Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [vb infin] be [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Sexual attraction can decrease , sexual activity can become a formality , impotence or other physical impediment can arise or solace be sought elsewhere . |
2 | To set the problem in more concrete terms , we must seek an answer to the question as to why make and have are followed by the bare infinitive , while cause , occasion , get and all the other causatives are construed with to infinitives . |
3 | The aristocracy — ie. titled landowners — do still exist and have been joined by the very wealthy ( through ownership or investment ) : it has been reckoned that this 1% of adult population owns one-quarter of all the wealth in Britain . |
4 | Parents who can not attend or have been excluded should be given an opportunity to have their views represented . |
5 | I 've never heard so much rubbish in my life and what I 'm gon na try and do is speak to the policy of Percent for Art . |
6 | What I 'll try and do is to remember to send you the new documentation . |
7 | You can get , you can get , you can get whatever you like darling , but you wo n't get that in there pliers , you wo n't get that in there , what I 'll try and do is get a |
8 | Because what they did try and do is buy the catholic club did n't they ? |
9 | The other way , I mean , we can could actually try and help is to postcode your property I do n't know if any of you have done that ? |
10 | Everything is prepared very carefully ; food that wo n't spoil or collapse is made first and other dishes of a more fragile nature are left to the last moment so they are picture for the picture . |
11 | Particulars of the principal Registers and the persons and bodies who should register and search are given below . |