Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not believe my luck that nobody else had the sense to carry you off but that you should still be there for me and that — ’ Well , that could be taken two ways , on second thoughts that might not be the thing to say , no ; ‘ my luck that you should want me in the same way that I want you . |
| 2 | ‘ It did n't affect me in the slightest at first . |
| 3 | Who knows what the exact situation will be and what problems will arise as those changes are forced upon the Scottish people who did not want them in the first place ? |
| 4 | David does n't want them in the first place and he wo n't argue , I 've discussed it with Robin he wo n't argue , erm Richard who 's the only one that could really be regarded as a loser dare n't argue 'cos it 's his report that recommends we they come back to us , and John wo n't understand the item so I think we 're alright there . |
| 5 | You do n't want them in the next group with us do you ? |
| 6 | In examining these conflicts and changes the particular aims of the researchers are to : elucidate the changes that occurred in the UK defence science and technology system in the 1980 's and to analyse their dynamics and interactions ; ii identify and examine the assumptions about the future being made by firms and governments to guide their current decision-making in this area ; iii consider whether clear and stable structural trends are emerging , and the factors that may influence them in the 1990's , including the transition to a single European market ; iv establish a better framework for assessing contemporary developments in defence technology policy and their consequences for other areas of science and technology policy . |
| 7 | Several different views have been put forward ; we shall consider them in the next chapter under three headings : |
| 8 | We all like ‘ to do right ’ by our horses and this often involves the over-feeding of supplements , either because the horse does n't need them in the first place or because we tend to think ‘ a little bit extra will do him even more good ’ . |
| 9 | They get bored easily , so if you ca n't excite them in the first 30 seconds of your record , you are probably in the wrong business . |
| 10 | Apart from the shame of being kept in like a naughty schoolboy , the constant automatic repetition of the lines taken out of the context of the play could often lodge them in the leakiest actor 's mind . |
| 11 | What becomes the English language starts as the dialect of a minority and is imposed upon the majority , usually by force , with legal punishments for those who refuse the schooling which will induct them in the national language . |
| 12 | Having identified the main sectors we can now include them in the circular flow approach adopted in Figure 1.2 . |
| 13 | Although the list includes characters who could never have met in reality you can include them in the same army if you wish to do so . |
| 14 | If you have any special requests you must include them in the special request box on the booking form , but please note that special requests are not guaranteed and are subject to availability . |
| 15 | We will also insure you in the same way following an accident involving any trailer while attached to your motor cycle . |
| 16 | Perhaps the rage and common decency of the British people will vent itself in the near future where it has not in the past and finally get this Government out and replace it with a more caring one . |
| 17 | The same happened at the Commonwealth Tournament later in the year — and to this day she wonders if this behaviour had something to do with the fact that the selectors did not include her in the 1984 match at Muirfield . |
| 18 | Once the door was shut , they could have had a dance band going full blast and you 'd never know it in the next room . |
| 19 | Staff wishing to avail themselves of this flexitime arrangement should discuss it in the first instance with their line manager . |
| 20 | No definition is spot on really , you can always find difficulties with it but they do sort of discuss it in the first paragraph . |
| 21 | Not everyone subjected to a particular odour will however describe it in the same manner . |
| 22 | What we 're actually doing in terms of the product is we 're actually widening the franchise erm I do n't like to use words going up market that suggests that we 're leaving our core customers behind , we will we will add any product that is complimentary to our core kitchens but er we 'll still be the main stance of the product in these two stores for instance , we 're going to introduce a house wear department it is something that we 've been experimenting with before we 're going to erm use the opportunity to widen the franchise on appliances we 're going to erm use the an experiment on erm floorings to match work tops , those kind of developments just to test to see whether the customer reaction is as good as we hoped it would be so that we can then introduce it in the main chain |
| 23 | With these qualities they well be fully prepared for the big trial , but they must also know themselves in the deepest sense — ‘ to be in touch ’ , as Scott frequently mentions , ‘ with that critical inner voice . ’ |
| 24 | People can immerse themselves in the spiritual dimension without being religious at all . |
| 25 | Zoshchenko could caricature them in the 1920s , but by the 1930s it became too dangerous to ridicule what had solidified into a standardized bureaucratic mode of oppression . |
| 26 | I mean , as you say , I cover all the points but because you do n't do them in the right order perhaps you muck them up |
| 27 | But I could do them in the smaller size . ’ |
| 28 | Most days they were invisible behind low cloud , but if Martha could not see them she could always feel them in the cold fury of the river and the eddying downdraughts of chill air which occasionally penetrated the valley . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , you can picture me in the thick of it . |
| 30 | Certainly the tabular method of presenting results does not show them in the best light and the use of graphs would have made them much more accessible . |