Example sentences of "[vb infin] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an eight hour [ night ] patrol , it was only to be expected that the policeman would prefer resting to hanging around the courts waiting to bring petty offenders to book . |
| 2 | During this briefing Mr Clayton said nothing about what medical evidence may exist relating to the nine children subject to Place of Safety warrants . |
| 3 | Ms Fancourt was superb and Ms Coyne would make walking to the bus stop seem a provocative and elegant statement . |
| 4 | But you must really enjoy singing to yourself , you must find that something |
| 5 | ‘ Lots of people will consider returning to work if they think they have good quality childcare . ’ |
| 6 | Prejudgments should stand or fall according to whether they pass the statutory test of section 2(2) by causing a substantial risk of serious prejudice to the proceedings in question . |
| 7 | I am bound to say , however , that the Bill does nothing to deter younger vehicle takers — and it will stand or fall according to its deterrent qualities . |
| 8 | ENOCH POWELL : I do enjoy listening to other people talk . |
| 9 | I do enjoy listening to guest speakers and maybe special ‘ thank you ’ prizes for those who have contributed to the University in special ways would be an idea , but keep the degrees for the deserved students please ? ? ? ? |
| 10 | Directors will only act according to professional standards of behaviour and the range of decisions available to them will be indicated by their own expertise . |
| 11 | On the other hand , we do not mean to deny that such intelligence may act according to law ( that is to say on a preconceived and definite plan ) . |
| 12 | Recognizing that people do act according to established beliefs and pre-existing knowledge systems , he focuses upon distinguishing between the establishment of those beliefs ( which he calls ‘ ideologies ’ ) and action in accordance with those beliefs . |
| 13 | As John Allen , chaplain to the Bishop of Chester , put it in an Assize Sermon preached at Chester in April 1682 : " Let us be as zealous and couragious and industrious too , to support , and preserve the Government both in Church and State , as they [ the Whigs and Nonconformists ] are stubbornly bent , and furiously acted to demolish and destroy it : While we have good Laws , for God 's sake , let us live and act according to them ; and let them have their course upon All those , that do violate , affront , and defie them " . |
| 14 | If the rational expectations model of consumption is correct then this change in the process through which Y t is determined should affect the behaviour of C t ; that is , consumption should now behave according to : |
| 15 | Furthermore , the individual speaker 's ability to carry out successful linguistic " acts of identity " is subject to a number of limitations : We can only behave according to the behavioural patterns of groups we find it desirable to identify with to the extent that : ( i ) we can identify the groups ( ii ) we have both adequate access to the groups and ability to analyse their behavioural patterns ( iii ) the motivation to join the groups is sufficiently powerful , and is either reinforced or reversed by feedback from the groups ( iv ) we have the ability to modify our behaviour ( Le Page and Tabouret-Keller 1985 : 182 ) |
| 16 | One would predict according to Mandler and Johnson ( 1977 ) that it is the temporal order which would be altered most . |
| 17 | If not , as some changes will be made to its membership after the election , will he consider writing to all Members explaining how the system works — what the Public Accounts Commission , the Public Accounts Committee and the NAO do ? |
| 18 | I did consider writing to the Foundation for sponsorship , but feel that the Company is more appropriate ) . |
| 19 | Do you get much do you enjoy going to church ? |
| 20 | I I did enjoy going to the city centre , but so far er in the few months I 've been in , I 've enjoyed it tremendously yes . |
| 21 | I still do n't enjoy going to the dentist but I have to admit that the modern men are wonderful . |
| 22 | Late one evening in 1958 Alfred Cobban telephoned me to see if I would consider going to Cumberland Lodge , in Windsor Great Park , to work there for three years as Director of Studies . |
| 23 | Only in i i in in exceptional circumstances , and I do mean absolutely exceptional circumstances , would we even consider going to Ingleston ! |
| 24 | Would you consider going to a doctor if he developed any mental instability ? |
| 25 | After a drink she might enjoy slamming to him the suggestion that Steve and Maria Luisa might get back together again . |
| 26 | If you are still using the facsimile machine to notify your visitors , why not consider switching to GATES if you can ? |
| 27 | Once the system is fully operational , then one may consider moving to an in-house installation if the economies are worthwhile . |
| 28 | Among the companies which have threatened to cut their operations in the country , or to pull out altogether , are Shell , Dow Chemicals , and the Dutch division of Hoechst , a spokesman for whom said that it would consider moving to " Kazakhstan — where pollution really is a problem " . |
| 29 | The overriding priority for parents is that their children should enjoy coming to school . |
| 30 | Would you please consider donating to this worthy cause . |