Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differences will also arise depending on whether the figures refer to England and Wales , Great Britain ( including Scotland ) or the United Kingdom ( including Northern Ireland ) . |
| 2 | Three particular issues were addressed : the right , under certain circumstances , to " decompile " an existing computer program a right to take necessary back-up copies a right to copy and adapt including for error correction . |
| 3 | See I , I personally in , in the past I would 've jumped on it and gone for it . |
| 4 | It was a tiny lizard but not er not that you would want to hit with a sweeping brush . |
| 5 | The hostility of the Newcastle poetry scene ca n't hurt him : he does n't want to perform for poets , anyway . |
| 6 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 7 | Most had nothing at all to say about it and those that did comment relied to a large extent on a discourse and terminology borrowed from the ‘ agenda setting nexus ’ of mainstream criticism . |
| 8 | But Sam said he had a surprise to show her ; and Sarah , obviously put up to it by him , claimed she would prefer to sit in the shade on the terrace and do a water colour of the garden at La Gracieuse . |
| 9 | On a normal day at home , he is given his breakfast , which he may or may not eat depending on his mood and Trish then rides him , unless she is competing in the evening , when she delays it until later . |
| 10 | The leader is in good health and , in Maginnis 's opinion , should stay to see through the current phase — at least until the Government agrees to a select committee for Northern Ireland , whether or not there is any devolution . |
| 11 | ‘ Nor do I want to indulge in a post-mortem — although I suppose it 's an appropriate description , if the thing between us is now dead . ’ |
| 12 | But once you 've experienced the peace of mind that this insurance gives you , we 're confident you 'll want to continue with your valuable protection . |
| 13 | Do they want to continue to be ruled by communists ? |
| 14 | The following article written by , the editor of the national journal of the NCT ‘ New Generation ’ , struck a chord with the branch committee members , and we hope that you too will want to continue to be part of NCT for at least the year 1991 ! |
| 15 | Most UK investors will want to invest with a sterling denominated cheque , rather than convert to dollars beforehand . |
| 16 | I do n't want to invest in anything where every day I have to worry whether my managers are going to leave me . ’ |
| 17 | At the moment computer manufacturers and disc drive makers who do not want to invest in their own design are uncertain about whose bandwagon to jump on . |
| 18 | A recent objection came from a client who did not want to invest in a company that gave political donations . |
| 19 | Third party test facilities are another option for manufacturers which do not want to invest in their own facilities . |
| 20 | Whatever comments were made in the heat of the negotiations at Maastricht , there can be no doubt that those who wish to invest in Europe will want to invest in countries that will be part of the economic and monetary union and not in countries outside it . |
| 21 | Here I would suggest that if the beginner does not want to invest in a full set , he should settle for the 3 , 5 , 7 and 9-irons , sand wedge , plus a 3 and a 5-wood . |
| 22 | Er I will have explained er er I certainly would 've explained on the phone that er part of the contract requires them to give us a list of prospective advertisers . |
| 23 | I tell you , if I 'd have know what the content of the training was gon na be , I would 've arranged for our twelve crime prevention officers to go across there and listen to it , because there was a locksmith there that gave a lot of sound advice in relation to security of homes as well cars that really was good basic grounding for a crime prevention officer . |
| 24 | Post-production editing is a boon if you are uncertain as to what you will want to include in the final version of the video . |
| 25 | Perhaps that was why she did n't want to lunch with him alone , away from their usual theatre crowd . |
| 26 | I 'm tired and I do n't want to cope with you , otherwise you both go to bed this minute . |
| 27 | She did n't want to quarrel with Maria , today of all days , when they had so little time left together . |
| 28 | Some people will want to quarrel with this analysis ; but for our present purposes its accuracy is less important than the use Miller makes of it . |
| 29 | I did n't want to quarrel in front of Flora — it seemed humiliating over something so small — so I said , ‘ Well , it 's just that they seemed so happy and fond of each other . |
| 30 | Finally it was time to tackle the design of the hotel 's talking-point — the vast fresh-water swimming-pool Stephen planned to construct to cater for guests who , having come thousands of miles to see the Caribbean , decided they did n't actually want to swim in it . |