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| дня не проходит, чтобы | daily occurrence (что-л. не произошло: Letters: Bad driving a daily occurrence in Richmond: I can travel anywhere in Richmond on a daily basis, and see cars performing unsafe acts of disregard to themselves and others. (richmond-news.com) ART Vancouver) |
| как бы мне хотелось, чтобы | I wish (+ simple past forms: I wish Uncle Ted was alive to celebrate today.
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| не говоря о том, чтобы | let alone (+ gerund: I hear so many families and friends talking about going to BC for the May long weekend or just for camping or for vacation. It's a pandemic. You shouldn't be leaving your immediate area, let alone going to another province. (Reddit) • “I was surprised because I’ve never seen an octopus in the wild before to begin with, let alone in a battle with a sea lion,” she says. Between the two, Bryant believes the sea lion won the fight.  timescolonist.com ART Vancouver) |
| не мог дождаться, чтобы | be keen to do something (in the simple past: Todd had been at the Harding party and had driven a friend home; he was keen to get home and sleep. ART Vancouver) |
| нет никакого криминала в том, чтобы | it is okay to (igisheva) |
| нет никакого криминала в том, чтобы | it is all right to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего дурного в том, чтобы | it is all right to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего дурного в том, чтобы | it is okay to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего зазорного в том, чтобы | it is all right to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего зазорного в том, чтобы | it is okay to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего криминального в том, чтобы | it is okay to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего криминального в том, чтобы | it is all right to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего плохого в том, чтобы | it is all right to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего плохого в том, чтобы | it is okay to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего предосудительного в том, чтобы | it is all right to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего предосудительного в том, чтобы | it is okay to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего страшного в том, чтобы | it is all right to (igisheva) |
| нет ничего страшного в том, чтобы | it is okay to (igisheva) |
| передай ему, чтобы | tell him (+ infinitive: When Jerry returns, tell him to come to my office. -- передай ему, чтобы зашёл ко мне ART Vancouver) |
| понадобилось немалое время, чтобы | it has taken a long time for (+ infinitive: Although there are hundreds of good reports of ball lightning on record, many made by scientists, it has taken a long time for this phenomenon to gain scientific respectability. (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver) |
| потребовалось немало времени, чтобы | it has taken a long time for (+ infinitive: Although there are hundreds of good reports of ball lightning on record, many made by scientists, it has taken a long time for this phenomenon to gain scientific respectability. (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver) |
| потребовалось какое-л. время, чтобы | it took ... for (“I registered three related Trademarks for my business. It took three years for them to be approved by CIPO (the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.) ART Vancouver) |
| таким образом, чтобы | make sure that (в инструкциях: Fold this cover page at the dotted line above and insert it into the envelope. Make sure that our address in the box below shows through the envelope window. -- таким образом, чтобы был виден адрес ART Vancouver) |
| чтобы избежать ненужного внимания | for privacy reasons (Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the Tank, a 17-kilogram tortoise found wandering in a Richmond bok choy field last month, will be staying in B.C. Kahlee Demers, manager at the Maple Ridge Community Animal Centre, says the shelter received an “enormous amount” of emails from people seeking to adopt Frank. She says the sulcata tortoise was taken by ferry to his new home on Monday although his new family didn’t want to be identified for privacy reasons. [photo] citynews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| чтобы избежать непрошенных гостей | for privacy reasons (Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the Tank, a 17-kilogram tortoise found wandering in a Richmond bok choy field last month, will be staying in B.C. Kahlee Demers, manager at the Maple Ridge Community Animal Centre, says the shelter received an “enormous amount” of emails from people seeking to adopt Frank. She says the sulcata tortoise was taken by ferry to his new home on Monday although his new family didn’t want to be identified for privacy reasons. [photo] citynews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| это подходящий момент, чтобы | this is an appreciate moment to |
| я обеими руками за то, чтобы | I'm all for (I'm all for fixing the gigantic drug problem in Vancouver, but if we are going to pay approximately $7,500 a year for heroin addicts to get their fix then why do diabetics have to pay for their own meds? It's not like they chose to be a diabetic. Where is the common sense here? ART Vancouver) |
| я отдал бы всё, что угодно, чтобы | what I would give (+ infinitive: What I would give to escape reality right now and be down on the Oregon Coast watching the waves crash along the Shore again... I could watch this for hours and never get bored. The angrier the Ocean, the calmer it makes me feel... (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| я полностью за то, чтобы | I'm all for (I'm all for building more condos... but this location isn't the best in terms of transit. It's situated just smacked-dabbed between Joyce Station and Patterson. The amenities are nearby, but I would hate to drive through there during rush hour. (burnabynow.com) ART Vancouver) |
