Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not been for us to tell people what they should or should n't eat or do anything with , because the , in , in one respect that 's a nann nannying attitude from er , whether it 's the legislators saying we 're not going to approve the right legislation so that you have that information , but on the other hand by manufacturers and others saying you trust us . |
| 2 | You can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 3 | Their main advantages are : wood is an excellent insulator ; the windows come in an wide range of standard sizes ( and non-standard ones are easy for a joiner to make up if necessary ) ; they are , generally speaking , the cheapest type of replacement window to buy ; and you can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 4 | Check the prices against what you can buy or install yourself before ordering . |
| 5 | The blastocyst will now implant or embed itself in the endometrium , losing its membrane . |
| 6 | But we do n't need or love you as an organ gone sour that stinks in the wind . |
| 7 | It was her apartment , paid for with her own money , and she did n't need or want him in her life any more . |
| 8 | They move around the tank , scattering the smaller fish in all directions , although they do n't attack or harm them in any way . |
| 9 | ( a ) The Agency Principle Section 5 of the Partnership Act ( power of partner to bind the firm ) states that : Every partner is an agent of the firm and his other partners for the purpose of the business of the partnership ; and the acts of every partner who does any act for carrying on in the usual way of business of the kind carried on by the firm of which he is a member bind the firm and his partners , unless the partner so acting has in fact no authority to act for the firm in the particular matter , and the person with whom he is dealing either knows that he has no authority , or does not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 10 | An act carried out by a partner in the usual course of the business of the firm will be binding on the firm notwithstanding that the partner concerned lacked the necessary authority unless the third party knew of the limitation to that partner 's authority or did not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 11 | You must not subsequently display or offer it for sale as your own work ! |
| 12 | I was horribly afraid then that you must know and hate me for my disloyalty to Anthony . ’ |
| 13 | Have you someone who can assist and support you with the children ? |
| 14 | ‘ And I tell you frankly that in my opinion one must not hesitate to go to a prostitute occasionally if there is one you can trust and feel something for … . |
| 15 | Then everything was movement , sensation , and she could no longer laugh or speak or do anything but be carried along by a force greater than anything she had ever known before , a force that took them to the heavens to touch the stars that had already decided their destiny . |
| 16 | Such theories , he remarks , ‘ are not centrally concerned with literature ; indeed , they may marginalize or abandon it as a category ’ , and he instances their source in such fields as philosophy , psychology , sociology , anthropology , linguistics . |
| 17 | Better to surrender quietly to that hell of pain , to slide into it , to crumble and fold like burning straw , to merge and coalesce and become one with it , until , phoenix-like , she floated away on the other side , whole and free . |
| 18 | For what a horse does under compulsion … he does without understanding , and with no more grace than a dancer would display if a person should whip and spur him during his performance … |
| 19 | Your coach will collect and return you to your hotel on completion of the tour . |
| 20 | If you were to come yourself Lily or the child 's Father I could not stand in your way whatever my feelings which are strong , but to hand over my Precious little one to a Young and Foreign girl who spoke his only language poorly that I could not do and send him with her on a dangerous voyage most frightening to him . |
| 21 | Then , when we are ready , we can reconstitute and display it as new information which human beings can once again understand . |
| 22 | ‘ So he can stay and assist me with my enquiries . ’ |
| 23 | Tonight it seemed to me that Mrs Browning had still not recovered from her fear , and I suggested that I should perhaps stay and see her into bed . |
| 24 | ‘ Sub-lieutenant Bacci here will stay and help you in case you leave any gaps . ’ |
| 25 | She 'd just laugh and say summat like that . |
| 26 | Wayne , Ricky 's favourite pony , had such a low threshold of boredom that he had a special manger hooked over the half-door so he could eat and miss nothing in the yard at the same time . |
| 27 | When a pupil came in asking for a special book , he would rush and find it before Mr Crangle . |
| 28 | ‘ I could n't aid and abet you against Susan . ’ |
| 29 | These people may need to get married — trapped — to prove that they can get out , that divorce is not impossible , to discover that they can influence and do something about the situation . |
| 30 | ‘ Did you see or hear anything at all which might be regarded as suspicious or unusual — either then , or earlier in the evening ? ’ |