Example sentences of "[vb infin] [subord] [pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Fortunately Britain can win if we learn from past mistakes , and I would now like to conclude by outlining certain strategic proposals for your consideration , which would put Britain firmly on the upward path to meet the Prime Minister 's long-term objectives . ’ |
| 2 | Even mistakes which diminish reputation will not count if they pale into minor significance beside the truth of major charges . |
| 3 | ‘ The assumption … that you might know before you looked at cultural relations in general what , at any particular time , was a part of elite culture or a part of popular culture is untenable ’ ( Hall 1978 : 6–7 ) . |
| 4 | What do you do if you come across unusual vegetables and are n't sure how to prepare them ? |
| 5 | I wrote to my home social services and asked them what they would do if I moved from residential care into a home of my own . |
| 6 | Corporatism is thus a non-zero-sum game from which all the parties can benefit if they refrain from unenlightened egoistic behaviour . |
| 7 | what do people do when they retire among other things , by way of amenities ? |
| 8 | There are no health questions to be answered or medical examinations required but if you are disabled by illness or injury when you enter the agreement , cover will not begin until you return to full-time work . |
| 9 | If you are disabled by illness or injury at the time that you enter the agreement , cover will not begin until you return to full time work . |
| 10 | What could be more sensible than the suggestion that the best way of evaluating a thing for its very own self , and not for its effects or its contribution to the value of larger wholes , is to consider what value it would possess if it existed in complete isolation ? |
| 11 | if , if , if he says I 've done it in class and I do n't want to finish it off at home , that 's fair enough , but what 's gon na happen when he gets to secondary level and he 's got this idea that if he does n't finish it in class , that 's it , he does n't do it , he wo n't finish learning the topic |
| 12 | Leaving aside cheap party political propaganda , I put it to you , in all seriousness , that literally millions of people in this country will rely when they retire on occupational pensions . |
| 13 | The judge found that the substance of the post-termination commission clause was that in the event of termination following a prescribed period of service , commission would be paid to the plaintiff in respect of premiums actually paid under the relevant policies issued during his appointment but that it was subject to the proviso that the agent 's entitlement to such commission would cease if he entered into competing activities . |
| 14 | This argument is an example of the pitfalls that one can encounter when one talks about infinite systems . |
| 15 | In the end each successive British government was obliged to trust the Americans , and to hope that circumstances would not arise when it disagreed with American policy . |
| 16 | You may select your meals from a choice on the menu , you may assist in preparing the Home 's menu , you may eat when you wish during specified meal times . |
| 17 | So he was gon na ask if they got in late because they could have had time to get it repaired . |
| 18 | Netwise thought direct sales would increase if it expanded into new geographical markets . |