Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It aims to elaborate and refine rather than overturn ; it is evolutionary rather than revolutionary . |
| 2 | She supposed she was perfectly entitled to do that , since she had been his secretary for more than ten years , but for some odd reason it had still made her nerve-ends prickle antagonistically when Eleanor had said his name . |
| 3 | The first are generated by scanners and need careful handling , the accompanying bitmap for display purposes may not reproduce properly although the image will print correctly — this is caused by the difference in screen resolutions between the two systems . |
| 4 | The fact that the d.c. supply may remain on when the receiver is turned off at its own switch ( usually ganged to the Volume control ) is a worry . |
| 5 | You know , I should think somewhere where you are |
| 6 | Do n't eliminate somewhere because it sounds ridiculous or out of the question . |
| 7 | This figure does not , of course , take account of what you could earn on or do with your money if it was available to you . |
| 8 | You see , you know I was talking to you earlier about , about punchlines basically , but I ca n't remember the words I was using for it , times like by the way , right right , or did you know or did I mention to you do you follow me , a lot of key lines that you can think on that you use |
| 9 | ’ — A response which would damage rather than increase the influence of the Merkuts in the Khanate , ’ Alexei observed . |
| 10 | Knowledge and skills are a valuable source of power that we can build on and develop . |
| 11 | It will build on and continue the work carried out over the past three years by the WACC-Asia Region 's Women 's Desk , which was based in Manila , Philippines . |
| 12 | So we , we are not just creating capitalism per se we are building in that direction er but there will be elements of socialism there which we can then build on and take us forward . |
| 13 | ‘ You 'll stay right where you are until I 've made you a hot drink . |
| 14 | Each of them must tread on and on , a ceaseless , bone-grinding trudge , if they did not want to be taken up and up by the gyrating treadmill into the clanking , turning cogs in the roof and ground to dust between the pinions . |
| 15 | Amongst those who disagreed it was frequently asserted that the provision of a sealed form 53 prior to completion might facilitate rather than hinder the commission of a fraud . |
| 16 | This is because here energy levels are often depleted — either she does n't eat properly or she diets in order to keep slim . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I can not eat properly and I ca n't sleep before a round , I get very nervous . |
| 18 | Our own experience in writing this chapter has confirmed our previous experience that this material is in short supply and widely dispersed , and some of it will disappear altogether if it is not soon collected . |
| 19 | It would seem that the old wall did not finally disappear altogether until the eighth-century , well after the city had been devastated by the Goths . |
| 20 | Bodies often float to the surface , but you of all people must know that those who drown in the Thames can disappear altogether and are probably taken by undercurrents down through London and out to sea . ’ |
| 21 | You 'll want somewhere where you can either have it hanging |
| 22 | The government on Aug. 28 published a list of some 160 companies which would remain wholly or partly in state ownership . |
| 23 | ( " The war brides among us must labour on till the boys come home " . ) " |
| 24 | Taking the election results as his guide , he should decide on a step-by-step approach , building on the fragile trust that does exist rather than risk another failure . |
| 25 | ‘ There are stars I have simply not brought to Highbury because they have been more concerned with the money they could make rather than what they could achieve for Arsenal . ’ |
| 26 | Because , although Jesus was speaking to the people there , his words were not just for them , but they 're for us as well and these are conversations that we can well eavesdrop on and learn something , I 'm sure , for our benefit . |
| 27 | ‘ Mrs Girdlestone has agreed to let you stay on while I try to find somewhere near where I live . |
| 28 | The user pre-sets the timer to put a limit on how long the appliance may stay on while not in use . |
| 29 | It was a glorious victory when he managed to persuade the grown-ups to let him stay on after his parents had gone back to Manchester . |
| 30 | A rule book from the hospital in 1917 said all patients had to be discharged within four weeks of admission and could only stay on if absolutely necessary . |