Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question of justification may also arise where A seeks to assert rights under a contract with B which is inconsistent with another contract between B and C. The question here is whether A has a right equal or superior to that of C and if he has he is justified in persuading B to break his contract with C. So if B enters into a contract on Monday to sell to A for £10,000 and then next day to sell the same property to C for £15,000 A , by persuading B to perform the first contract commits no wrong against C. |
| 2 | The problem can also arise where Y takes goods from X under a sale of goods contract which contains a retention of title clause , i.e. a clause stating that Y is not to become the owner unless and until he has paid for them and that if Y re-sells them before paying for them , X 's ownership is to transfer from the goods to the proceeds of the re-sale received by Y. Suppose Y sells the goods to Z before he has paid X for them . |
| 3 | This technique retains the constant mean heat input but instead of measuring the temperature difference during a change a servo-system immediately increases the energy input to either sample or reference to maintain both at the same temperature . |
| 4 | As a faithful reader you should know that NME has a somewhat irreverent attitude towards Pink Floyd and Mike Oldfield . |
| 5 | The results showed that 49% of farmers did not know that ADAS offered public good advice . |
| 6 | And do you not know that friars come and go … everywhere ! |
| 7 | ‘ Did you know that life began on earth when lightning struck the sea ? |
| 8 | " Well , " I said , " I do n't know that thought helps digestion , but we 've certainly got a hell of a lot to think about . " |
| 9 | But parliament is far away , and the border of Wales is very near , and is there a soul in these parts who does not know that smuggling goes on day by day , and that life here would be impossible if it did not ? |
| 10 | Did you know that Kathy had a brother here ? |
| 11 | I did n't know that Ben had been following me around for the last five years ! |
| 12 | 1 Where do we first learn about Auntie 's excellent eye-sight ? 2 Where do we first learn that Auntie can see into the future ? 3 How do we know that Auntie did not see the fire at the office block where she used to work ? 4 What exactly did Auntie foresee on the last afternoon of her life ? 5 Why did Auntie save Billy 's life , even though she knew that she herself would die ? |
| 13 | It was better not to let him know that Chris woke regularly two or three times every night . |
| 14 | But I do know that England drew on an enormous well of self-belief . |
| 15 | Did you know that NCT had so much to offer after the birth ( breastfeeding counselling , post natal support and a network of other mums ) before you got involved ? |
| 16 | The principle , then , given that a does not know that q , and that a does know that p implies q , allows us to infer that a does not know that p . |
| 17 | They became lovers , but Valerie did n't know that Sanquest regarded her as a mere plaything — someone he could have a little fun with ; someone he could display before his friends as his latest conquest . |
| 18 | He had not read the Tower Commission 's report , evidently ; did not know that McFarlane had pleaded guilty to misdemeanours ; did not know the substance of the charges against Poindexter ; had not altered in any particular the mythology created when the edifice had first crashed down , in November 1986 . |
| 19 | Sports fans will know that Innsbruck played host to the Olympic Games , and our tour includes a visit to the Bergisel ski jump . |
| 20 | Did you know that crops do n't grow so well next to pylons and power cables ? |
| 21 | She said angrily , ‘ How do you know that Emma suspects me of being the root cause of her troubles ? |
| 22 | Well , I did n't know that Ebert had arranged for us to stay in a singsong house . |
| 23 | She did n't know that Aisling had been born with a severe ‘ port wine stain ’ . |
| 24 | Do you know that Birmingham have more cana has more canals than Venice ? |
| 25 | Children may know that clothes dry on a washing line or in a tumble dryer , but may not have asked how or why . |
| 26 | ‘ But I did n't know that Mum had guessed too . |
| 27 | Anna shut the door again , she did not know that Mena had followed her , and walked round the house and came in by the terrace , a smile on her face . |
| 28 | ‘ Then you 'll also know that Zimbala has been a one-party state since it was granted independence by the French forty-five years ago . ’ |
| 29 | How did she know that people had died on the Bridge ? he wondered . |
| 30 | ‘ The only way we can know that people want to see the Fun Factory becoming a success is if they vote with their feet and come to a meeting to show their support . ’ |