Example sentences of "[prep] to do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not wish to exclude him from such private and individual arenas , for to do so would be to fly in the face of Christian tradition from the fathers to C. S. Lewis and Cardinal Suenens ( 1982 ) in our own time . |
| 2 | They do not then relay all the information to the passengers , for to do so would serve no useful purpose . |
| 3 | It is not necessarily a soft option to tame wild animals , for to do so involves understanding their nature , being at one with it and drawing it into new forms of behaviour . |
| 4 | In the past it has been common wisdom that a major party will not suggest extreme policies , for to do so is to invite electoral defeat . |
| 5 | For to do so would suggest that salvation lay with the appointment of Arthur Scargill to the TCCB . |
| 6 | Grainne stood very still , although she did not close her eyes , for to do so in here , with a creature , a something that was watching from the shadowy corners and grinning and copying her every move , was not to be thought of . |
| 7 | Until this legacy is tackled we believe MPG6 should make it absolutely clear that no new permissions should be granted , for to do so merely puts off the evil day when the problem of old permissions has to be confronted . |
| 8 | Until this legacy is tackled we believe MPG6 should make it absolutely clear that no new permissions should be granted , for to do so merely puts off the evil day when the problem of old permissions has to be confronted . |
| 9 | There is not even , as we have heard , any opportunity to make a realistic and meaningful statement in public , not even in the House , for to do so might affect the outcome of the trial . |
| 10 | The nature of the Shell Miri contract is such that we can be called upon to do further work outside the basic contract for instrumentation systems on the offshore structure . |
| 11 | Such agreements could only be honoured if Britain retained the power to go to their assistance when called upon to do so . |
| 12 | As before , whenever his acquirements enabled him to pay , he would be called upon to do so . |
| 13 | 13.1 The Proprietor if called upon to do so by the Publisher agrees to prepare subsequent editions of the Work . |
| 14 | 13.1 The Company if called upon to do so by the Publisher shall procure that the Authors prepare subsequent editions of the Work . |
| 15 | Whilst the royal funerals continued to be furnished ‘ in-house ’ by the Lord Chamberlain via the royal upholders , there were a number of top-quality cabinet-makers , mercers and upholders willing to undertake the organization of funerals for members of the nobility and the landed gentry as an extension to their established clients ; so it is not surprising that Chippendale , for example , also furnished funerals if called upon to do so . |
| 16 | For them he is a dark god but a necessary one , for they live in a violent world and must be able to fight when called upon to do so . |
| 17 | The occasion was a lobby briefing when Rab quipped : ‘ capax imperii nil nisi imperasset , ’ which might be roughly translated as : apparently able to govern until called upon to do so . |
| 18 | The war did not prove particularly popular with the English nobility , who served when called upon to do so but gained little from it . |
| 19 | The general implications of Lienhardt 's argument are that all languages have the potential to make abstract , relatively neutral statements , if called upon to do so . |
| 20 | However , whether employed by a large , medium or small establishment , the receptionist will be required to have a sound general knowledge of business practice , and , if called upon to do so , must be able to perform competently and efficiently the following tasks : |
| 21 | He 's been through it all , has ol' Slow Hand — alcoholism and drug addiction , and most recently the tragic death of his only child — but as this record amply demonstrates , he 's still capable of mixing it when called upon to do so . |
| 22 | I will be happy to activate this system if called upon to do so . |
| 23 | To be credible , it must be in a firm ‘ s best interest to carry out the threat at the time it is called upon to do so . |
| 24 | Penda had taken Eadfrith , son of Eadwine , into Mercia with him after the battle of Hatfield , possibly with the intention of restoring him one day in Deira as a dependent ruler , but perhaps ill-advisedly put him to death during the reign of Oswald ( HE 11 , 20 ) — though conceivably prevailed upon to do so by Oswald . |
| 25 | For these reasons , it is possible to hope that the House of Lords might , if called upon to do so , reconsider the decision in a way that makes it plain that the right to freedom of speech in public is not wholly dependent upon the discretion of the policeman on the spot — important though that will undoubtedly always be — but is guided by rules and principles that recognise , inter alia the importance of freedom of speech in public , and the fact that the person interfered with was going about his otherwise lawful business . |
| 26 | Whilst not expressly stated here , it is reasonable to expect that MAS will monitor the overall progress of the search initiative and , specifically , will provide informal valuations of potential targets when called upon to do so . |
| 27 | It is a duty for public officials to advise , when called upon to do so , on policy choices which are ultimately the responsibility of political executives . |
| 28 | He did not expect that he would have to go to war over the Holy Places , but if he was called upon to do so , he thought that he could produce the men , guns and money he would need for victory . |
| 29 | 17th century male dancers were trained to dance female roles and were often called upon to do so in serious works , costumed in such a way as to disguise their gender . |
| 30 | 5.13.1 If called upon to do so to produce to the Landlord or the Surveyor all plans documents and other evidence as the Landlord may [ reasonably ] require in order to satisfy [ itself ] that the provisions of this Lease have been complied with |