Example sentences of "[conj] to [pron] [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That said , the book is one which all local historians should own or to which they should have easy access . |
| 2 | Could you please let me know where you would like the cheque sent , and to whom we should make it out ? |
| 3 | ‘ I believe , ’ he wrote , ‘ that the sovereign , even when he rules by hereditary right , is only a delegate and representative of the people , for whom he exists and to whom he must devote all his care and labour … |
| 4 | Somewhere there would be a tutor waiting to see him — some easy-going , amiable man , not old , but a few years older than himself , with whom he could drink sherry on slightly deferential terms , and to whom he could apply for permission to hold parties , keep a car , and ride to hounds . |
| 5 | In an attempt to solve this problem , I have used the experience gained from an analysis I once made of some Playschool programmes on BBC2 , and brought along some assistance , in the form of Big Ted and Little Ted , who will play the two speaker roles , and to whom I shall give an oral and a nasal voice respectively . |
| 6 | The major field monuments , which are better documented , almost certainly provided the foci in the landscape , around which such subsistence settlements would have been placed and to which they would have looked for some specialised goods and services . |
| 7 | It is also often useful to include in the side letter , by way of illustration only , a worked example of a pro forma completion statement to which both sets of accountants agree and to which they can refer back when the actual accounts are to be prepared . |
| 8 | Also , to some extent copying adult places of worship , children have provided for themselves hideaway places that they treasure , and to which they can go when they can get no comfort from the adults around them . |
| 9 | It is this creative extendability of the linguistic code that we had in mind in the earlier discussion of deviation and foregrounding ( see 1.4. ) and to which we shall return in 4.6 ; but it is now time to recognize that these are relative , not absolute concepts . |
| 10 | Over time the Tree — and its fruit — came to be understood as part of the sacred source of life , a manifestation of Mother Goddess , from whose body the whole world sprang and to which it would return . |
| 11 | The consumer body 's report New Metering Technology , published last month , speaks of ‘ an opportunity … that the industry should welcome and to which it should respond rapidly and enthusiastically ’ . |
| 12 | Her scheme envisaged a palatial brothel for women only — a sanctuary ‘ to which any lady of rank and fortune may subscribe , and to which she may repair incog ; the married to commit what the world calls adultery , and the single to commit what at the tabernacle is called fornication , or in a gentler phrase , to obey the dictates of all-powerful Nature , by offering up a cheerful sacrifice to the God Priapus , the most ancient of deities . ’ |
| 13 | It was sheer outrage but to him it must have looked like guilt . |
| 14 | ‘ But to myself I 'll call myself John , ’ he whispered to the mirror . |
| 15 | Here there are evident overlaps with political theory and with general sociology , which cultural sociology can not replace but to which it can try to contribute its own kinds of evidence . |
| 16 | Here there are again overlaps with political theory and with general sociology , which cultural sociology can not replace but to which it can try to contribute its distinctive emphasis on the organization of signifying systems and on the special kinds of social formation which are professionally concerned with this , among them the difficult category usually identified as ‘ intellectuals ’ . |
| 17 | The strong wind stance described earlier is the basis of the funboard stance , but to it we can add a further ingredient — the hips and bottom . |
| 18 | We think now , as Christmas approaches , and that elusive fishkeeping present becomes top priority , is the perfect time to get the unbiased recommendations of our experts as to what they would buy , given the chance . |
| 19 | P. A friendly person , someone who is good to session with , someone who can appreciate someone else 's skating and not to judge them as to what they can do but also who they are and how they are . |
| 20 | There is a difference , I think , between making children feel responsible for righting the wrongs of the world that we as adults have created , but at the same time to be able to enable them to think constructively as to what they can do . |
| 21 | In theory it is possible to obtain insurance against warranty liability ( e.g. Directors and officers ) but in practice the insurers are normally so demanding in the kind of confirmations they require and so restrictive as to what they will insure ( eg not taxation ) that this is rarely practicable or worthwhile . |
| 22 | My legacy to my children would be not to try to influence them in any way as to what they should study . |
| 23 | When the time came there was not much doubt as to what they should do . |
| 24 | They will not be pressurised as to what they should put on or should not put on . |
| 25 | Even when you have reached a rational decision as to what they should learn , watching them do it can be agony as well as ecstasy . |
| 26 | They were walking round the house speculating as to what they should sell and had paused here in this far from gloomy room , this warm , sunny , charming room , and laughed at that gloomy picture , at its sentimental naivety . |
| 27 | I only wish I was clear as to what we will do myself , you may be sure . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It gave everyone a good introduction as to what we can expect — the weather was hot and the pitch typically flat . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Violette has even advised me as to what you might like . |
| 30 | It is important to leave yourself enough time before the wedding in order to give much consideration as to what you would like to say , to do any research necessary , as well as to write your speech and to perform any last minute pruning . |