Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cornelius would remain on at school until real work could be found for him . |
| 2 | ‘ The radio set can remain on for hours at a time ; you can enjoy it as background to reading , writing , homework , housework … . |
| 3 | It pays to examine all gutter brackets and clips to ensure no water will drip on to walls . |
| 4 | The regulators will consult widely with consumer groups and customers before setting out standards , in conjunction with the industries . |
| 5 | Heavy machinery : Machines can range widely from bandsaws to bottling plants . |
| 6 | Would I stay on at night to go over some sales figures ? |
| 7 | Secondary education is compulsory up to the age of 16 , and pupils can stay on at school for up to three years longer . |
| 8 | Meanwhile the Elector Carl Theodor had taken up residence in Munich , and had invited the members of his court to join him there ( though they could stay on at Mannheim and retain their salaries if they wished ) . |
| 9 | ‘ That you can stay on at Sleet as long as you like , but with the new owner , should he wish to take residence there . |
| 10 | It is hoped that the first year 's crop of students will stay on at Hooke Park to help initiate a production plant there . |
| 11 | A RECORD number of 16-year-olds will stay on at schools and colleges next month — but for many it is simply a way of avoiding the dole queue . |
| 12 | You must stay on at Casa Sciorto , Caroline … ’ |
| 13 | Some will ‘ get the taste ’ of fresh water by moulting on freshwater lochs in Shetland , raising hopes yet again that this attractive duck will one day stay on to nest in Shetland . |
| 14 | No doubt some will stay on to summer in Shetland and encourage us to hope that some day it too may be found nesting . |
| 15 | In a mild winter where snow cover is not prolonged , chaffinch and brambling from the Scandinavian forests will stay on to forage round the crofts . |
| 16 | And make-up wo n't stay on without powder . |
| 17 | MICK O'Dwyer will stay on as Kildare boss despite their Leinster final humiliation . |
| 18 | I would stay on in Al Ain , making my own way to London in time for his return . |
| 19 | ‘ It may be that despite what has happened , he will simply stay on in Kigali until the time he was due to fly out . |
| 20 | Lexandro grinned wildly , for within but a few more weeks he was to have holes drilled through his carapace so that he could jack in to power armour . |
| 21 | Fifty per cent of Sun 's business comes from indirect channels and this will remain so in future , said Thompson . |
| 22 | You would not think so from January 's media furore on British Telecom 's new identity . |
| 23 | And they keep giving her a courtesy car so I should think so after spending twenty one grand ! |
| 24 | Should he sweep her into his arms and kiss the daylights out of her first , or should he slow down for explanations ? |
| 25 | I do n't eat much at lunch-time myself but we must think of the Captain here who 's doing all the work … perhaps a string or two of those wild boar sausages — do you think they 're local ? |
| 26 | Doubts could arise only about matters of , as it were , taste , such as manners and morals , where simple quantitative accumulation provided no guidance There could be no question that men in 1860 knew more than ever before , but whether they were ‘ better ’ could not be demonstrated in the same way . |
| 27 | We have noted that chaotic behaviour can arise only for systems governed by non-linear equations . |
| 28 | Liability arises only when there is a nuclear incident which occurs at or in connection with certain nuclear installations , or in the course of transport of nuclear substances , and it can arise only in connection with licensed nuclear sites . |
| 29 | It is too early to know of any false negatives but these would probably arise only by laboratory or administrative error . |
| 30 | He says they can even zoom in on tax discs to see if they 're valid . |