Example sentences of "[art] intention [prep] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The possibilities for recasting the UK accounts are being examined , with the intention of making them reflect the real resource use , or output contribution , of the public sector , rather than simply its share of expenditure . |
| 2 | You see , I 've no intention of helping you ruin a man I admire . ’ |
| 3 | The fingers tightened round her arm , biting deep into her flesh as she continued to struggle , and Fran knew as clearly as she knew her own name that he had no intention of letting her go . |
| 4 | ‘ I ca n't believe it ! ’ he cried , but held on to her firmly so that she had a very concrete impression that , if it happened that it was the truth , he had no intention of letting her go , not now . |
| 5 | She pressed down harder on the gas pedal , coaxing more speed from the car , trying to put more distance between herself and the maniac in the Audi , but whoever was driving the pursuing car had no intention of letting her get away . |
| 6 | He was very drowsy , and as I had no intention of letting him wake himself up with a conversation on my private life or anything else , I said I did not believe in mixing business and pleasure , and , as I hoped , the cliché put him to sleep . |
| 7 | The red bitch 's jaws were clamped to his leg in an iron grip and she 'd no intention of letting him go . |
| 8 | ‘ We have no intention of letting him go and I would like him to stay on after his present contract expires . |
| 9 | Graham still bore the mental scars of his tragedy but he had proved to be an excellent operative and Philpott had no intention of letting him go . |
| 10 | So the Milettis had realized the threat to their schemes which the fake letter would pose and had no intention of letting them see it ! |
| 11 | According to a letter from Mr Deane to Mr Killeen ( dated 3 August 1976 ) Deane wrote that the owner of the site had ‘ changed his mind ’ leaving the company ‘ in the highly vulnerable position of an objector reporting publicly that we are filing on site owned by a man who has no intention of letting us use it ’ . |
| 12 | After you 'd arrived in my life with such a bang I had no intention of letting you walk straight out again . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And I 've no intention of letting you walk away . ’ |
| 14 | And I 've no intention of letting you get near anything important . |
| 15 | ‘ But on the other hand I have no intention of letting you add my name to the list , just because you 've lent me this flat , ’ she lashed back . |