Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But proving the necessity of crime requires more than showing that some things that were formerly criminal are now important parts of healthy social life ( even if we were to accept that we can objectively determine what constitutes healthy social life ) . |
| 2 | The clear implication was that , eventually , their full demands would be met and in the meantime the Unionists had been obliged to accept that they could no longer rule with total disregard for the feelings and aspirations of Derry 's Catholics . |
| 3 | Eventually politicians and the general public will have to accept that there will never be full employment again , and will have to provide a living for those unlikely ever to get jobs . |
| 4 | Life is killing us moment by moment , and until you are humble enough to accept that you will never be truly aware . |
| 5 | ‘ The snag was , she found it impossible to accept that anyone could possibly find her less than addictive . |
| 6 | It is frustrating to know that they can still , if they wish , punch the button marked ‘ Excess ’ . |
| 7 | To actually meet a man she did n't find boring , a man who could make her feel , and to know that nothing could ever come of it ? |
| 8 | If in addition promises were made , as it seems they were , of helping to boost wage rates , and if particular grievances were also thrown into the package , it is not necessarily paradoxical that women should have agreed both to the five-year ban on entry ( they were not to know that it would really be a permanent one ) and to the assigning of all new machines to men . |
| 9 | My dearest Victor , I am so happy to know that you will soon be home . |
| 10 | We want you to know that you will always get a fair deal when you book with us . |
| 11 | In your text book you 've got quite a lot of information in there about reinforcing , what we 're going to do in the practical session and it 's always a help I think when you have a lot of the , thrown at you to know that you can just put it up and there it is if you get a bit confusing or ca n't remember what 's what , so on page one six nine it starts telling you all about nursing and bandages and general hygiene which we 've already talked quite a lot about but it 's very useful for you to know , you can go there and look , and if you just go through the pages from there on one seventy , one seven one , one seven two , one seven three and then on one seven four it 's got the general rules for applying bandages apply bandages when the casualty is sitting or lying down , you always sit your casualty down and you work from the front of , I say why do you work from the front of the thing ? |
| 12 | Nigel had got her measure enough by now to know that he would never be allowed to insist on anything , so he approached the subject carefully . |
| 13 | I knew him well enough by now to know that he would never presume to tell me what to do . |
| 14 | , I just want you to know that I shall never change , but I also want you to allow me to come home now and again for a few days . |
| 15 | Neither was I to know that I should indeed one fine day have a son who would make me very proud of him at the ‘ Other Place ’ , but that it would be from green eyes that the light of intelligence and wit would shine . |
| 16 | And what most of the analysis misses is that reports such as this will accelerate the process , persuading those that do n't want to downsize that they will soon have little alternative as vendors put mainframe lines onto care and maintenance . |
| 17 | And what most of the analysis misses is that reports such as this will accelerate the process , persuading those that do n't want to downsize that they will soon have little alternative as vendors put mainframe lines onto care and maintenance . |
| 18 | How silly I was to trust that you would always love me ! |
| 19 | We were both shocked to discover that he could neither ride nor walk , and was lying on the grass , waiting for us . |
| 20 | First of all we SUFFERED that defeat last Saturday next I knacker my ankle playing on Sunday and lastly I arrive in Northampton on Monday morning to find that we could only get tickets for Arsenal end on Tuesday ( So Gavin it was n't me being escorted away by the men in black , even though it the current season does n't improve quickly I might be escorted by mem in white . ) |
| 21 | It pleases me because I was afraid music was being pushed out by computers — and I was chuffed to find that I could still ‘ work ’ the pedals after more than 50 years ! |
| 22 | The present unsatisfactory state of the law relating to VAT could mean that VAT paid by the tenant may not be recoverable , and therefore the tenant should consider amending such a provision to provide that it will only pay VAT on such sums where it is first presented with a valid VAT invoice in the tenant 's name . |
| 23 | Also , his experience of the frequently inept English resistance doubtless caused him to guess that it would eventually weaken to the point where he would be accepted as king . |
| 24 | Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 25 | Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 26 | The Thames barrier was proved to work and there could well be tax cuts in the Spring , said Howe . |
| 27 | Seriously though , Fenland people are some of the nicest you could wish to meet and they will often help you if they possibly can . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't want any technical information ’ , I replied , ‘ I just need to know if it will still run on my ordinary PC with 640Kb memory ’ . |
| 29 | She would tell him anything he wanted to know if he would just let go of her , let her get away from him . |
| 30 | Telecanvassing is now up and running very efficiently in Salisbury and will continue to flourish and we will soon reap the rewards . |