Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 We would not presume to claim that The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail in itself necessarily influenced any of these works .
2 For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’
3 True , they all do want to see that the overall size of the cake for the military grows , but if any service was to be offered more while all the other services were offered very much less , it is doubtful whether the favoured service would say no in order to defend their colleagues ' role in society .
4 But , the Daily Telegraph reported she said her results should be treated with caution … ‘ we need more research to see if the results are reproduced ’ .
5 ‘ I do n't want to wait until the Malton Hiring at Martinmas .
6 Or do you want to wait until the Law turns up ? ’
7 A dissatisfied party may want to establish that the reference was made to an expert so that he can then sue the individual , or that the reference was made to an arbitrator so that he can appeal against the award : or again there may be differences in rights of enforcement prompting the claim that an arbitration was a reference to an expert , or vice versa .
8 There are all sorts of reasons for giving the less direct answer : B may want to establish that the fact that the reading was not done was not due to laziness .
9 Regarding international aid , we might want to observe that the International Fund for Ireland has only recently produced a ‘ disadvantaged areas initiative ’ .
10 Social historians might want to know that the average phone in the US was used for twenty minutes a day in 1992 , whereas the average phone in the UK was used for only four minutes .
11 And I 'd want to know that the person who did that was going to be punished , and punished properly .
12 ‘ We will want to know if the warning lights had only been flashing for 10 seconds and not 30 . ’
13 The doctor will want to know if the sexual partner has any symptoms and in particular whether he , too , has attended a clinic and , if so , what the diagnosis was and whether any treatment was given .
14 Still less do we want to know if the production of the book or research paper represented a learning experience for the academic concerned .
15 But Eleanor Young , chairman of Darlington Community Health Council , said : ‘ We would only want to know if the hospital was going to have any effect on NHS provision .
16 Also , the district judge ‘ … should endeavour to secure that the parties make all such admissions and agreements as ought reasonably to be made by them … . ’
17 He must endeavour to secure that the parties make such admissions and agreements as are reasonable .
18 You will simply need to wait until the thing is sufficiently settled that you can get the total package set out here , and
19 We shall wait to see whether the hon. Gentleman does precisely that .
20 He said he would wait to see if the Caliph would reward us for forcing the breach .
21 Ca n't wait to see if the water has passed .
22 My father preferred and still prefers to screw up his eyes and lean forward should he need to see whether the pink or blue is about to be potted .
23 My father preferred to screw up his eyes and lean forward should he need to see whether the pink or blue was about to be potted .
24 For example , when storing information about employees academic qualifications , does one really need to know that a Research Chemist has a CSE in woodwork ?
25 I E do we need to know that the trend is changing or do we need to know the particular slots where we get non performance .
26 For the visual computations algorithmically defined by Ullman do not depend on high-level processes capable of identifying ( recognizing ) objects as members of a specific class : the system does not need to know that an object is a fish , or even that it has the 3-D shape that it has , in order to know that it is an object .
27 Bosch has introduced an ‘ intelligent ’ 9.6 volt battery pack for cordless power tools : with this pack , you do n't need to guess whether the battery needs recharging .
28 When reviewing the completed project the auditor will usually seek to establish that the project was consistent with the company 's strategy
29 The purchaser will need to remember that a minimum delay of between 14 and 21 clear days may be needed in between exchange and completion if either an ordinary resolution or special resolution of shareholders is needed .
30 9.5 Effect of waiver Each of the Tenant 's covenants shall remain in full force both at law and in equity notwithstanding that the Landlord shall have waived or released temporarily any such covenant or waived or released temporarily or permanently revocably or irrevocably a similar covenant or similar covenants affecting any other part of the Centre or the Adjoining Property This provision is an attempt to circumvent the rather harsh law of waiver , by which a landlord will lose its right to forfeit the lease where a non-continuing breach has occurred if the landlord does some act to suggest that the landlord is nevertheless satisfied to continue the tenancy , eg by accepting rent from the tenant .
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