Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Equally , faith grows and flourishes when it is well nourished and exercised , so the best way to resist doubt is to build up faith rather than simply to fight against doubt .
2 So in the future we also have a lot to give to the rest of the world rather than just to look for help .
3 The manoeuvrability of the leopard stance : the student can , by use of deft footwork in which all the weight is centred on the back leg , spring forwards , backwards and sideways to defend against attack from any angle .
4 Because of a vague feeling of loyalty , a need to repay someone or something who had seemed to walk with me through the burning fiery furnace of my husband 's last illness , I had started now and then to go to church .
5 Couples of all ages strolled leisurely along , stopping now and then to look in shop windows .
6 Pretty certain this must be the man , Paige set off down the street , stopping every now and then to look in shop windows and cast surreptitious glances backwards .
7 From the moment children leave the cosy nest of home , even if only to go to nursery school , parents lose the power to choose and control all their children 's friendships .
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