Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't know about the issues to do with house-to-house collection . |
| 2 | In the spadefoot , the intense competition among males for females means that some over-anxious males do not wait for the females to get into the pond but instead waylay them on the way to the breeding ground ; the pair then arrive at the pond already in amplexus . |
| 3 | He admitted last night : ‘ I ca n't wait for the players to find their feet in the Premier League . ’ |
| 4 | LEVEL CROSSINGS — Many accidents take place at level crossings simply because people lose patience and do n't wait for the barriers to open . |
| 5 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 6 | I could n't wait for the pictures to come out , I was so excited to see them . |
| 7 | Sometimes I was so affected by a particular view or landscape that I 'd wait for the athletes to run into it before taking a photo . |
| 8 | They did not wait for the masses to come to them , they followed the masses and sometimes they were even there first . |
| 9 | He did not wait for the servants to open the doors , but just pushed through into the entrance hall , and then into the great ballroom where a score of painters and upholsterers were finishing a long night 's work during which they had transformed the ballroom into a silk-hung fantasy . |
| 10 | They are a unilateral declaration by the man that he need not trouble about the formalities expected between non-intimates . |
| 11 | OFI ( UK ) the trade association of course condemns the practice of abandonment of stock , and does not approve of the products sold by ‘ Aquario ’ , and the claims made for them . ’ |
| 12 | Start teaching him to read so he 'll behave like the experts say he should ? |
| 13 | Thus , if wages in the NHS are linked to price increases ( as measured by the Retail Price Index ) , real wages of NHS employees will be maintained , but they will fall behind the increases awarded to other workers , if earnings are rising faster than prices in the rest of the economy . |
| 14 | As often as not , the government would then act against the loyalists to prevent the increase in tension . |
| 15 | Did the Minister discuss with the unions concerned the maintenance of free collective bargaining and union recognition in the agencies ? |
| 16 | The engagement partner should discuss with the partners leading other work in which the firm is involved , their terms of reference and the way in which they will report to the lead adviser . |
| 17 | This Order , which is now in force , amends the provisions of The Building Societies ( Supplementary Capital ) Order 1988 in terms of the specification of supplementary capital as a capital resource which building societies may aggregate with the reserves to assess the adequacy of their reserves and other designated capital resources under s 45(3) of the 1986 Act . |
| 18 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 19 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 20 | It will focus upon the procedures used by growing smaller firms to recruit managers , contrasting these with more traditional small firms . |
| 21 | The conditions relating to residence , domicile and the place of operation , direction and control of the vessel did not fall within the derogations listed in articles 55 and 56 of the E.E.C . |
| 22 | ( 5 ) that the spending plans submitted should fall within the guidelines described earlier in that the money should not be spent on sets of textbooks , nor for the furnishing or decoration of premises , and that no more than 20% should be allocated to non-book resources |
| 23 | The MIB itself does not fall within the categories specified in Ord 29 , r11(2) and no interim payment can be ordered against it . |
| 24 | People going out of the crush for a breather and intimate talk away from the throng could linger without the girls needing the pretty shawls they had brought out to cover their bare arms . |
| 25 | If for example the fire officer requires a company to introduce new fire precaution equipment in an office and the owners of the office consider the fire officer is being unreasonable , the owners can appeal to the magistrates to adjudicate on the matter . |
| 26 | We did n't object to the buses going down Station Lane before . |
| 27 | In such circumstances , therefore , it may be prudent to include the following additional proviso : PROVIDED THAT while this Lease is vested in ( Tenant 's name ) any notice or document to be served on the Tenant shall be served at its registered office and not at the Premises The tenant may object to the amendments suggested to be made to s 196 and wish to amend or delete them . |
| 28 | For example , the purchaser may object to the practices used by the vendor in accounting for work in progress and obsolete stock . |
| 29 | The procedure is similar to that provided by Ord 22 , r 10 in relation to variations ; the judgment creditor may object to the terms offered by the defendant and either party may apply for the order made by the proper officer to be reconsidered by the district judge . |
| 30 | Given the time and resources available to the project it was agreed that we should concentrate on the topics shown in Figure 1 . |