Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [noun] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because people seem either to write or commission reports at the slightest excuse you must assume that in most cases a formal , written report is not in fact wanted . |
| 2 | Its purpose is to impose an obligation upon Norwich to secure that Winchester complies with the Rules . |
| 3 | If you wait for a few minutes , and it really can be that long , you might be surprised to discover that Windows un-freezes of its own accord . |
| 4 | In some places the needles were several inches deep and easier to rake than autumn leaves on a tended lawn ; elsewhere they were saturated and packed , or buried among tangled creepers and virulent , shining ivy . |
| 5 | Well want to know if Rick joins in the conversation will we get any vouchers for doggy food ? |
| 6 | Guinness continued to encourage and support links with the communities in which it works . |
| 7 | Some manufacturers provide a capacity record at the start of a track , used to indicate whether space remains on the track during loading . |
| 8 | Human beings are infinitely flexible and able to adjust when survival depends on it . |
| 9 | Similarly , if you have junior managers reporting to you , ensure that they have a similar debate with their staff and follow this through to see that action occurs on the suggestions . |
| 10 | So far in this section the naive inductivist account of science has been undermined largely by arguing that theories must precede observation statements , so that it is false to claim that science starts with observation . |
| 11 | To experience joy in suffering is to realize that Jesus stands with the poor , the underprivileged , and those , like Francis of Assisi , rejected by their own people . |
| 12 | For a start , they argue , America has already told Jordan that it wants to be friends again ( watch to see if America leans on Israel to be more accommodating to Jordan 's need for water ) . |
| 13 | ASTRONAUTS will bake loaves of bread on the shuttle Endeavour — due for launching this week-end — to see if yeast rises in space . |
| 14 | It will be interesting to see if Novell comes to any of the same business decisions once it takes over . |
| 15 | When parallel lines are closely hatched the eye prefers to assume that light flows along them . |
| 16 | As Colin ( looking wasted as in exhausted ) goes off to the tour bus to sleep and Jhelisa disappears with a relative , he hangs out with various fans . |
| 17 | Also Haddock has had to quit and Sterland looks like a long term crock . |
| 18 | Also Haddock has had to quit and Sterland looks like a long term crock . |
| 19 | Radio One DJ Jakki Brambles had the bright idea of getting Jason to record As Time Goes By after she and producer Jonathan Ruffle dreamed up the idea of broadcasting her show from Morocco to mark the film 's 50th anniversary . |
| 20 | The commitment to balanced and verifiable arms control , the commitment to ensure that Iraq complies in full and unconditionally with the United Nations Security Council resolutions , the commitment to fight terrorism and trafficking in narcotics — all these have our support . |
| 21 | These requirements will suffice to ensure that issue costs in respect of instruments other than shares will not be charged directly to the share premium account but will be charged against profits over the term of the capital instrument . |
| 22 | ‘ You may be prepared to do whatever it takes to get this house , but I 'm prepared to do whatever 's necessary to ensure that Thomas remains in my care . ’ |
| 23 | Will the Minister confirm that the Government will take the necessary steps — if necessary through Her Majesty 's inspectorate of pollution — to ensure that PowerGen complies with its commitment to retrofit 4 GW of coal burn should it not do so voluntarily ? |
| 24 | I would hope that the vast majority of beer festival organisers take heed of Keith Thomas 's article and try to ensure that quality comes before quantity at beer festivals , then I might be tempted to visit more beer festivals again . |
| 25 | The homology of a particular vein is often difficult to determine and resort has to be made to comparison with allied forms ( including fossils ) , which exhibit transitional stages in reduction , or to a study of the preceding tracheation . |
| 26 | Siemens AG formed a joint venture with TN Inc Ltd of Thailand to market and service PABXs in Thailand and the new unit , TN Communication Systems Ltd , is pitching for at least 25% of the market ; the new company , 49% owned by Siemens , will start out with about 100 employees . |
| 27 | This is a difficult story to understand because Jesus seems to be acting out of character . |
| 28 | Mr. Collins recognised that this could be so , but said that a least there must be a duty to consider whether time admits of the receipt of representations and in this case there was no such consideration by Lautro . |
| 29 | Mr. Collins recognised that this could be so , but said that at least there must be a duty to consider whether time admits of the receipt of representations and in this case there was no such consideration by Lautro . |
| 30 | It may be very difficult to determine whether equipment conforms to certain of the numerical standards either by making measurements , or approaching the manufacturer . |