Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would not want to mislead anyone into thinking that research is easy : it is hard and very time consuming work . |
| 2 | The banks themselves must weigh up lending costs and risks , and in many cases will seek to protect themselves by requesting some form of security , e.g. property deeds , bonds , stocks , etc. , from the borrower . |
| 3 | It was ‘ natural ’ and defensible , on the ground that one medium might reasonably seek to protect itself by investing in a competitor . |
| 4 | Hence my acceptance that yesterday I did not know prevents me from claiming knowledge today . |
| 5 | He does n't need to excuse himself for interrupting his narrative . |
| 6 | The disabled may sometimes need help themselves in overcoming feelings of bitterness , despair or resentment towards the rest of society , and help in adjusting to and accepting the consequences of disablement without succumbing to a withdrawn resignation or unnecessary isolation . |
| 7 | If the graphics controller on your PC is part of the motherboard then you may need to disable it by removing a jumper switch , altering a DIP switch or running the BIOS setup program . |
| 8 | It is right that in the negotiations , which must remain confidential , they should seek to prevent us from going too far too soon . |
| 9 | To what extent do they appear to preclude you from making use of the skills and knowledge that you have acquired and competing with the people for whom you used to work . |
| 10 | It was as much as Millie could do to check herself from saying , ‘ Oh , I do n't think I should do that . |
| 11 | It was all I could do to stop myself from shaking her until her neat white teeth rattled . |
| 12 | The tears on Cullam 's cheeks awoke in him a nausea and a rage so fierce that it was all he could do to prevent himself from striking him . |
| 13 | She was off-balance — nothing she could do to prevent herself from turning towards him as his grip pulled her in . |
| 14 | Is there anything I can do to prevent it without covering up completely ? |
| 15 | It was as much as she could do to restrain herself from rushing forward to grasp his hand in a gesture of sympathy and solidarity . |
| 16 | Yes er I 'd like to thank everybody for coming along , and I 've I 've said to John , Oop . |
| 17 | I would like to thank you for helping my case by removing the names of my coauthors — Jim Bull and Robert Paxton — from the article ‘ Why some insects look pretty nasty ’ ( 6 January , p 26 ) . |
| 18 | " I 'd like to thank you for stopping by . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd like to thank you for coming . ’ |
| 20 | I would like to thank you for coming into the studio today , and I 'm sure we 'll receive a lot of letters from our listeners about what 's been said . |
| 21 | I 'd like to thank you for agreeing to do this . ’ |
| 22 | I would like to thank you for interviewing Jim Marshall on the thirtieth anniversary of the company which bears his name . |
| 23 | 17.15 : Head asks me to tell Class Teacher that he would like to see her after meeting with parent is over . |
| 24 | Now , what I 'd like to do , I mean it 's only sun shining out there so you 'd only be wasting your time anyway , I 'd like to consult you about moving on and getting in the next four motions on union organization . |
| 25 | ‘ Do n't dare accuse me of wanting him for his money again ! ’ she shouted , suddenly losing control . |
| 26 | We had to like tell her about five times so they knew it was n't our room as we like took this guy in it was like books , everything was , there was so much crap on the floor , we had to get through to get to the radiator so that our next door neighbour could try and like stop it from leaking . |
| 27 | I would like to put it in writing that women also like to worry about vast philosophical subjects , such as life , the universe and the price of YSL 's Rouge Intense lipstick . |
| 28 | That done , we can begin to address ourselves to identifying the right technical and political means for achieving them . |
| 29 | Will the Prime Minister take it from me that all right-thinking people would like to congratulate him on escaping unbruised from the street fighting at Maastricht , where he met the heavies of Germany and France ? |
| 30 | ‘ Why should you dare to refuse me without giving me a reason ? ’ he countered . |