Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] [to-vb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a child she had not had time for many fairy stories and did not now know them to tell to her daughter again , but instead she showed her the pictures . |
| 2 | ‘ But , Mrs Birkin , I could n't possibly expect you to go to all the trouble — ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You do n't honestly expect me to agree to that idea ? ’ |
| 4 | You do n't honestly expect me to agree to a statement like that , do you ? ’ he snapped violently . |
| 5 | Benny did n't really want her to come to the party , but for once Mother had been insistent . |
| 6 | I did n't really expect you to go to bed with me , he said . |
| 7 | ‘ First you try to kill yourself by running off into a blizzard , and now you risk life and limb because you ca n't even bring yourself to admit to me that you 've never skied in your life before . ’ |
| 8 | yeah , him , I ca n't even bring myself to speak to him . |
| 9 | But I did n't actually want him to listen to it . |