Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Difficulty will also arise where the eleven wish to amend existing Directives in accordance with the policies of the Protocol and Agreement and the UK does not want to do so . |
| 2 | The same problem may also arise where the demised property is to include some projection . |
| 3 | But these conditions do not exist where the original parties have invested in transaction-specific assets . |
| 4 | We do not know what interest rates were in Israel but we do know that the annual rate of interest in the ancient Near East was very high : in Babylonia and Assyria it was 20–25 per cent for money loans , 33 per cent for loans in kind and frequently more ; in Upper Mesopotamia and Elam rates were higher , reaching 50 per cent for money loans ; in the Ptolemaic period in Egypt rates seem to have been around 12 per cent . |
| 5 | I would say , incidentally , without elaborating , that this is potentially beneficial to the health of the cows , because we do know that the major problems of ill health in cows are the production diseases associated with very high yields . |
| 6 | Finally , there are simple conventions that need explaining : not all pupils will know that the two words printed at the head of a page tell you something about the alphabetic range of the words on that page . |
| 7 | He will also know that the General Synod is a creature of Parliament and that it is fully in his hands as a private Member to introduce a Bill to abolish the General Synod of the Church of England if he so wishes . |
| 8 | When the Under-Secretary of State responds , I hope that we will know that the joint recommendations from the Select Committee on Health and the Select Committee on Social Services will be taken more seriously than previous recommendations . |
| 9 | Another defect is raised by the question " How do you know that the stated m exists ? " |
| 10 | My right hon. Friend will know that the Serious Fraud Office is conducting investigations into fraud and dishonesty in this sphere . |
| 11 | Did you know that the average woman will have around 500 periods in her life , adding up to a staggering six and a half menstruating years ? |
| 12 | The hon. Gentleman should also know that the average residential bill has been falling . |
| 13 | How does Poulantzas know that the counterfactual claim he proposes is true ? |
| 14 | He will know that the largest increase in waiting lists as published is in respect of the new service and facility that have been provided in Forth Valley . |
| 15 | DID you know that the famous HMV dog originated in Liverpool ? |
| 16 | ‘ We wo n't take a step back from pursuing these scum on both sides but the public should know that the legal profession has significantly crippled our efforts against killers on both sides . |
| 17 | Combine the above images with the name of Arthur Ingram and you 'll know that the following book will be concerned with road transport . |
| 18 | Sir , Just in case confusion is caused by William Boot 's news in Unauthorised Returns ( 2nd April ) that Paul Barnett has left Titan Books for the wilds of Lapland , I wonder if you would be good enough to let your readers know that the other Paul Barnett is still alive and well and working from Exeter . |
| 19 | You may well know that the other person 's reaction is based on a tiny part of the situation but there is not much you or he can do about it . |
| 20 | However , we do know that the first import into Trinidad was Bhaluk Princess Barbella , imported by Mrs Margaret Wattley . |
| 21 | When that word becomes common currency , then we 'll know that the present stereotypes have lost their stranglehold . |
| 22 | Miners all over the country will know that the Labour party voted against those terms . |
| 23 | Yes , this is exactly one of the reasons we had a crisis last last time was because erm we did n't know that the then director I 'm sure did n't know what , what was happening . |
| 24 | Little did he know that the experienced dealers were about to teach him a lesson . |
| 25 | If one is already in possession of schematic ( content ) knowledge about oil-bound paints and building materials , then one will already know that the former contains acids like the fatty acid in linseed oil and the other contains alkalis , that soap contains salt , and so on . |
| 26 | How did he know that the second half would be better ? |
| 27 | Now for our second problem : how did you know that the second passage quoted in Task 1 was the beginning of a unified , meaningful stretch of language , while the first was just gobbledegook , randomly assembled without reason ? |
| 28 | So , if we knew that P was the first letter of a word we would know that the second letter could only come from a small group , and that A , E , I , O , and U are the most likely candidates , H and S are less likely but possible , and F and N very unlikely , but not impossible . |
| 29 | I did not know that the right hon. Gentleman had that black mark on his past , and I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for pointing it out . |
| 30 | But I do know that the real Louise Müller was removed some time ago so that you could take her place . ’ |