Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] the [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A large enough space on the floor must be found , or the track must wind between the legs of tables and chairs . |
| 2 | Let me explain for the benefit of viewers that a sump is like a U-bend in plumbing , permanently full of water , so that the only way through is to dive under the water . |
| 3 | I am afraid it is written in enviro-jargon , which will need translating into ordinary English or Welsh , but I hope it helps you think about the kind of issues that need to be got across in a popular television programme . |
| 4 | Let's think about the number of regions we have , the T & G have got seven , we 've got ten . |
| 5 | Now I 've got four letter Ps to do with the voice er and what I want to do is is think about the comparison of aspects of the voice when we have a normal one to one conversation and compare that with the same aspects when we 're making a presentation standing in front of a group . |
| 6 | This is a general look at handicaps with particular reference to the wheelchair bound and is aimed at helping pupils think about the needs of others in society . |
| 7 | Typical of the government 's hypocrisy , in Pink 's view , that it could bleat about the failure of exporters while at the same time putting every sort of obstacle in their path . |
| 8 | What do we actually know about the achievements of girls in mathematics ? |
| 9 | There is no point in denying them , even though we may justifiably quibble about the subjectivity of palaeontologists , the imprecision of the boundaries and the importance of the hidden gaps . |
| 10 | Before deciding on making an application , he said , Finland would wait for the results of negotiations under way between the European Free Trade Association ( EFTA , of which Finland was one of the seven members ) and the EC on a common European Economic Area ( EEA ) [ see p. 38353 ] . |
| 11 | Thousands will demonstrate against the axing of jobs and ‘ vital ’ public services because of council cutbacks in London boroughs . |
| 12 | as if it were a natural follow-on from this behaviour , the earthen surfaces of the graves began to rise and fall like the chests of sleepers . |
| 13 | He has recently ventured into an export business and hopes this will flourish with the lifting of sanctions . |
| 14 | These committees were to work in concert with the police and with the KGB ( which , under a Nov. 23 USSR Supreme Soviet resolution , had already been given the responsibility of ensuring that food aid from abroad did not fall into the hands of speculators ) . |
| 15 | A case that caused some alarm in 1908 , however , revealed that revolvers could also fall into the hands of youths . |
| 16 | He feared that the plutonium reclaimed at the plant from irradiated fuels could fall into the hands of terrorists and be used to make crude atom bombs . |
| 17 | This has led to concern by environmental groups that some may fall into the hands of terrorists or governments keen to develop nuclear weapons , during shipment to Japan . |
| 18 | It must not fall into the hands of developers , ’ said Mr Pritchard Gibson , 46 . |
| 19 | Within Photographic Department , for example , volunteers could assist with the filing of slides and prints , and with data entry for a photographic database . |
| 20 | As mass consumption , a particular array of objects may be found to represent and assist in the construction of perspectives relating to control over production or rivalry between consumers , but also to wider issues concerning morality and social ideals . |
| 21 | This should assist in the formulation of meetings and course programmes . |
| 22 | It did , however , assist in the concentration of bombers on route to the target and was invaluable in getting aircraft back in conditions of bad weather , GEE 's most important occasion was perhaps the 1,000-Plan , when nearly 1,000 aircraft passed through the target area in about 90 minutes , making Koln a watershed in the history of the British Bomber Offensive . |
| 23 | Comprehensive and accurate information on antecedent offences will assist in the prosecution of cases and in sentencing , and it will help the prison service to determine the appropriate prison regime . |
| 24 | By day it 's very much a ‘ let's get a sunlounger and lie on the sand ’ sort of resort and the sandy beach is well equipped with everything you 'll need in the way of bars , restaurants and shade , and there are several places to waterski , windsurf and parascend or try your hand on the wet bikes . |
| 25 | There is not much sign that the King did in fact profit from the sale of offices ; but others certainly could and did . |
| 26 | Certain performances that would qualify within the definition of plays are expressly exempted . |
| 27 | The important thing is that a gene for a stage in pathway 1 will flourish in the presence of genes for other stages in pathway 1 , but not in the presence of pathway 2 genes . |
| 28 | If so , does this case fall within the category of cases where reference to Parliamentary proceedings should be permitted ? 3 . |
| 29 | This does not fall within the class of cases in respect of which a corporation can maintain an action , but does fall within the second class commented on by Pollock C.B. in his judgment in the case of the Metropolitan Saloon Omnibus Co . |
| 30 | His conclusion that the case did not fall within the class of cases involving unlawful demands colore officii is in line with what I consider to be the correct approach as enunciated by Isaacs and Windeyer JJ . |