Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This might explain Shell 's reluctance to commercialise or even patent the reaction . |
| 2 | John Shakespeare was pleased that his oldest son was married , but I do n't think Will 's mother wanted him to marry so young . |
| 3 | But nothing , and certainly not articulating his words ‘ cheerfully and artlessly ’ , can muffle Tikhon 's diagnosis which is that Stavrogin suffers from ‘ indifference ’ . |
| 4 | " Do you think Ma 's mind is weakening ? " |
| 5 | I would regard Fanon 's humanism otherwise . |
| 6 | Mary said : ‘ My ultimate concern is not to say anything that will damage Stewart 's career . |
| 7 | The last thing that a representational theorist really wants to have to explain is the global nature of thinking ; and I suppose we can regard Fodor 's pessimism as an implicit kind of owning up to this . |
| 8 | If this supposition is correct it would explain Minton 's gratitude to her , for she was among the list of close friends to whom he left a small financial benefit . |
| 9 | On shopping the statement 's aim is to ‘ enhance Middlesbrough 's position as the area 's premier shopping experience where the widest choice , highest quality and a friendly welcome combine in the exciting atmosphere only a thriving town centre can offer . ’ |
| 10 | I hope that , during this Question Time , the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) will make Labour 's policy clear . |
| 11 | He knew how banal the question was as soon as he had asked it , but it did not affect Surere 's mood . |
| 12 | Kit 's success would make Rebecca 's father rich , much richer than the family had ever been since the squandering of the fortune made in the service of the Earl of Warwick during the Hundred Years War . |
| 13 | And this will make Pooh 's inference from Eeyore 's sigh to what Eeyore believes safer than his inference from Rabbit 's words to what Rabbit believes : because that inference does depend on Rabbit 's wanting to tell Pooh the truth , whereas , as we 've remarked , he may in fact be lying . |
| 14 | ( My dad never touched the pig , though I was sure this was conditioning rather than religious scruple , just as I would n't eat horse 's scrotum . |
| 15 | He did not think Ramsey 's scholarship a weighty part of his quality as a bishop ; occasionally he hinted that he thought the books were a distraction from pastoral care . |
| 16 | If this is the case , however , several questions need to be answered in respect of classical theory before we can accept Pigou 's rehabilitation as complete and can consign Keynes 's theory of labour market adjustment to an unlamented oblivion : was classical theory guilty of confusing the workings of a money using economy with those of barter . |
| 17 | What do eat Penny 's dinner . |
| 18 | Even so , though , since she still did n't want Travis 's car outside when he came to pick her up and bring her back , she added , ‘ I 'll come in my car — where shall I meet you ? ’ |
| 19 | It has recently recruited Dick Watt who formerly ran ECGD 's City Office and he will enhance TI 's underwriting expertise . |
| 20 | They did not really want Edward du Cann- he was recognised as having been disloyal to Ted Heath , and his City activities , with Lonrho and Keyser Ullman , were not universally accepted . |
| 21 | Typical examples of the kinds of ritual practices that are commonly observed include : ( i ) dietary and sexual abstinence before hunting , ( ii ) visionary experiences induced by drugs or fasting , ( iii ) ritual purification of hunter and weapons before hunting , ( iv ) offering of formal apology/excuse to the slain animal — blame-shifting , ( v ) offering of tokens of appeasement — food , tobacco , etc. — to the slain animal , ( vi ) ceremonial treatment of carcass — verbal flattery and solemnity , ( vii ) rules determining who may eat animals ' flesh ( which may include abstention by hunter and/or his entire kin group ) , ( viii ) avoidance of waste , ( ix ) avoidance of boasting , ( x ) ritual disposal of uneatable or unusable remains , and ( xi ) post-hunting purification of the hunter and/or his weapons ( see e.g. Frazer , 1922 ; Hallowell , 1926 ; Benedict , 1929 ; Speck , 1977 ; Campbell , 1984 ; Serpell , 1986 ) . |
| 22 | More than that , he believed it possible that he , as much as Luke Eliot , would value Shildon 's research into the dead man 's background . |
| 23 | At least at the end we 'll know Gary 's life has n't been totally wasted . ’ |
| 24 | But it said it was confident of surviving and would seek shareholders ' approval at a meeting on 29 April . |
| 25 | New features will include ANSI SQL89 compatibility , increased control and security features , and consistency checking and back-up . |
| 26 | New features will include ANSI SQL89 compatibility , increased control and security features , and consistency checking and backup . |
| 27 | The managers might behave in a way that benefits themselves and does not maximize shareholders ' wealth . |
| 28 | It suggests criteria the Welsh Office should use to define Green Belts , all of which should win CPRW 's support . |
| 29 | Coun Nilsson said there were already too many people in Britain and claimed new immigrants would aggravate Middlesbrough 's problem . |
| 30 | The decision will need parliament 's approval . |