Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pron] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By its nature , it is a long term investment and some of the dispensers may remain where they are for at least a year . |
| 2 | By its nature , it is a long term investment and some of the dispensers may remain where they are for at least a year . |
| 3 | I appeal to the Minister : the man should not be allowed to return to his unit ; he should remain where he is at this moment . |
| 4 | It was possible that recovery might be organised , and for that reason he would remain where he was at least until morning . |
| 5 | ‘ He did not know that what was below the bridge was a railway line . ’ |
| 6 | Key defender Paul McGrath , set to win his 61st cap , said : ‘ I did n't even know that we were near these records . |
| 7 | Do n't you know that whatever was between you is over for good ? ’ |
| 8 | Did you know that there 's like a huge chance that you 'll marry someone you know by the time you 're eighteen ? |
| 9 | Shedding tears is a way of letting other people know that you are in need of comfort . |
| 10 | The second , for instance , amounts to an assertion that one can not answer the question ‘ How do you know that you are in pain ? ’ by simply saying ‘ Because I am in pain' . |
| 11 | I do n't know that it 's for or against that he dotes on his wife . |
| 12 | Ask anyone about vitamin C and they will be able to tell you that it is found in oranges — but would they also know that it is in melons and tomatoes ? |
| 13 | When a young cat approaches an adult for play , letting it know that it is in a relaxed mood and accepts its subordinate social position . |
| 14 | When a sick cat is approached by a dominant one , letting it know that it is in a weak , non-hostile mood . |
| 15 | No animal can know that it is in a current unless there is some stationary object , such as a river bank , to serve as a reference point . |
| 16 | Little did they know that it was for the pocket of Mr S. Caplan . |
| 17 | Just another wartime control tower , readers may think , but fans of the famed 1940s bandleader Glenn Miller will know that it was from Twinwoods , Beds , that Miller , then a Major in the USAAF and in charge of the American Band of the AEF , departed in a UC–64 Norseman on December 15 , 1944 for Paris — never to be seen again . |
| 18 | Thereafter the truly experienced Phillips-watcher will know that he is to be found in the corner of the studio conducting a vehement argument with himself on the subject of whatever he just did n't tell you , and will shortly be sending an assistant back to pick up his hat . |
| 19 | She did not know that I was to be there and came forward saying : ‘ My dear Elizabeth , what a very nice surprise . |
| 20 | Perhaps it was despair that made me believe there was one person in the world who might know that I was in despair . |
| 21 | I only wish that my father could know that I 'm at last setting up on my own … |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't doubt that it is within your ability . ’ |
| 23 | my Lord is , I would respect that they are at liberty to apply generally |
| 24 | It is clear from this letter that Her Majesty 's Government does not consider that there is at present any effective government in Somalia . |
| 25 | Mr. Burgess answered : ‘ My main reason was I did not consider that he was of a sound disposal mind . ’ |
| 26 | Encouraged by the demonstrated efficacy of CBT with disorders such as depression , the social worker can consider that it is at least plausible to use similar strategies with other client difficulties . |
| 27 | On the other hand , rather than move away from an area where similar firms operate , some firms may consider that it is in their own particular interest to move into such a location . |
| 28 | ‘ Remember , the new Children 's Act gives them rights too and a court will usually consider that it is in the child 's interest to know both parents where possible and reasonable . ’ |
| 29 | However , knowledge of a scheme , and indeed making use of it , does not necessarily demonstrate that it is of any particular value . |
| 30 | admitted that she did n't know and it 's about that department what 's |