Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arab peacemakers will presumably seek to find a successor to Muawad . |
| 2 | Arab peacemakers will presumably seek to find a successor to Muawad . |
| 3 | I did n't personally think having a piano on the back of a truck was much use either , but it looked good and gave the band somewhere to balance their beer cans . |
| 4 | Or , if that person buys you a gift voucher and you do n't necessarily want to have a treatment that states on the gift voucher , you can come and exchange it for products . |
| 5 | A formal land drain consists of short clay pipes laid in , and covered with gravel , but for the simple removal of water from a low area of a path , you would only need to dig a trench , and put about 150mm of gravel into it to lead the water away . |
| 6 | We would expect handling a horse when it is young to affect its friendliness towards people , but we would not necessarily expect handling a horse when it is young to affect its intelligence . |
| 7 | We would therefore be able to bring in other measures which we have n't modelled so far er but that is also the guidance that you should bring in , not only nowadays you should not only look to build a bypass , you should look to complementary measures within the urban area . |
| 8 | I would 've said that , but last night this meeting said they 'd very much like to see a officer in a car because they do n't see anybody at the moment |
| 9 | I would very much like to see a copy of this book and also , if possible , some sample units from the second book : ‘ Talking about the Past ’ . |
| 10 | I would very much like to become a counsellor , helping people with problems . |
| 11 | ‘ I would very much like to have a meeting with you in the New Year , Stephen . |
| 12 | I mean one member of the committee has produced something which I rather think you might all like to have a look at it . |
| 13 | If perhaps the Government were to fund victim support properly , Erm , Mr who was burgled and has never got over it might perhaps have had a visit and some counselling from a victim support worker , and that would be a very good thing . |
| 14 | Robert Penfold 's advocacy of pulsed controllers for model railways in the April issue should perhaps have contained a motor health warning ! |
| 15 | Can he confirm that he does not merely wish to have a treaty that does not currently exist ? |
| 16 | ‘ The great and beautiful Dane Jacobsen would merely have to cock a finger and the object of his desires would surely come running . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Relax ’ may only have become a scandal when the BBC in belated confusion ( and in response to teasing video clips ) banned it , but singers Holly Johnson and Paul Rutherford promote an explicitly gay image , and ‘ Two Tribes ’ was a pointed response to nuclear defence policy . |
| 18 | I saw a live TV transmission of Il trovatore from the Metropolitan in New York a few weeks ago that can only have confirmed a lot of people 's worst prejudices about opera — dull production , dull filming , all wrapped round with a certain amount of superstar hype . |
| 19 | But Mr Lawson and the Bank may only have bought a week for sterling . |
| 20 | ‘ Of course , ’ the Doctor had said , and the memory of his voice was so real that she almost heard the words in her ears , ‘ if anyone wanted to infiltrate the TARDIS with any kind of intelligence , from a virus to an entire computer , they 'd only have to plug a cable into the socket under the console . |
| 21 | If a form E111 had been obtained from Department of Health and Social Security , prior to departure , then the claimant should not have to pay the bill or would only have to pay a proportion of the bill at the hospital/clinic , where the treatment was received . |
| 22 | It would only have taken a word and the simple , undeniable proof . |
| 23 | But when you have a situation where youngsters of 12 or 13 — and in some cases even younger — who may only have won a couple of matches , are being offered $500,000 guarantees to sign up with one of the management companies before they are snapped up by one of the rival agents , the potential for long term damage is enormous . ’ |
| 24 | At that stage Transvaal were still in the running for the night series trophy and his presence would obviously have made a difference . |
| 25 | " We 'd maybe better try to get a rope on him . " |
| 26 | We should all have received a report from Roger about one or two accidents that have occurred on sites . |
| 27 | How can something so mean cast a shadow over your own magnificent efforts as actors of a Guild Mystery ? |
| 28 | This minimum contribution can only go to buy a pension at retirement date and a dependant wife 's pension , not a lump sum or the chance to retire early . |
| 29 | The architecture leaves you grasping for the Nikon , the local leave you smiling and the atmosphere lifts you — and with the river silently splitting Buda from Pest , what better place to conclude a whistle stop tour along the Danube ? |
| 30 | ‘ As he sat here watching the storms , the crashing waves , the evils of the elements , what better place to plan a tale of dark mystery and murder ? |