Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence my acceptance that yesterday I did not know prevents me from claiming knowledge today . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is right that in the negotiations , which must remain confidential , they should seek to prevent us from going too far too soon . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Is there anything I can do to prevent it without covering up completely ? |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | " I 'd like to thank you for stopping by . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd like to thank you for coming . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I 'd like to thank you for agreeing to do this . ’ |
| 11 | I would like to thank you for interviewing Jim Marshall on the thirtieth anniversary of the company which bears his name . |
| 12 | 17.15 : Head asks me to tell Class Teacher that he would like to see her after meeting with parent is over . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't dare accuse me of wanting him for his money again ! ’ she shouted , suddenly losing control . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | ‘ Why should you dare to refuse me without giving me a reason ? ’ he countered . |
| 19 | I am sure that many of the competitors , and other guests over the years , would like to join me in saying this big ‘ Thank You ’ , too . |
| 20 | The pressure was on — add a new chat-up line was born : ‘ Would you like to join me in testing a new way to prevent childbirth and other medical misfortunes ? ’ |
| 21 | I did not want to leave her without saying goodbye fairly . |
| 22 | She tried to ignore the feeling that she did n't want to leave him by telling herself that she must be there if Dana needed her . |
| 23 | Her trick was to establish during the early part of the evening roughly where the man lived ; then to announce a destination for herself to which he could not suggest accompanying her without seeming over keen . |
| 24 | If she missed his letters for a few days , she would probably stop taking him for granted . |
| 25 | How can we hope to face him without turning to jelly at the thought of what he wants to do to us ? |
| 26 | When you 're trying to dribble the ball past opponents you might want to side-step him without changing direction . |
| 27 | For them , the change in leadership and the promise of reform opened up opportunities denied to the Red Guard generation and they did not want to jeopardise them by becoming too involved in a politically orientated movement . |
| 28 | Now erm once again I 'm relying on the information that Norman would have given you in describing how we go about setting the assignments up . |
| 29 | On behalf of BAIE SCOTLAND , renewed thanks for all the help you have given us by providing such a useful series of seminars . |
| 30 | Finally , I would wish to thank you for publicising the efforts being made by peace and reconciliation groups in Craigavon , and Northern Ireland generally ; and trust you will continue to do so . |