Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why do n't the rules stipulate that on a grey you have to wear brown breeches for the same reason ? |
| 2 | Alternatively , A might be reformulating B 's utterance in order to let the hearer know that from A's point of view this is the most relevant representation ( interpretation ) of the utterance : A is more interested in the fact that the reading has not been done than in excuses . |
| 3 | It was sad to see Rocky go but at least we got a player back , White seems a strong and determined player and has fitted in quite well already . |
| 4 | The hardware manufacturers themselves offer not only systems software , which comprises the most basic sets of instructions that make computers operate and with which users are normally powerless to interfere . |
| 5 | Most of us have not really solved that puzzle even today , but what did the question look like in the eighteenth century ? |
| 6 | In discussing the " Wagnerian " aspect of the book , we should in any case remember that during the later part of 1871 Nietzsche actually reduced the extend of Wagner 's presence in it , rather than increased it . |
| 7 | There was no light in the room save that of the fire . |
| 8 | Then , collecting her thoughts , shutting out all sound save that in her headset , she began to take down the message . |
| 9 | Can the hon. Gentleman relate that to a local income tax in the United Kingdom ? |
| 10 | Because how does Philip know that in five years ' time , I 'm not going to ring him up and say , hey you know when you recommended me to invest my money in the Japanese fund , well it 's just gone through the bottom of the market . |
| 11 | Can the right hon. Gentleman confirm that on 6 March 1991 , in answer to question 40 , Rear Admiral Pirnie said that Britain could maintain a continuous patrol with three Trident submarines , and that with one submarine in refit we could still maintain a continuous patrol with only two submarines ? |
| 12 | Can the right hon. Gentleman confirm that during the deliberations of the Select Committee on Broadcasting , Etc. — with all of whose arrangements we have been happy so far — parts of the Palace of Westminster were discovered that no one knew existed , including the area above Central Lobby ? |
| 13 | Some people have a talent not only for making things happen but for making them fit neatly together . |
| 14 | Did the person leave because of a management failure ? |
| 15 | Ken added : ‘ Marty 's angle was not to be afraid of anti-feeling , because we 're making people laugh and in laughter we 're making a kind of sanity . |
| 16 | This is what has made some people think that in this work the distinction between good and bad is simply arbitrary , residing not in the nature of the characters but in the needs of the plot . |
| 17 | Erm and she was from the Pentiford area I think , erm oh quite a well educated girl , erm there was nothing to stop them from joining , I mean the London Fire Brigade there are , are fire fighters who are girls , erm and the er they do very well erm there are problems of course , with , with women on fire stations , but nevertheless there 's no reason why they should n't be there , providing they can do the job and I 'm sure those who read the papers and see the news know that in Russia and places like that , women do the , do the job very well . |
| 18 | Or stuck in the back of an office , or , or could they have something sort of glossy like the half kingdom Tourist Board stars , that they can put on their windows , to let people know that at least that particular nursing home or whatever establishment it is , has been duly inspected by our Fire Services ? |
| 19 | Yet how does God react but by making the desert alive with poisonous snakes ! |
| 20 | Those borrowers finding difficulty in making ends meet when in work could n't afford their homeloan payments when they were made redundant . |
| 21 | His mother died early , worn out by making ends meet and by her husband 's gambling . |
| 22 | When the distribution of revenue is seen to be equitable , one would expect to see this intransigence diminish and with it doubts about the commitment of the UK to the EC . |
| 23 | Lady Sarah once asked me : ‘ Sue , tell me , what does my step-mother look like with wet hair ? ’ |
| 24 | Theirs is the party of big business , yet the Cabinet , littered with all these people with all their business acumen , is making Britain bankrupt because of Ministers ' desire to shut pits . |
| 25 | What greater occupation then can a man have than to be tending this jewel box and factory and searching for ideas ? |
| 26 | He probably wo n't let Jade go cos of the dog . |
| 27 | Will the Attorney-General confirm that in many of the war crimes cases now under investigation in this country the issue of identity does not arise ? |
| 28 | In 1901 , an Englishmen , William Knox D " Arch , was given the right " to search for , obtain , exploit … carry away and sell " all Iranian oil save that of the five northern provinces . |
| 29 | Does the Minister recognise that between 1979 and 1981 much of British manufacturing industry was razed to the ground ? |
| 30 | Will the Minister confirm that since the previous election in 1987 the number of youngsters in primary schools who are taught in classes of more than 30 has increased by 100,000 ? |