Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] to the [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority of economic historians would probably incline more to the latter view now , though the extent to which revisionist case can be taken remains debatable . |
| 2 | Although one would probably incline pragmatically to the former interpretation in sentence 3 and to the latter interpretation in sentence 4 , the context could easily override these preferences — most obviously , perhaps , in the case of the president being a woman . |
| 3 | That a legal system should develop two separate concepts of ownership , both of which can apply simultaneously to the same property , and effectively two separate legal systems , is by no means self-evident . |
| 4 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates reportedly came up with an ingenious solution when he was romancing venture capitalist Ann Winblad : observing that the same movies are usually playing at the same time all over America , they came up with the Virtual Date — they 'd each go alone to the same movie at the same time , and discuss it afterwards on their car phones . |
| 5 | But it will go back to the same position as that ? |
| 6 | Yes , would they go back to the same position , quite right Sarah |
| 7 | Can we listen back to it please , can we just listen to it and we 'll go back to the same place ? |
| 8 | The company is also predicting European prices will come down to the same level as in the US . |
| 9 | It 'll come down to the same thing . ’ |
| 10 | She knew it was the thing she must n't do , must n't let herself be persuaded into , that it was death , the end , that there was no going back , you could never get back to the same position . |