Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HCI is an exciting idea in holidays — friendly , informal villages , hotels and apartments in some of the most beautiful sun-drenched locations in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands with virtually everything you could want right on your doorstep . |
| 2 | One would think that an old person would have to be living in an isolated cottage , in the heart of the countryside , to be so out of touch with the world ; but sadly we know from the frequent reports in the newspapers that such tragic loneliness can exist right in the heart of our towns and cities , and that the old have sometimes remained undiscovered for weeks and months after they have died in their own homes . |
| 3 | Cornelius would remain on at school until real work could be found for him . |
| 4 | ‘ The radio set can remain on for hours at a time ; you can enjoy it as background to reading , writing , homework , housework … . |
| 5 | If you have a modem you can log on to a bulletin board and download it . |
| 6 | Let's r log on to the A drive first presumably ? |
| 7 | Every user of LIFESPAN must log on to the system via a unique user name and password , allocated in this way . |
| 8 | ‘ You must n't think badly of her , though , ’ he added . |
| 9 | ‘ No — and you must n't ever again think badly of yourself . ’ |
| 10 | " Please , Hari , you must not think badly of me . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't think badly of me , Sarella . |
| 12 | ‘ Whatever I say or do , you 'll think badly of me . |
| 13 | Beads of sweat continued to form and drip on to the table . |
| 14 | It pays to examine all gutter brackets and clips to ensure no water will drip on to walls . |
| 15 | Teaching often involves looking in detail at particular passages , in the hope that the part will relate coherently to the whole , but the doctrine of the hermeneutic circle reminds us that we can not understand the parts until we understand the whole ( and vice versa ) . |
| 16 | ‘ You keep the paper , I 'll haud on to the cigars . ’ |
| 17 | Trucks would come hurtling down the hill , their brakes would fail , and they 'd plough right through the wall and on into the field beyond . |
| 18 | The problem can arise acutely in a situation where Y takes goods from X on ‘ sale or return ’ terms . |
| 19 | The regulators will consult widely with consumer groups and customers before setting out standards , in conjunction with the industries . |
| 20 | We will consult widely on the best way forward for nature conservation and countryside bodies , including independent boards for all national parks . |
| 21 | We will consult widely about the detailed structure of this new qualification , and finalise proposals quickly . |
| 22 | I am presently considering what measures should be included in the first Welsh Agri-Environment Plan and will consult widely about them in due course . |
| 23 | We will consult widely before finalising proposals . |
| 24 | Firstly , CACI can build on to the shopping centres additional information relating to those outlets in a particular retail sector — this might be in terms of floorspace allocations , number of outlets or other attractiveness measures . |
| 25 | He said well you 've got to stay to the end I mean , but do n't stay right to the end , you know sort of |
| 26 | They competed to see who could eat most in the hotel restaurant and gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas . |
| 27 | Secondly , in dry summers the L3 are retained within the crusted faecal pat and can not migrate on to the pasture until sufficient rainfall occurs to moisten the pat . |
| 28 | Obviously some supply would would occur because housing associations will build wholly on some sites . |
| 29 | Keep your eyes on the lightest part of the sky and they 'll adapt little by little . " |
| 30 | Cos they ca n't eat properly with cleft palates anyway |