Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They tend to fall within a broad category of exploitation , a genre characterised by a simplistic ethos of violent action . |
| 32 | Office hibernators are sporadic attenders , preferring to hibernate at home ( or aestivate on hot beaches ) . |
| 33 | However , this morning Beth Christie was brighter than usual ; she planned to shop for the dinner party she was holding later in the week . |
| 34 | David agreed to liaise with Liz Templeton and to organise the programme for the day . |
| 35 | As it became apparent that considerable variations in training were to be found , the ( now ) British Library Research and Development Group for Research into Public Libraries felt that more information was needed about current practice , and in September 1982 , British Library Research and Development and The Library Association agreed to liaise on the development of an exploratory survey . |
| 36 | When Elizabeth returned to England she talked of how she planned to go to South Africa to see if her future was there with Mr Cronje . |
| 37 | Once demobbed he planned to go to New Zealand and start a new life . |
| 38 | Bernard 's father had been a builder , his two elder brothers were house painters ; his older sister was married to a carpenter : another just left nursing to be married ; his two younger sisters were still at school and planned to go to college against their mother 's wishes . |
| 39 | Kyffin Williams never intended to be a painter , he planned to go into the army but was rejected on medical grounds . |
| 40 | They had never been on Scottish waters before and planned to go round Skye . |
| 41 | But Sam said he had a surprise to show her ; and Sarah , obviously put up to it by him , claimed she would prefer to sit in the shade on the terrace and do a water colour of the garden at La Gracieuse . |
| 42 | Foinavon had been trained by Tom Dreaper in Ireland for Arkle 's owner Anne , Duchess of Westminster , but while in Dreaper 's charge had been notable mainly for his extraordinarily laid-back demeanour : in a chase at Baldoyle he was in the lead when falling at the third fence , throwing Pat Taaffe well clear , but Foinavon did not bother to scramble to his feet , preferring to remain on the ground and pick quietly at the grass beside him . |
| 43 | The team played better but failed to profit from their many spells of domination . |
| 44 | The team played better but failed to profit from their many spells of domination . |
| 45 | All pupils will be taught to swim by the age of 11 . |
| 46 | Because the child would n't go into the sea , she had her taught to swim in the local baths . |
| 47 | The leader is in good health and , in Maginnis 's opinion , should stay to see through the current phase — at least until the Government agrees to a select committee for Northern Ireland , whether or not there is any devolution . |
| 48 | ‘ We have to continue to invest in the field organisation and in research and development , ’ White said . |
| 49 | Scottish Homes plan to continue to invest in developments for both rent and low-cost home ownership in small urban communities including Dalkeith , Gorebridge , Rosewell , Whitburn , Armadale , Musselburgh and Prestonpans . |
| 50 | Along with a Chinese freelance photographer , Cavell had called for her that morning and whisked her round some of Taipei 's famous landmarks , the all-marble Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial , a colourful Buddhist temple , and the Grand Hotel with its magnificent Chinese architecture , pausing only long enough at each for the young man to take the photos that would help introduce Maria to the Taipei public , before escorting her back to the apartment and approving the outfit she planned to wear to the dinner the radio station was hosting for the rest of the local media that night . |
| 51 | If that sentiment was intended to sound like the deathbed conversion of Scrooge , I am not sure that it was entirely convincing . |
| 52 | Once we have found an explanation that seems to make sense we tend to cling to it religiously . |
| 53 | Such animals may appear magical to us because we tend to cling to our own heavily filtered reality . |
| 54 | ‘ That was the first stripping off of the so-called glamour that women of my age tend to cling to , not just actresses ’ . |
| 55 | Despite this , we still tend to cling to the traditional . |
| 56 | I shall also want to talk with you about the ffruit Trees I intend to plant against the wall next y Pump Court . |
| 57 | ‘ One of them asked to go to the lavatory . |
| 58 | Mr Waite , who was freed last November after five years in Lebanon , says on the ABC programme 20/20 : ‘ One day I asked to go to the bathroom . |
| 59 | It was noticeable that Celia no longer asked to go to the sea although , by that time , the weather had changed . |
| 60 | I chose a time when I knew the Trunchbull was out of the way teaching the sixth-formers , and I put up my hand and asked to go to the bogs . |