Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [art] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of the hut a boy waited , sitting hunched on an upper bunk , for darkness to come to the living quarters because then he could go to the mattress of the man who loved him … |
| 2 | Faced with such a question the theorist has to repair to a mental laboratory where he conducts thought experiments . |
| 3 | Lois Forer , a judge and former assistant Pennsylvania attorney general , expects that the decision on the Barnes tour will encourage donors to include ‘ gift over ’ provisions in their bequests , allowing gifts to pass to a second institution if the first recipient of a donation violates the restrictions placed on gifts . |
| 4 | Hayman knew he could n't afford to have the man around to answer to a Congressional enquiry if the shit hit the fan . |
| 5 | Executive responsibility — as part of a team the solicitor has the opportunity to participate to a greater degree than an outside solicitor in the commercial decisions resulting from advice . |
| 6 | Likewise Kari Børresen notes that ( in this respect unlike Bonaventura ) ‘ Thomas does not say expressly that a priest ought to belong to the male sex because Christ , whom he represents , became incarnate in this sex . ’ |
| 7 | In both these cases the confusion arises because a term is considered to belong to the same category as the ones that are being demonstrated . |
| 8 | If someone is going to put off a lot of their own money in order to get into parliament , we can , then we can hardly trust them to look to the general interests once they 're there , they 'll want a return on their investment of some sorts . |
| 9 | Aug. 16 US and UK citizens in Kuwait are ordered to surrender to the Iraqi authorities as " human shield " policy is launched . |
| 10 | Idi Lala , leader of the exiled MCLN , described the RDC 's decision to stick to a one-party system as " thoughtless and dangerous " , because it ignored recurrent social unrest and mass support for a multiparty system . |
| 11 | Rule utilitarianism is often advocated , on grounds of fairness , as necessary to counter the excuses of the ‘ free rider ’ who does not bother to stick to a moral rule because enough others are doing so to produce its benefits . |
| 12 | Can you manage to stick to a weight-loss programme when you have defined a time period , i.e. the three weeks until your holiday , or if you have to fit into certain clothes for a special occasion which is soon to be upon you , and do you generally find it difficult to stick to a diet for a longer period |
| 13 | Windsurf intermediates or novices will enjoy themselves immensely if they 're to stick to the sheltered area when the winds are stronger . |
| 14 | Many bureaux make it policy to apologise to the waiting clients before they have a chance to complain . |
| 15 | She doubted she would be quick enough to retreat to the top floor if that happened . |
| 16 | In both books we have to read to the very end before we are relieved of the fact that we know that both Imamu and Boo , are genuinely nice people . |
| 17 | To suggest that it is shows how preconditioned some people are to react to the female body as pornographic . |
| 18 | Although he passed his 11-plus he chose to go to a technical school as it would be more art orientated . |
| 19 | Carlie had to go to the foster home because she could n't get along with her stepfather . |
| 20 | ‘ Will he be able to go to the same school as his brothers and sisters ? ’ or ‘ Will she be able to speak like other boys and girls when she is older ? ’ |
| 21 | Well to jump on the bandwagon I used to go to the same school as Batts and although he 's a couple of years older than I am one of my friends sisters used to beat him up . |
| 22 | The Oxford Regional Health Authority introduced ‘ the 80/20 rule , ’ under which fundholders agreed to contract for 80% of their hospital services budget in the first year to go to the same hospitals as in the preparatory year , leaving them free to move the remaining 20% if they so wished . |
| 23 | October 1944 , it was necessary for the Polish patriots to capitulate to the German forces as the Russian troops failed to make their expected advance and reach Warsaw . |
| 24 | Obviously you need to appeal to the Regional Committee if as a branch you 're not happy , but this rule should n't need to be bent , we should have one that is ours to be used for branches , the General Secretary himself says that it 's happened on several occasions so let's be a real trade union , not one that borrows from Peter to pay Paul , let's have a proper rule for branches . |
| 25 | There used to be a woman sergeant in [ place ] who used to refer to the reserve men as ‘ dick-head reserve men ’ , ‘ fucking idiots ’ , till one day this reserve man says to her , ‘ See that man over there , before he came to this job he was a aircraft technician , [ name ] used to be a chief mechanic . |
| 26 | As we noted , anaphora concerns the use of ( usually ) a pronoun to refer to the same referent as some prior term , as in : ( 90 ) Harry 's a sweetheart ; he 's so considerate where Harry and he can be said to be co-referential , i.e. pick out the same referent . |
| 27 | Like skin-brushing , the body may fail to respond to the same oil if used for longer than three to four weeks continuously . |
| 28 | The reason is that hot water causes the pipes to expand to a greater extent than copper and at higher temperatures it can soften slightly and consequently ‘ sag ’ between supports . |
| 29 | In addition he suggested that he could obtain further men from the SBS and the Middle East Commando , and that the Free French be permitted to expand to the same size as L Detachment . |
| 30 | If she really raced on her bike over the footpath , she might just manage to get to the low bridge before the van reached it . |