Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [adv] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is difficult not to infer that they grew to suffer deprivations more impatiently and to believe more strongly that earthly happiness was attainable . |
| 2 | Most of us have tendencies to pass information outwards rather than to allow it inwards . |
| 3 | Now is surely the time to revitalise a broad , multidisciplinary , high quality programme of basic and applied research in tuberculosis , including clinical trials , all necessary for the development of new regimens to simplify treatment even further and to combat drug resistance . |
| 4 | Currently the most widely known ( and also most widely criticized ) theory on the subject is that of Noam Chomsky who has pointed out that , although children have to learn the meanings of individual words from their elders ( which would make language a phenomenon of culture ) , they seem to know how to string words together so as to distinguish sense from nonsense long before they have acquired any substantial vocabulary . |
| 5 | I would tell any future House of Commons to study legislation more carefully and to legislate less . |
| 6 | Sarah knew she was slow , and she tried hard to grasp things more quickly and to keep her mind on the task or game in hand , but she did n't always succeed . |
| 7 | In 1976 Brewer and Hills stated that ‘ It is time for librarians to take evaluation more seriously and to think more professionally about their teaching commitment ’ . |
| 8 | The results of the study should enable prison managers , policy-makers and Parliament to monitor prisons more efficiently and to plan for prison reform more effectively . |