comes off , but the chest drain was out after a couple of days , and his lung 's working well . ’ |
28 | I mean it is , it is ridiculous because we 've had that November party down there , and if it does need a bit of planning , you just put the heat on a bit early anyway |
29 | One does not need a council in order to prove the existence of well-established areas such as Lancashire or Somerset . |
30 | A paper bag is best as you do not need a nozzle for flooding , and a hole can be snipped into the base of the paper cone at the last minute . |