Example sentences of "[vb infin] to the [noun pl] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet this does not really speak to the conservatives ' point . |
| 2 | Or you may transfer to the solicitors ' branch . |
| 3 | They left Verdeţ unsure about how Ceauşescu would react to the miners ' insistence that he himself should come . |
| 4 | Students may complete the course at diploma level , and if they attain a satisfactory standard in the diploma examinations , they may proceed to the masters ' course . |
| 5 | If you ask such a child " How should we respond to the aliens ' request for help ? " s/he 's not likely to respond very articulately . |
| 6 | There was a good number present and the main business of the day required the club to decide on the donations they should make to the women 's section and other charities . |
| 7 | You would go to the women 's prison . |
| 8 | Ironically , the quest for profits may ultimately come to the dolphins ' rescue . |
| 9 | So yes , if you could write to the if you could write to the Women 's Institute , that would be very good . |
| 10 | I would look out of the window at the blue sky and the cypresses and the sea , and pray for the day 's end , when I could retire to the masters ' wing , lie back on my bed and sip an ouzo . |
| 11 | At the time of writing it appears that the broker in this case has gone into liquidation without making the required payment , and the couple must now turn to the Investors ' Compensation Scheme , which can pay compensation in cases where ( a ) the broker has gone into liquidation , and ( b ) the original investment was taken up about 28 August 1988 . |
| 12 | On the rare occasions when we went away for a fortnight — to my grandfather 's dank cottage on the Welsh border , land of the slate grey sky — I could hardly wait to get back and listen to the two-weeks ' worth of messages crammed on my answering machine . |