Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | James II succeeded to the throne but the favourite illegitimate son of Charles II , the Duke of Monmouth , did not approve so he landed in the West Country and encouraged a Protestant revolt , but much of the public supported the King and the uprising was suppressed . |
| 2 | He will know that we propose for the sake of speed and practicality to use an existing valuation register , which everyone agrees exists and can be used . |
| 3 | If I could know that they fell into the hands of men of learning and curiosity , I should be more easy about them . |
| 4 | ‘ But no one can know that who breathes upon the earth . ’ |
| 5 | If you take part you will be showing solidarity with the poorest nations in the world and letting governments everywhere know that you care about the environment and its undeniable rush to destruction . |
| 6 | " I did n't know that you worked in the Biology Department . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't know that I care for the idea . |
| 8 | Do n't know if you remember in the Old Testament , the book of genesis . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know if you know about the school , but — ’ I paused to give her a chance to answer . |
| 10 | So he he 's been up he 's one of type of dogs , he said like a human you would n't know if he went in the house they would n't know whether he was coming out with a double barrelled shot gun to shoot yourself or |
| 11 | But why , you 'd just forced the door open prior to arrest why do you wait until you got to the bedroom , indeed got the bedroom door open before shouting armed police . |
| 12 | Or do you wait till they tire of the taunting and go to release the victim when the coast is clear ? |
| 13 | And Graham claimed : ‘ Frank McLintock was a marvellous skipper — I should know because I played in the same team with him . |
| 14 | Although in some cases , part of the site may survive because it lies outside the area to be destroyed , more often the whole site disappears and only excavation records and finds are left . |
| 15 | I read — I do not know whether it came from the Department of Energy or from Conservative central office ; I suspect that it was the latter — that privatisation of the coal industry will drive a stake through the heart of Dracula , the leader of the NUM . |
| 16 | Father Barnes will know whether it belongs to the church and with luck there may be prints . |
| 17 | Well I 'd be happy to give you the name of the particular one but I do n't know whether it applies to the young . |
| 18 | Er I I do n't know whether you know about the Saar ? |
| 19 | And I 'm not sure , I ca n't remember which , I do n't know whether she started on the bottom or the bottom I 've a feeling she may be did n't start on the bottom actually |
| 20 | I would like to think you could perhaps mention to Peter if you see him in the next couple of days , I do n't know whether he pops into the office but we , it would be nice if you could if you could mention |
| 21 | Anthropologists , following Evans-Pritchard 's lead , have reacted against this way of seeing primitive , or non-literate , peoples , and maintained that they do not act as they do for the same reasons that neurotics act in Western society . |
| 22 | Daunton asks the searching question : ‘ did the private market as it existed in the decades before the First World War fall , or was it pushed ? ’ |
| 23 | LITTLE did they know as they lazed by the pool that the roof was about to fall in . |
| 24 | Caitlin 's voice made him jump as he bellowed across the room : ‘ You left a young girl to walk along a dark road at night ? |
| 25 | ‘ I would prefer that you looked at the model first . ’ |
| 26 | For short time , high temperature bakery items at 200°C–220°C , pre-heating at 300°C will ensure that you bake at the correct temperature ( on average 80° C will be lost whilst loading the oven ) |
| 27 | They did not contest that they participated in the crime ring , but said they had no choice because of pressure from Chinese secret societies . |
| 28 | Do you feel that it competes with the fireplace as a focal point in the room ? |
| 29 | ‘ I was asked for the first time last week what I 'd do if we got into the Premier League . |
| 30 | But the danger is that if relief is too often refused on such grounds it may give decision-makers the signal that it does not really matter whether they act within the law or not , so long as the decision is ‘ right ’ . |