Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The present churches are right to be concerned that many do not give themselves the opportunity to grow in any faith because apathy and false gods have moved into the vacuum that exists instead of a soul .
2 As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path .
3 An agreement to induce a breach of contract might be thought to fall outside this protection because inducement is a tort if committed by one person , but this is not so if the inducement is protected by section 13(1) .
4 Perhaps the famine — like the plagues of Egypt of old — was sent by God as a warning to England and Ireland to turn from this course while time still offered .
5 If the housing visit is carried out too early , say six months before the transfer date , landlords are unlikely to be able to say with any certainty whether property is likely to be available for rent .
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