Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One would think that an old person would have to be living in an isolated cottage , in the heart of the countryside , to be so out of touch with the world ; but sadly we know from the frequent reports in the newspapers that such tragic loneliness can exist right in the heart of our towns and cities , and that the old have sometimes remained undiscovered for weeks and months after they have died in their own homes . |
| 2 | Teaching often involves looking in detail at particular passages , in the hope that the part will relate coherently to the whole , but the doctrine of the hermeneutic circle reminds us that we can not understand the parts until we understand the whole ( and vice versa ) . |
| 3 | Trucks would come hurtling down the hill , their brakes would fail , and they 'd plough right through the wall and on into the field beyond . |
| 4 | The problem can arise acutely in a situation where Y takes goods from X on ‘ sale or return ’ terms . |
| 5 | He said well you 've got to stay to the end I mean , but do n't stay right to the end , you know sort of |
| 6 | They competed to see who could eat most in the hotel restaurant and gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas . |
| 7 | One scenario Western strategist feared was the possibility of the USSR basing Backfire bombers in Afghanistan , which could range widely across the Indian Ocean . |
| 8 | So down at squadron level we had this very much in our minds when in time the orders came down through Group , through station , right to the people who had to do the carting and the bombing , I feel I should explain right at the outset that I can only view at the later stages of the war the state of morale as I saw it in the entire Pathfinder Force . |
| 9 | ‘ Why did he disappear right in the middle of the fun ? ’ |
| 10 | She must remain discreetly in the background — in the wings as it were — being ever attentive to Anne 's requirements and reputation , and acting with prudence and discretion whensoever the need arose . |
| 11 | Let us think rather of a twin track approach , in which custody is reserved for those who commit serious offences . |
| 12 | ‘ You know Daddy , ’ she would laugh defensively with the girls . |
| 13 | to obtain confirmation from the preparer of the advertisement and the issuer of the advertisement ( if other than the preparer ) that to the best of his knowledge and belief the facts contained in the advertisement are true and accurate and will remain so during the currency of the advertisement ; |
| 14 | It is understood that the companies set out in Schedule 2 , are , other than ABC GmbH and ABC Corp , wholly owned subsidiaries of ABC and will remain so at the time of the acquisition of ABC . |
| 15 | Old age begins officially on retirement but the majority of people in their sixties and many in their seventies remain reasonably fit , independent , active and content and in many cases they will remain so until the end of their lives . |
| 16 | Planar proportions that are harmonic on the drawing board will remain so in the structure , provided effects of overlapping are taken into consideration . |
| 17 | As a basic point , you should enquire whether the scheme is contracted in or out of SERPS and whether the intention is that it should remain so in the future . |
| 18 | I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time . |
| 19 | I mean , I did n't think so at the time but when I think of it you know , and later when I came back after the war we , oh my God ! |
| 20 | ‘ Should n't think so for a minute , knowing him . ’ |
| 21 | I should n't think so for a minute darling . |
| 22 | ‘ I should n't think so for a moment , ’ said Rufus , whose speech grew more precise when he was drunk . |
| 23 | ‘ I should n't think so for a moment . ’ |
| 24 | But you would n't think so from the arguments we have . |
| 25 | Kathy Page makes us think afresh about the lies that bind and the barriers that separate . |
| 26 | Both laboratory experiments and numerical simulations have demonstrated that plumes can arise only at a boundary between convective regimes , such as that between the Earth 's core and mantle at a depth of 2,900 km . |
| 27 | Man 's cultural development can arise only at the cost of a persisting lack of satisfaction of those sexual impulses which are seen as improper by men and women — the higher the degree of civilization and education , the greater the number of unsatisfied impulses . |
| 28 | Either may arise only after the performance or occurrence of some particular acts . |
| 29 | Each dance should arise naturally from the context and reveal something about one or another or all the characters in reaction to a series of situations . |
| 30 | If you are returning to work after child or relative care , try to ensure that you can earn enough in the remainder of that tax year to take you above the lower earnings limit . |