Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [adv] [subord] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally enough , the new , faster , mode of transport acted to reduce trade rather than to increase it and the mill suffered declining fortunes until it ceased to operate as a flour mill shortly after World War II . |
| 2 | All towns , if one wishes to understand landscapes rather than to gain inner pleasure from beauty , have much to offer , despite Professor Hoskins ' strictures . |
| 3 | It is useful to compare differences rather than to look for one shape in isolation . |
| 4 | The News International ban was arguably effected along party lines , but it owes its place as a landmark in censorship , and censorship in libraries in particular , to the fact that legislation and hence the State was used to lift censorship rather than to implement it . |
| 5 | However , the difference is that the powers of disposal in clause 4 will then stem from a Labour Government who have a strong commitment to expand collections rather than to freeze acquisition funds . |
| 6 | Crime — Summing up — Character — Directions to jury — Failure to direct jury properly as to defendant 's previous good character — Whether material misdirection |
| 7 | They did not necessarily have any particular treatment in mind , and certainly not forced feeding which is always a measure of last resort , designed to maintain life rather than to cure . |