Example sentences of "[vb infin] [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beatitudes of Jesus show the way in which we can experience transforming happiness in our own lives . |
| 2 | He will lengthen his nose to allow him to nuzzle and may make nudging movements with his head to attract attention . |
| 3 | Following its agreements with Maspar Computer Corp and Intel Corp , DEC now has three more conventional massively parallel streams on the go — the Single Instruction-Multiple Data machines that it will build using MasPar 's chip , the Multiple Instruction-Multiple Data machines it plans using Intel 's 80860XP chip and technology , and an Alpha-based massively parallel machine set for 1995 . |
| 4 | She 's gon na eat , but she 's gon na eat cooking chocolate without it being cooked . |
| 5 | Contacting more than , say , three potential purchasers will make maintaining confidentiality more difficult yet increases the chances of finding the ‘ right ’ purchaser . |
| 6 | ‘ But you simply can not make tackling errors at crucial times and expect to win . ’ |
| 7 | Experimenters continually strive to insulate and neutralise distorting factors . |
| 8 | We hope these improved facilities will make booking tickets easier . |
| 9 | The student may consider a number of strategies for the investigation and select those which are considered appropriate eg in investigating the phasing of traffic lights at a road junction , the student may consider using trial and improvement , graphical techniques , algebraic analysis , calculus etc as strategies . |
| 10 | If you have a room that is particularly dark , you should consider using mirrors to reflect what light there is . |
| 11 | If there are expected to be a number of queries of the type ‘ How many lecturers are over 40 years of age ? ’ , the database administrator may well consider using date-of-birth as a key for inclusion in the index . |
| 12 | RW suggested that the Group should consider using S Clarke 's old office for some of the new researchers who will be arriving shortly . |
| 13 | At no time since the earliest plans were drawn up would Thorfinn consider drawing men from the north to fight on land in Alba . |
| 14 | ‘ You might consider bringing Harry with you . ’ |
| 15 | Nominal wages that will not fall allowing situations where the real wage gets too high to clear the market . |
| 16 | It was highly desirable , he said , that the UN should consider rotating forces . |
| 17 | How could Mrs Hollidaye consider allowing Dot to return to that unsafe place where the air robbed your cheeks of their roses , where buildings collapsed though the bombs had long since stopped , where there was no glass in half the windows , no water in the taps , where nothing was quite what it seemed to be . |
| 18 | When a boy goes ‘ bang bang ’ with his finger , or a more realistic-looking gun , he no more wishes to kill or maim the ‘ enemy ’ than his parents would actually enjoy seeing gouts of blood issuing from a real villain as is shown on television . |
| 19 | If the idea of mobilizing community resources is to mean anything at all it must include helping parents and other carers to meet , and clarify needs , expectations and possibilities for further development . |
| 20 | This will include using knowledge about the availability of home help , meals on wheels , day care , warden service , respite care and a district nurse if required . |
| 21 | You do n't need reminding sir that er Ryedale Tuesday and Wednesday , and Wednesday is a very very busy last day . |
| 22 | If the main US exchanges put their 24 hour trading system in place , they might consider launching products in direct competition with the European exchanges . |
| 23 | With the recognition of the importance of powerlessness and empowerment in health , practitioners involved in community development should well consider adopting empowerment education approaches to address the conditions that create ill-health . |
| 24 | In contrast with the technological fixation which had previously dominated the control strategies of many states , the EPA stressed that the state implementation plan ( SIP ) should consider incorporating transportation controls to reduce the distance travelled by all vehicles , new and old alike . |
| 25 | We could direct polluting silage run-off and slurry from dairies and pig farms into small-scale local power plants . |
| 26 | This was regarded by most as a just reward for helping to raise over £50 million for the cause , but the more sinister downside was that a few less scrupulous characters realised that supporting charities could boost flagging careers and chart positions . |
| 27 | Huw , a brown-eyed version of Feargal himself , accompanied by a pretty little blonde girl , looked as though he might enjoy causing chaos just for the hell of it . |
| 28 | ‘ We did consider replacing Monty , but we had already shot half the movie , ’ said Dore Schary . |
| 29 | Perhaps we should consider publishing details of the many failures in Conservative councils throughout the country , and not least in the borough in which this House is situated which , while exporting its homeless to other authorities , appears to be guilty of the illegal sale of houses that were not its to sell in the first place . |
| 30 | She was just trying to find the right words to explain why she thought Mrs Richards would enjoy meeting Abuelo Freitas 's granddaughter , when Consuelo arrived to take over the evening shift , and the conversation switched to other matters . |