Example sentences of "[vb infin] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differences will also arise depending on whether the figures refer to England and Wales , Great Britain ( including Scotland ) or the United Kingdom ( including Northern Ireland ) . |
| 2 | Three particular issues were addressed : the right , under certain circumstances , to " decompile " an existing computer program a right to take necessary back-up copies a right to copy and adapt including for error correction . |
| 3 | The beatitudes of Jesus show the way in which we can experience transforming happiness in our own lives . |
| 4 | What is the smallest amount she can not make using these coins ? |
| 5 | Constable Coupland is the type of fellow you would want handling these matters . |
| 6 | On a normal day at home , he is given his breakfast , which he may or may not eat depending on his mood and Trish then rides him , unless she is competing in the evening , when she delays it until later . |
| 7 | Possibly the only person ever to have succeeded in upstaging Margaret Thatcher in a photo-opportunity , Katharine lined up to shake the Prime Minister 's hand wearing a T-shirt declaring ‘ 58 per cent Do n't Want Pershing ’ at a Downing Street reception in 1984 . |
| 8 | I would n't fancy eating there . |
| 9 | cos I did n't fancy eating it like that and er she goes , I told her give us a piece of some of that wrapping you know |
| 10 | This can make editing a time consuming and confusing exercise when working with a large piece of music . |
| 11 | He will lengthen his nose to allow him to nuzzle and may make nudging movements with his head to attract attention . |
| 12 | Contrary to what might be expected , these do not want mollycoddling or softer treatment — in fact the reverse . |
| 13 | Following its agreements with Maspar Computer Corp and Intel Corp , DEC now has three more conventional massively parallel streams on the go — the Single Instruction-Multiple Data machines that it will build using MasPar 's chip , the Multiple Instruction-Multiple Data machines it plans using Intel 's 80860XP chip and technology , and an Alpha-based massively parallel machine set for 1995 . |
| 14 | Or if someone says What are you doing ? we can just answer Eating a mango instead of I am eating a mango because we know that I am is understood and does not have to be said . |
| 15 | It does not cover using stolen property left in one 's father 's garage : Sanders ( 1982 ) 75 Cr App R 84 . |
| 16 | Thus " information handling " does not merely cover using the microcomputer to find references to aspects of pollution such as ACID RAIN but to the whole process of learning done in the classroom and the school library . |
| 17 | Like many scientists , campaigners at Friends of the Earth in London ( including the author ) had assumed that the absence of strong evidence for forest decline in Britain might be due to a combination of climate ( moist conditions good for growing trees ) coupled with the possibility that magnesium in rain coming in from the sea might counteract leaching by acid rain . |
| 18 | She 's gon na eat , but she 's gon na eat cooking chocolate without it being cooked . |
| 19 | ‘ We are looking at the possibilities of using other Guinness commercials which we can edit or modify using local models , ’ says , the Guinness brand manager at PTGI . |
| 20 | ‘ Tell me something … did you think praising my Caribbean designs would win you an ally in all these underhand schemes of yours ? |
| 21 | It coped easily with gently curved edges , and was in its element coasting up and down a slightly sloping lawn , producing those satisfying stripes that can make mowing a distinct pleasure . |
| 22 | Well I , she might not want reminding that she 's forty |
| 23 | After an eight hour [ night ] patrol , it was only to be expected that the policeman would prefer resting to hanging around the courts waiting to bring petty offenders to book . |
| 24 | If you do n't fancy knitting the entire motifs in lurex , then try knitting it or them in a plain colour and combine a fine lurex thread with the background colour . |
| 25 | These incidences are very rare and actually disposals through the courts do exist using the care facilities which are already available to the local authorities and the secure accommodation . |
| 26 | Contacting more than , say , three potential purchasers will make maintaining confidentiality more difficult yet increases the chances of finding the ‘ right ’ purchaser . |
| 27 | ‘ But you simply can not make tackling errors at crucial times and expect to win . ’ |
| 28 | People living here must prefer keeping themselves to themselves . ’ |
| 29 | During this briefing Mr Clayton said nothing about what medical evidence may exist relating to the nine children subject to Place of Safety warrants . |
| 30 | This book should be in the Christmas stocking of any serious aircraft enthusiast , although it would make walking difficult ! |