Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking up at the north-facing slope ahead you would see snow and ice and you would tremble , but you would know that coming down on the other side , you would walk in sunshine , through green grass and sweet-smelling flowers . |
| 2 | The scholars of the Renaissance courts studied in depth the philosophy and dictates of classical authors and applied their knowledge to the education of courtiers , so that they would act and behave correctly in the new society . |
| 3 | He enjoyed the camaraderie of police life and spent several minutes going about the murder squad office , exchanging pleasantries with officers he did not know and catching up with the latest news . |
| 4 | Ben let the oars fall and leaned forward in the boat . |
| 5 | The process is slowed down by the young females ' strong attachments to their mothers some of whom may occasionally defect and move off with the young males too . |
| 6 | For hardware manufacturers , network operators , network service providers , software developers and publishers and distributors of all kinds , there are clearly massive opportunities ahead for business growth and for the founding of a new information industry sector that will flourish and prosper well into the next century . |
| 7 | Or she could kneel and look out of the window , or do some physical jerks . |
| 8 | While the Germans presented their situation as a disaster , they overlooked the fact that one of Danzig s major and continual problems had been that it could not grow or thrive purely on the traffic of its immediate Prussian hinterland . |
| 9 | The baby has gone past the sell-by date given by the hospital , but there is not a lot I can do except dig in on the front-line . |
| 10 | It will also mean the freedom to live , study and work anywhere in the EC . |
| 11 | Using the pickup selector set between middle and bridge the two pickups blend very well , and although the sound in this position is usually the weakest , on the EG-1 it 's stronger than you 'd expect and balances favourably with the other positions . |
| 12 | Then we 'd dress and go back to the bar , order |
| 13 | And to her shame and horror Shiona felt her nipples tighten and press hard against the softness of her dress . |
| 14 | She flushed scarlet , hastily collected as much as she could carry and started off up the cliff path . |
| 15 | If you do not reply , the PP does not repeat but goes on to the next question . |
| 16 | To her horror , Folly saw Luke nod and turn away down the corridor , leaving her alone with this sinister whispering woman who seemed to take it for granted that she was meekly going to strip off and join in what could only be some kind of orgy . |
| 17 | We 'll plot and plan together for the day when it 's opportune to strike ! ’ |
| 18 | Rain felt her legs weaken and sank on to the edge of the bed . |
| 19 | The heat shields were still intact and the computer assured him that they would not crack or fall off on the journey through the atmosphere . |
| 20 | a The form of a statutory notice , i.e. for Structure Plan and Local Plan intention to prepare/submission/modification should follow that set out in the Town and County Planning ( Structure and Local Plans ) ( Scotland ) Regulations 1983. ( 1983 No 1590 ( s. 149 ) ) . |
| 21 | Chairman er ca n't really use that refers directly to the Council . |
| 22 | The ‘ zip ’ fuel was terrible to handle , being toxic , difficult to store and pump and burned badly in the afterburners , leaving hard , coke-like deposits . |
| 23 | Sons would volunteer and rush off to the village to bring back a ‘ set of couches ’ , proudly waiting for the praise which she would generously give , though they might not be quite what she expected . |
| 24 | Organisations did n't work until backed up by the govt . |
| 25 | If you use an equaliser during your video editing sessions , carefully check the effect of each adjustment as you go , by monitoring the sound over a loudspeaker ( headphones may not give a true impression of how the tone corrections will sound when played back in the normal way ) . |
| 26 | Pascoe did n't answer but went out to the phone . |
| 27 | Occasionally he will get in early to see the morning shift or stay late for the night shift . |
| 28 | Er the contribution to the discussion made by Mr Jewitt of Hambleton erm is a necessary contribution but it really does n't fit or sit well with the economic circumstances of other parts of the county . |
| 29 | And it certainly does the heart and lungs and it certainly has erm that feeling that you can wriggle and move around in the water , so it certainly gives you this feeling of agility as well . |
| 30 | I 'd rather die than go back out the way I was . |