ni2 7/12/11

Al‧low [transitive]
1
Can do something
To let someone do or have something, or let something happen [= permit]
Allow somebody/something to do something
My parents wouldn't allow me to go to the party.
Women are not allowed to enter the mosque.
Don't allow your problems to dominate your life.

Choose to do something
I chose to ignore his advice.
I’ve chosen to invest in the stock market.

Ex‧pect [transitive]
1
Think something will happen
To think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned
Expect to do something
I expect to be back within a week.
The company expects to complete work in April.
Expect somebody/something to do something
Emergency repairs were expected to take three weeks.
I didn't expect him to stay so long.

Fancy past tense and past participle fancied, present participle fancying, third person singular fancies [transitive]
1
Like/want
British English informal to like or want something, or want to do something [= feel like]:
Fancy a quick drink, Emma?
Fancy doing something
Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight.

In‧vite [transitive]
1 to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etc
Invite somebody to something
Who should we invite to the party?
Invite somebody to do something
Gail invited me to stay with her while her husband was out of town.
Invite somebody for something
Why don't you invite her for a drink at the club one evening?
I'm afraid I wasn't invited.
2 to politely ask someone to do something
Invite somebody to do something
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Learn (how) to do something
I learnt to drive when I was 17.
Hector spent the winter learning how to cope with his blindness.

Loathe [transitive not in progressive]
To hate someone or something very much [= detest]:
He loathes their politics.
Loathe doing something
I absolutely loathe shopping.

Need to do something
Used when saying that someone should do something or has to do something:
He needs to see a doctor straightaway.
I need to catch up on my office work.

Something needs doing
The house needed painting.
Does this shirt need ironing?

Pay somebody to do something
Ray paid some kids to wash the car.

Plan to do something
Plans to turn the site of the factory into a park

Prefer to do something
I prefer to wear clothes made of natural fibers.
Or, if you prefer, you can email us.
Prefer doing something
Chantal prefers travelling by train.

Prepare to do something
Her parents were busy preparing to go on holiday.
The prosecution wanted more time to prepare their case.

Seem to do something
The rainbow seemed to end on the hillside.

She‧bang
The whole shebang
Informal the whole thing:
It's a big project, and she's in charge of the whole shebang.

Ex 10, p. 43
Being given, getting, being shown, exploring, to do, to meet.


I love inviting people to parties (active).
I love being invited to parties (passive).
I prefer being prepared by a native teacher.
He stopped being bullied by his classmates.

Timeline: 'Missing' canoe man

"Back-from-the-dead" canoeist John Darwin faked his own death at sea in 2002 but walked into a London police station more than five years later.
He has admitted deception and his wife, Anne Darwin, has been found guilty of fraudulently claiming £250,000 after helping him fake his own death.
This is how the story unfolded.
21 March 2002
John Darwin, then aged 51, is seen entering the sea with his kayak in the Seaton Carew area near Hartlepool, Teesside.
The alarm is not raised until about 2130 GMT when he fails to arrive for his night shift as a prison officer.
Sea search for missing canoeist
22 March 2002
A massive search is launched along the coastline from Hartlepool down to Staithes, North Yorkshire, to no avail.
Several weeks later the shattered remains of John Darwin's red kayak are found washed up on the beach.
August 2002
A body is found off the coast of Hartlepool. John Darwin's wife Anne bursts into tears and tells police she wants it to be her husband's body so he can be laid to rest.
September 2002
Cleveland police renew their appeal over John Darwin's disappearance without success.
Renewed appeal for missing canoeist
March 2003
Anne Darwin marks the first anniversary of her husband's "death" by taking flowers to the sea where the battered canoe was found.
April 2003
At an inquest into John Darwin's death, the Hartlepool coroner records an open verdict.
Subsequently, Anne Darwin collects life insurance and pension policies worth about £250,000.
2006
A photograph is taken of the Darwins in Panama. The picture is later to emerge in the British press.
September 2007
Cleveland police reopen their investigation after receiving new undisclosed information that raises their suspicions into John Darwin's disappearance.
Canoeist probe 'began months ago'
October 2007
Anne Darwin buys an apartment in Panama and leaves the UK.
Panama 'dream' ends in media glare
1 December 2007
John Darwin walks into West End Central police station in London at 1730 GMT and tells police: "I think I am a missing person".
Hours earlier, Anne Darwin had sent her husband an e-mail from Panama asking him not to leave her.
Canoeist resurfaces five years on
5 December 2007
John Darwin is arrested by Cleveland police on suspicion of fraud. The Daily Mirror publishes the picture of the Darwins taken in Panama.
Police arrest 'missing canoeist'
8 December 2007
John Darwin is charged with obtaining a money transfer by deception and making an untrue statement to obtain a passport.
'Missing' man charged by police
9 December 2007
Anne Darwin is arrested as she arrives back in the UK.
Canoeist wife arrested back in UK
11 December 2007
Anne Darwin is remanded in custody on charges of deception.
17 December 2007
Detectives who interviewed the Darwins' sons conclude they are innocent "victims".
Canoeist's two sons are 'victims'
13 March 2008
John Darwin admits at Leeds Crown Court to seven charges of obtaining cash by deception and to a passport offence.
Anne Darwin denies six charges of deception and nine of using criminal property.
Missing canoeist admits deception
14 July 2008
The trial of Anne Darwin opens at Teesside Crown Court.
Canoe man's wife had 'vital role'
23 July 2008
Anne Darwin convicted at Teesside Crown Court of helping her husband John fake his own death.
Canoe wife guilty of fraud plot