Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Proposal goes on to require that a public company with 1,000 or more employees ( including employees of subsidiaries ) within the Community must install a system of employee participation . |
| 2 | Indeed for those insiders living in Cheater 's metaphorical front room — such as in the police — the need to obscure and seek a degree of anonymity from the analytic gaze can be described as a major principle in the preservation of power , ranking highly in the structures of significance . |
| 3 | Whatever a student 's course , employers will seek a combination of intellect , relevant abilities and personal qualities developed through the rigour of academic study and the prudent use of leisure time and vacations . |
| 4 | And then while I was there she was eating a bit of chocolate cake , I mean she 's right in the kitchen , she come back in and said oh my god , I said what , she said I 've never seen anybody pinch a bit of chocolate cake , on a plate as fast in all my life , Ben did n't want it so she whipped his an' all like . |
| 5 | well if there 's , if there 's not many people sitting in the day room , perhaps we can pinch one , all the stools seem to be taken there are n't many spare in there , can we pinch a couple of chairs please ? |
| 6 | Just got ta tie a bit of wood on the end of that bit where it 's rotted . |
| 7 | He may not know a word of Burmese but he will share a fag with the interested Burman who is watching all that is going on , and as they puff away together contentedly , something intangible will pass from the one to the other . |
| 8 | And did you get to know a lot of people in the obvious well do you still know a lot of people in the area . |
| 9 | do you kno did you know a lot of people who had trouble with money ? |
| 10 | Yeah and , and if you could , I mean the thing is , if you 're , if er , if we did n't have each other to go off with erm it would have made everything for us a lot different , I mean okay we 're lucky we 're in a situation where we do know a lot of people who are , who are like- minded |
| 11 | ‘ It would need a change of culture compared with the last 13 years , ’ said one senior civil servant . |
| 12 | Clamping down on the professional foul does not need a change of law , simply a change of emphasis by referees . |
| 13 | You may need a change of Pill . |
| 14 | Do you need a drink of water or anything ? |
| 15 | You do n't need a herd of asses , just tip a few tablespoons of powdered milk into your bath for a skin softening soak . |
| 16 | They do n't need a bottle of Scotch a day and new silk scarves every week . ’ |
| 17 | At the other end of R5 ( the base of TR2 ) we will need a voltage of 0.6V in order to forward bias the base-emitter junction and turn TR2 ‘ on ’ . |
| 18 | Just as , say , medievalists must have a good working knowledge of Latin and be skilled palaeographers future historians will need a range of IT skills . |
| 19 | Another job for Seddon and the Yard — and it will need a bit of cooperation from the G.P.O. That can be arranged without much difficulty . |
| 20 | ‘ If she comes 'ome Maggie 'll need a bit of warmth . ’ |
| 21 | The law may need a bit of help round the edges but that is absolutely essential . |
| 22 | I may need a bit of help . |
| 23 | Did he need a bit of help with his I mean a lot of them did made them that sort of I just found a lot of was so so behind and so |
| 24 | She knows that I have arthritis and if I do need a bit of support , Clare 's always there , unobtrusively , to give me a hand . |
| 25 | But I thought Ian might need a bit of support when he gets out . ’ |
| 26 | Eventually , I rang the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and said I 'd got this botfly and really did need a bit of surgery , and they said ‘ Come along today . ’ |
| 27 | He 'll need a bit of physio to sort that out when the cast comes off , but the chest drain was out after a couple of days , and his lung 's working well . ’ |
| 28 | I mean it is , it is ridiculous because we 've had that November party down there , and if it does need a bit of planning , you just put the heat on a bit early anyway |
| 29 | We 'll need a couple of hours at least . ’ |
| 30 | And then I 'll go up the shop and get some , I 'll need a couple of boxes . |