Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't need to be strong wind to ruin the sound on a shot , the lightest of breezes can sound like a Force 8 gale in spite of the foam wind-shield with which the microphone is no doubt adorned . |
| 2 | A corporation tax deduction will be available to Newco for contributions made to a non-qualifying employee trust provided that : ( a ) the contributions are regular and of a revenue nature ; ( b ) the contributions are voluntary ( so as not to constitute annual payments within s337(2) ( b ) TA 1988 ) ; ( c ) the class of beneficiaries under the trust is confined to employees of the settlor company , so there will need to be multiple settlors if all the employees in a group of companies are to benefit and the various companies in the group that are contributing wish to ensure corporation tax deductions ; and ( d ) the companies themselves are entirely excluded from benefiting under the terms of the trust . |
| 3 | They did n't need to be rounded characterisations , just functional bit parts . |
| 4 | The units could have a counter top and there would need to be efficient lighting . |
| 5 | They need to be clear , they need to be simple words , they do n't need to be complex ones , because you 've got to put over what you 're saying very clearly . |
| 6 | Where there are boys alone in the front rows there may need to be parallel opportunities for girls , either by turn or by the formation of a second choir . |
| 7 | The agreement was based on the famous — some would say infamous-five principles : unimpeded progress to majority rule ( already enshrined in the 1961 Constitution ) had to be maintained and guaranteed ; there would have to be guarantees against retrogressive amendment of the Constitution ; there would need to be immediate improvement in the political status of the black population ; there would have to be progress towards ending racial discrimination ; and the British government would need to be satisfied that any basis proposed for independence was acceptable to the people of Rhodesia as a whole . |
| 8 | Well the question then is do we need to be charging work supervisors |
| 9 | No complaints about roominess up front but , surprisingly for what ought to be a five-seater , three in the back would need to be qualified weight watchers . |
| 10 | Certainly , there would need to be sound reasons to pursue it under such circumstances . |
| 11 | Socio-cultural anthropologists do not need to be expert anatomists or geneticists or specialists in the biology of nutrition but they are likely to talk a lot of nonsense if they do not take account of what experts in such matters have been able to discover . |
| 12 | We can divide the components of sea water into three erm categories firstly those things which we can consider to be major constituents these are substances which are present are concentrations greater than one part per million . |
| 13 | I would argue , however , that there is a difference between what one might consider to be reasonable use by passenger traffic during the day , and the disturbances that might arise from that , and the use of the line at night by heavy goods traffic . |
| 14 | Writing to Ellen , never her most sympathetic correspondent , was dreary work since all she could think of were frantic pleas to tell her of Oreste and she grew tired of begging long before she reached the end of the first sheet . |
| 15 | All she could think of was pine-scented engine oil and the need to get it out of her system . |
| 16 | The main point about this example was to show that social roles which speakers of English would ordinarily assume to be alternative titles for the same individual , e.g. , " father " , " husband " , " begetter of wife 's children " , are not only distinguishable but may be distributed in quite unexpected ways . |
| 17 | The Government Actuary in 1975 estimated that only 15 per cent of those who would have exercised the contribution option would choose to be full contributors when the new scheme took effect . |
| 18 | Those which grow near silty areas do not appear to be strong plants . |
| 19 | Whether we regard state policies towards small firms as rhetorical gestures or as genuine attempts to protect their existence , there does appear to be renewed interest in preserving a differentiated industrial structure . |
| 20 | The reason I say this is that i ) , there does not appear to be financial problems with the Club and ii ) , there has been no talk of buying another class player . |
| 21 | Dr Stradling says that although snorers may appear to be sleeping sounding , in fact they do n't get enough proper rest . |
| 22 | The teaching methods in the full-time courses were centred upon projects which sought to provide a simulated work situation , to integrate what might otherwise appear to be disparate subject areas and to engender in the student independence and originality of thought . |
| 23 | While there are problems if cattle and sheep are allowed to overgraze pasture , there would appear to be ample evidence to suggest that grazing cattle and sheep on natural grassland can be beneficial to maintaining an ecological balance . |
| 24 | Is collusion indeed ever really ‘ tacit ’ , or is it the case that what may appear to be tacit collusion is actually explicit collusion in which the process of agreement is simply concealed ? |
| 25 | Whatever may be the limits of Article 235 , and it has been noted that it gave rise , even before the Community acquired its express environmental competence , to legislation on the conservation of wild birds , examples can be found of the development of what would appear to be new Community policies , without even a reference to Article 235 . |
| 26 | Can they deal with what may appear to be sexual threats , and the reality of mixed marriage ? |
| 27 | Although there may appear to be numerous difficulties , do n't be discouraged . |
| 28 | With the population due to stabilise at merely twice the current numbers , there would appear to be little cause for concern on a global level . |
| 29 | Despite the downturn in traditional industries , there does appear to be ready markets both in small manufacturing and in distribution and wholesale/retail sectors for equipment providing flexible handling capability for loads ( often pallets ) up to 1 or 1.5 tonnes . |
| 30 | The tournament favourites would appear to be White Hart Marauders — named after a pub in Hampshire — who field among their ranks three of the recently-named British Lions , England 's Jeremy Guscott and Dewi Morris and Wales 's Richard Webster . |