Example sentences of "[vb infin] to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To prove that the tab mark is still there place the cursor to the left of the first word of the paragraph and press the Backspace key — the paragraph will jump to its original position with the indent in the expected place . |
| 2 | He called his great-uncle by his christian name with no prefix and did not jump to his feet when the old man entered the room . |
| 3 | They 'll jump to your tune , but it 's unlikely that they 'll hang around to hear the final Act of the opera . |
| 4 | Because it would continue to share in the earth 's rotating motion , even after leaving the bow , it would fall to its origin even if the earth were moving . |
| 5 | It would fall to its previous level when he later made the transfer to his building society . |
| 6 | Her first instinct was to cover her ears , but she soon realized that it was not going to get any quieter , and let her hands fall to her sides . |
| 7 | All the same the effect was n't quite right , and so she undid the Alice-band at the nape of her neck and let her hair fall to her shoulders , tousled and damp at the edges . |
| 8 | Rosalba would force the sweetest smile she could , but feel its sickly insincerity work on her features like a tic , till her mother 's hand would fall to her side , and she 'd sigh , ‘ You used to tell me what was on your mind . ’ |
| 9 | Then he let his head fall to her breasts , taking each as far into his mouth as he could and teasing the nipples with his tongue . |
| 10 | She stiffened , letting her arms fall to her sides , and he raised his head , looking at her with eyes that glittered with anger . |
| 11 | His gaze flickered as the movement registered and , horrified at her own gesture of betrayal , Gina let her hand fall to her side . |
| 12 | She let him stumble and fall to his knees . |
| 13 | Well , that simply meant he 'd temporarily grown tired of easy conquests ; after all , women must fall to his golden charms like ripe apples from a tree . |
| 14 | ‘ I must go , ’ she whispered , avoiding the soldier 's eyes , watching his hands fall to his sides instead . |
| 15 | Falconer would have had to be standing on the very rim to slip and fall to his death . |
| 16 | Straighten both legs and stretch right out of your hips ; straighten the spine and let your chin fall to your chest . |
| 17 | ONE CONSORTIUM , Five TV , hopes that the imagined problems will be so great as to discourage competition and that all potential investors ( who include The Daily Telegraph ) will accrete to its application and that the ITC will be left with a choice of one . |
| 18 | Any magazine , whether it deals with fashion , fishing , or nuclear fusion , must appeal to its readers and must look and feel relevant to the subject matter with which it deals . |
| 19 | On the other hand , you might appeal to their finer feelings , their sense of duty and responsibility . |
| 20 | Two children may each appeal to their father to intervene ... in some dispute between them . |
| 21 | If television companies have no legal obligation to acknowledge recorded music adequately , could one at least appeal to their collective conscience by mounting a modest campaign ? |
| 22 | How do I appeal to their intellect ( language , facts and figures , concepts ) , and what emotions am I stimulating ? |
| 23 | She kept a commonplace book unknown to all but Dimity , who sometimes pointed out a passage in her reading which she felt might appeal to her friend . |
| 24 | That would appeal to her parsimony — where he is concerned . |
| 25 | As one who joined the Leader of the Opposition in voting against the Single European Act , before the right hon. Gentleman became a Euro-fanatic , may I appeal to my right hon. Friend to warn the voters about the huge dangers to the much-improved labour relations of Britain if they were to vote into power any Government who were prepared to pass over the power to wreck our trade union reforms by majority vote in Brussels ? |
| 26 | All ten characters in the ‘ soap ’ are young professionals who will appeal to your students . |
| 27 | ( You might then appeal to your knowledge of what Hymes calls ‘ message-form ’ which informs you that street gang interactions on walls consists of taunts and counter-taunts . |
| 28 | The ideas , practical applications and topics presented in our magazine may appeal to your members . |
| 29 | ‘ That must appeal to your sense of intrigue . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ He is eccentric , should that not appeal to your race ? |