Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the BBC , and we 'd like to welcome you to a new series of Jackanory , which this year promises to bring you stories about subjects such as homosexuality and Aids . |
| 2 | I 'd like to get it to a safe place . |
| 3 | If we could have got him to a warm climate we might have kept him alive for a year or two more than we did . |
| 4 | As an example of what is meant by ‘ assignment ’ , we might say that a botanist who discovers an unusual plant will try to assign it to a known species ; if this is found impossible , it will be decided that a new species has been discovered , and that future examples of this plant will be assigned to this new species . |
| 5 | It might have been expected that the tribal masks and statuettes that had such a profound effect on Picasso 's painting would have excited him to a new activity in the field of sculpture as they did Derain and , to a certain extent , Matisse . |
| 6 | Presumably I 'll have to transfer them to a separate tank first , but should it be planted or bare ? |
| 7 | To have any chance of raising the fry to a reasonable size , you will have to transfer them to a separate aquarium . |
| 8 | I have four sons and can not afford to take them to a first team game ( £10 each to get in ! ) |
| 9 | ‘ You should 've sent me to a decent school , ’ said Camille . |