Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [prep] [coord] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But Britain , with few more old folk to care for and a debt-to-GDP ratio already on a declining trend , will have room to cut its taxes by 2.2% of GDP .
2 Trawling the harbour the previous afternoon for a lift was not easy — not many boats to choose from and a distinct wariness on the part of the seamen .
3 They have a high mark to shoot at and a long tradition to maintain .
4 the Bank is now seen very much more as a bank to save with and a good place to go for a mortgage .
5 Even though it has been able to obtain relief for £16 billion-worth of foreign debt as a result of its participation in the multinational force , it still has £35 billion of remaining debt to contend with and an annual revenue shortfall of around £7 caused by the conflict .
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