Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Homographs may need a modifier in parenthesis to clarify the meaning that is associated with them , for example Cold ( Disease ) |
| 2 | One does not need a council in order to prove the existence of well-established areas such as Lancashire or Somerset . |
| 3 | So you do n't need a degree in mathematics to run a computer ? |
| 4 | Party strategists acknowledge that the overwhelming weight of opinion polls has been against them — and that for Mr Major to win tomorrow he would need a movement in public opinion greater than that achieved in nine of the past 10 election campaigns . |
| 5 | ‘ She 'll need a coat in winter , ’ she said , adding ‘ I 'll make you a couple . ’ |
| 6 | There 've been some er conversations between the players out on the pitch and an Italian journalist who clearly does n't need a microphone in order to be heard . |
| 7 | You do not need a wristwatch in East Africa . |
| 8 | Each unit of First Class deals with a particular topic and language area and provides a balance of language skills which reflects what the trainee will need a career in tourism . |
| 9 | We can not win a place in heaven by good deeds — neither did he . |
| 10 | Alcatel Alsthom SA were sharply lower in active trading on the Paris Bourse yesterday on talk that it might buy a stake in chipmaker SGS-Thomson Microelectronics NV and increase its stake in nuclear power plant builder Framatome SA , Reuter reports . |
| 11 | TURNBULL & ASSER A salesman 's tie — but would you trust a man in canary yellow ? |
| 12 | This kind of resourcefulness can accomplish a lot in business . |
| 13 | Gilt edges , vellum , and morocco , and presentation copies to all the libraries will not preserve a book in circulation beyond its intrinsic dates … |
| 14 | The emergence of Mrs Thatcher and Mr Ridley as champions of the environment in late 1988 may also signal a change in emphasis on planning issues . |
| 15 | If they have n't remained constant over our sampling period , right , then there 's no point in making our sample predictions , alright , we 've got to have at least the confidence that our model is re relatively stable over our small sample , right , in order to make any sort of predictions about the behaviour of the dependent variable that we are looking at and the parameter of interest out of sample more often than not when we have parameter instability that does n't always signal a change in government policy , it often signals the fact that you 've got a very poor model , a model er is mis-specified and so if we detect a structural change in our model , we first of all try and explain why it may come about |
| 16 | Since each difference in form must signal a difference in meaning , children must make certain choices among forms when they find themselves faced with two different forms with apparently the same meaning — e.g. , bringed and brought , or cooker and cook . |
| 17 | Shouting about convictions is no guarantee that they will survive a period in government . |
| 18 | If it is your intention to set a cat among the pigeons or let loose an eagle in the dovecote , you do n't send a postcard in advance announcing your intentions . ’ |
| 19 | If inflation or the growth in money supply are higher than anticipated , people will expect a rise in interest rates in anticipation of a tighter monetary policy . |
| 20 | Obviously a business which has good security and suitable contingency plans can expect a reduction in premium because business interruption claims would be limited . |
| 21 | Perhaps the connection of a ‘ scope would show a rise in frequency . |
| 22 | Therefore , a thin section remaining in the beam for a long time may show a decrease in luminescence intensity as ionic-bombardment and thermal diffusion take place . |
| 23 | Your reasons for this colossal exploitation of what is to you hi-tech may be quite divorced from ours ( we want to look for black holes , whereas you want to ascertain the precise time you should sacrifice a virgin in order to propitiate the gods ) , but the principle is much the same . |
| 24 | He also believes his air force skills will benefit a career in business or commerce . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not inclined to stand by and watch a marriage-breaker in action . |
| 26 | There was nothing to suggest that that power to sue should be limited so as to exclude the proceedings before the court , save by the nature of the trade union itself , and that did not exclude a claim in respect of a libel ‘ calculated to arouse doubts and suspicions in the minds of members [ of the union itself ] , and so to destroy the cohesion and will to act of the union : ’ per Scott L.J . |
| 27 | The local party would then choose a replacement in time for the next General Election . |
| 28 | Rather than identify a point in time when some separation was effected , it is more constructive to locate successive shifts in the degree of subordination and the grounds of differentiation . |
| 29 | When someone comes up to him and says , ‘ Hey , Per , could you do a concert in aid or our church roof , £20 expenses , staying overnight with the verger and his wife ? ’ , he says , ‘ Of course ! |
| 30 | you know I 'll do a copy in braille |