Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] simply [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think that the argument has been that on the whole discipline the use of discipline simply to punish drinking is n't going to be appropriate , although there may be forms of behaviour produced by excessive drinking that it 's appropriate to act against . |
| 2 | ‘ I simply meant somewhere for Jennifer to go on a regular basis for short periods of time simply to give you both a rest . |
| 3 | Only occasionally did villagers become impatient , thinking he was only pretending not to understand — they believed he was an ancestor in a white skin who was obsessed with privacy simply to maintain his secret . |
| 4 | In France teachers , like university professors , come into school simply to teach their own subject . |
| 5 | This loss of insight — part of the intrinsic schizophrenic defect state — causes such loss of judgment that the sufferers , given the choice of non-compliance , will refuse to comply with treatment simply to assert their freedom . |
| 6 | Do not put in equipment simply to displace labour . |
| 7 | It is of course easier said than done for someone suffering from anorexia simply to follow this recovery plan . |
| 8 | As he had done on the journey to Rhodes , from that time onwards Nicholas gave up his will , his designs , and his planning , and lived from hour to hour simply to work as he was bidden . |
| 9 | When the Boundary Commission looks at these matters over every 10 years or so , demography and demographic conditions have to be considered , and it is less easy than it appears on paper simply to provide consistency in terms of the demographic relationship of the people living in the country and the number of Members representing them in the House . |