Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [adv] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Obviously you can have photocopies or laser prints copied on to this material , but I have here some pens and a box of blank acetates which you will have the opportunity later to use if you so wish . |
| 2 | In a speech at the launch of the ss Trevethoe in February 1913 he took the opportunity publicly to declare that he was in favour of a conciliation board , and that he was not alone in this conviction . |
| 3 | The manager does not have the opportunity gregariously to share and sort out ideas with staff colleagues . |
| 4 | A recent Home Office survey concludes that there is no simple solution to the prevention of rape , other than ‘ the willingness both to question and to change the pattern of social life ’ . |
| 5 | The approach was collaborative : teachers were invited to work with the team as equal partners in the attempts both to investigate and find solutions to the GIST problem . |
| 6 | Willis is at pains to point out , however , that this breaking of rules not only relies on having the rules there to break but ensures that ‘ the lads ’ condemn themselves to the worst jobs once they have left school . |
| 7 | Miraculously , we surfaced the other side of the wave only to find that we were rapidly sinking ; my spray deck had caved in with the force of the water . |
| 8 | ‘ The women are occupying the cabin indefinitely to ensure that the plight of the pit remains in the public domain , ’ said a spokeswoman late last night . |
| 9 | The necessity therefore to ensure that size does not become an aim in itself is overriding . |
| 10 | ‘ We are not sure if the scripts she 's been sent are suitable for her , but we are going to beat the undergrowth there to see if anything comes flying out . ’ |
| 11 | In those circumstances the accused has the intention permanently to deprive because of s.6(1) . |
| 12 | Does the accused have the intention permanently to deprive when he has not made up his mind to keep the thing permanently ? |
| 13 | I dropped down from the loch only to find that the terrain was considerably steeper than I recalled on the way up , although the compass said I was doing fine . |
| 14 | It is the continuing policy of the Department always to maintain and , where possible , to improve the nutritional content of food served in the House . |
| 15 | This means that we must examine the data carefully to see whether there is any difference in meaning between the uses with and without to , and then seek an explanation for the curious appearance of to with this sense of know . |
| 16 | So next time you buy snacks like these , check the labels carefully to see if they 're loaded with fat . |
| 17 | She stumbled out of the car only to find that Rune had been quicker , waiting for her to emerge , offering her his supporting arm as her ankle momentarily twisted on the cobblestones , causing her to utter a sharp cry of distress . |
| 18 | They were taken up by the fast-running forwards to outplay and outwit the slow and often clumsy defensive play of oppositions who had failed to grasp the significance of the changed offside rules . |
| 19 | In the interval of my concert , he took the cellos away to ensure that the passage was perfect when we came back to play it — now there is real dedication and real generosity ! |
| 20 | Going home to Europe , Mr Eliot has had to understand Europe ; he could not quite sufficiently be the European simply to feel that he was there ; he has been forced to envisage it with a reminiscent philosophy . |
| 21 | The words drawled out sleepily but there was enough light from the window now to see that his eyes were open , watching me . |
| 22 | The third part will draw the work together to establish whether the effect of the changes in the supply and demand side of the heavy electrical industry will lead to a more efficient market structure and assess the role of national and international authorities in improving the functioning of this market . |
| 23 | In addition to this lump sum the annual half a million pound allowance will be paid to the Duchess by the Queen partly to ensure that she is never tempted to publish memoirs or talk about her failed marriage . |
| 24 | Or what we could do , well , what I mean is , maybe would n't do any harm going down to the pub tonight to see if the others are there , only a quick drink mind , we ca n't be sure what they 're like yet — ’ |
| 25 | Do n't use the test simply to try and find out whether you should have safer sex . |
| 26 | However hard it is , however cosy you are in your chair , you must just say , ‘ I 'm going to stretch my legs ’ or ‘ I 'm going to walk down the passage just to show that I can do it ! . ’ |
| 27 | Ellis and Ellis 1982–4 ) , Looking for Information ( Jordan 1980 ) , Developing Reference Skills ( O'Brien and Jordan 1985 ) , Upgrade Your English ( Debska 1984 ) , and many others all use prefaced questions like ‘ Look at these questions , then read through the passage quickly to try and find the answers ’ ( Skills for Reading Morrow 1980 53 ) . |
| 28 | I looked in the folder again to see if I 'd missed anything . |
| 29 | Press the corners together to seal and leave to rise . |
| 30 | Having been warned off Channel 7 by Pannells , he contacted the Institute only to find that it could not approve the service . |