Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually some groups in current Western society wear what could almost be termed a uniform , in that it serves to give them a distinct identity , for example skinheads , hippies , and the tinted , spiked hair brigade ; in fact these non-verbal cues can influence interaction to such an extent that one has to be careful to avoid stereotyping , sometimes quite erroneously . |
| 2 | And er Alan apparently wants to go to Spain and Alan said well I 'm not bloody working there , as he said , I do n't wan na earn money like that ! |
| 3 | It is , however , in the best interests of the partners if the partnership is commenced in this way , since the document agreed upon by the partners will make provision for most eventualities which may affect the partnership . |
| 4 | A wall of storage units will make provision for most of the paraphernalia you own and might either incorporate a bar and a desk flap to let down , or a permanent table set at right angles to shelves and cupboards for work , games , sewing and hobbies . |
| 5 | Theoretically the sub-contractor should make provision for these on-costs in the rates or daywork rate agreed with the builder , but frequently the provision is inadequate . |
| 6 | Obviously , repayment of the loan at some future date , particularly at retirement , will be desirable , so the borrower should make provision for this sooner rather than later . |
| 7 | Software revenues rose by 1.1% to $2,520m , but maintenance was off 5.1% to $1,800m ; services were the star performer , rising 48% to $1,900m , but the jury is still out and there is a great deal of scepticism that the company can actually make money on all those facilities management contracts . |
| 8 | Software revenues rose by 1.1% to $2,520m , but maintenance was off 5.1% to $1,800m ; services were the star performer , rising 48% to $1,900m , but the jury is still out and there is a great deal of scepticism that the company can actually make money on all those facilities management contracts . |
| 9 | ‘ We were all joyous at the scenes of people climbing on the Wall but the problem is , how do you make money on this ? ’ said Charles Clough , chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch . |
| 10 | Staff numbers here have been pruned back to 250 from 580 , and chief executive Paul Lester reckons that the division can make money at that level . |
| 11 | But how can he make money like that ? |
| 12 | People vary greatly and may well experience regression in many different ways . |
| 13 | The likely unpopularity of the local income tax may explain resistance to this tax . |
| 14 | Who will lend money against this security ? |
| 15 | Could it be that the Germans in the west did not want unity after all , despite those opinion polls over decades showing they did ? |
| 16 | There is certainly historical evidence from the economic geography of the UK which , at first sight at least , might lend credence to this view . |
| 17 | If she returned to share her burden as the ‘ Cleveland scapegoat ’ we could all make progress with this very serious issue of child health . |
| 18 | The best way — indeed , the only way — in which we can make progress in that regard is by affecting attitudes and the culture that exists within companies . |
| 19 | The only reason that you can make progress in that sort of situation is if there 's a body of opinion that says that you should . |
| 20 | Now the planning application is for Waste Regulation rests with this Authority and I would emphasise that to members here that wh if you 're looking at the sites you must bear in mind that we are the waste Site Planning Application Authority and that you can not go and make progress in any direction without it coming to Committee here and I would hope that officers would bear in mind the sensitivity which has already been mentioned in agenda today but members will find that these applications er are addressed in their own district , in their own divisions . |
| 21 | But I should think part of that good fun would be able to devise means of grabbing power back from Central Government when they 're taking it away from you . |
| 22 | The Faculty offers opportunities to study and conduct research in most branches of law and legal scholarship . |
| 23 | In practice , it is difficult to see how learning theories could explain crime without any reference to invention . |
| 24 | The Treasurer and barons of the Exchequer were ordered to examine Domesday Book and other records and documents in the Exchequer and Treasury which might throw light on this question , and to report to the Council : former officers of the Forest , such as Hugh Despenser , were to deliver up to the Chancellor and Treasurer all relevant documents in their possession and custody . |
| 25 | Recent developments in sociolinguistics and pragmatics , however , have produced work which can throw light on this grey area of literary study . |
| 26 | Later writers , even those sympathetic to Antal 's thesis , have admitted that the argument about class conflict in the period was exaggerated , but this does not exclude the possibility that an equally unexpected approach may not throw light on some apparently exhausted topic . |
| 27 | For only on foot does one detect the subtle rise and fall of ground to which the earliest settlers were so sensitive , or alignments in the town scene that may throw light on some fundamental change of plan : or the names of streets and lanes that set the mind working at once . |
| 28 | He 'd never known a time when Klein did n't need money for some gambit or other , and that meant he needed painters . |
| 29 | We propose that the GMC 's remit should include censure of those members of the medical profession who commit scientific misconduct by distorting published evidence in reviews and consensus statements . |
| 30 | In fact , it does not desire intimacy at all . |