Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She seemed to be having trouble putting one in front of the other but she did eventually make it to the steps of the disabled bus and fell inside . |
| 2 | She 'd rather throw herself to the lions … |
| 3 | Lord Wilberforce 's statement in Tameside , that the decision-maker should properly direct himself to the facts , provides a good example of one aspect of factual review which would allow the courts great latitude for substituting their view for that of the decision-maker . |
| 4 | in so far as this order purports to have any extraterritorial effect , no person shall be affected thereby or concerned with the terms thereof until it shall be declared enforceable or be enforced by a foreign court and then it shall only affect them to the extent of such declaration or enforcement unless they are : |
| 5 | If I got one what was a bit tricky I used to perhaps tie him to the gate , but they got used to it . |
| 6 | Anyone who considers such trivial questions as humour or literary merit is clearly living in a previous century and I can only refer them to the motto of the Punch accountancy department , which is : ‘ If they can read , we do n't want 'em . ’ |
| 7 | It is possible to imagine that one of them was brightening with the low cunning of unscrupulous greed and that the other was already stepping into that heavy gloom of shame and guilt which could only take him to the hospital or worse . |
| 8 | We had better take her to the mortuary , before the daily hordes come pouring in . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You 'd better take me to the station , then . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , there is no real solution to these difficulties and again we can only leave it to the reader to arrive at his or her own conclusion on the basis of the material presented . |
| 11 | In the case of an only moderately cruel man , the intensification of the pain beyond a certain point will suddenly switch him to the equalization of viewpoints , and his pleasure will lapse . |
| 12 | We do n't only get you to the hospital — we get you there alive ! ’ — commercial for a private medical firm |
| 13 | ‘ You 'd better get her to the hospital , ’ said Comfort . |
| 14 | And by this means , perhaps , by being ambitious or ‘ miriad-minded ’ , I can perhaps address myself to the nature of this foulness : how can a man do such a thing ? |
| 15 | She insisted she would only address herself to the managers . |
| 16 | The windows are richly dressed , though they do not lend themselves to the Kensington approach ; as with Thins , the interior has been face-lifted and made warmly welcoming . |
| 17 | But the hills remain , for these mountain ranges of southern Greece do not lend themselves to the blandishments of the travel brochure . |
| 18 | The loss of full-back Robertson would leave Rangers short in that department but his hamstring injury does not lend itself to the taking of risks . |
| 19 | There is some disagreement about the size of the informal proletariat , which is not surprising given that its informal nature does not lend itself to the gathering of statistic , but most commentators see it representing about 40–60 per cent of the economically active population . |
| 20 | And , like mine , it did not lend itself to the sort of conclusion Berkeley wanted to draw , to the effect that we are not justified in calling material things hot and cold . |
| 21 | She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her . |
| 22 | The most frequent trigger to that crisis was career blockage , the realization that they , with the vast majority , would not make it to the top . |
| 23 | Some hard-pressed commuters may not make it to the end of the line . ) |
| 24 | If the commissioner finds maladministration and the authority does not remedy it to the satisfaction of the complainant , there is no way in which the complainant can pursue the matter further . |
| 25 | During the initial development of root definitions these factors should be considered in systems terms only , otherwise the analyst may just relate them to the subject organisation , overlooking other individuals or groups who contribute to the system as defined . |
| 26 | We should just make it to the cabaret — everyone 's there . |
| 27 | Do not restrict yourself to the punchcards supplied with the machine . |
| 28 | He could not trust them to the dairymaids , because if the cows were badly milked their milk would simply dry up . |
| 29 | In accordance , however , with the normal practice , the court considered the whole case and did not confine itself to the objections in point of form to the surrejoinder . |
| 30 | The actual agenda now established by the Americans and their subsidiaries , does not direct itself to the issues either Enzensberger or Halliday identify . |