Example sentences of "interested in [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among those who do not , many are not interested in building up the sort of long-term relationship characterised by mutual obligations which a system built upon rights implies ; some are " voluntary " temporary workers only wanting occasional work , others are " involuntary " ones regarding their current job as , at best , " stop-gap " employment . |
| 2 | But it then transpired that BOC was also interested in taking over the firm by buying the remaining 70 per cent of the shares . |
| 3 | Food chain Tescos is thought to be interested in taking over the imposing building . |
| 4 | We could possibly arrange sub-contractors if anyone was interested in taking up the job in a given area . |
| 5 | The press coverage in turn has resulted in many other local authorities becoming interested in taking up the idea and pursuing their own campaigns . |
| 6 | But now it appears thieves are being increasingly interested in taking on the hole in the wall and that means bigger and heavier vehicles to do it . |
| 7 | II Maccabees is not interested in following up the destiny of the Samaritan temple , which must have indirectly benefited from the rebellion of Judas Maccabaeus . |
| 8 | ( If you 're interested in following up the question of how we know what 's going on in our own minds you might have a look at Duncan : I Know What I Know — or Do I ? — Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society , Spring 1971 , or just possibly my contribution to the symposium on recursion in the current Analysis , though this is a little technical . ) |
| 9 | Ring them , or better still go to see them all , and ask if they are interested in carrying out the survey , how much they charge and when they can do it . |
| 10 | ‘ A man interested in finding out the truth , and therefore seeing that justice is done . |