Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] to [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The venture that did most damage to Jinky 's bank balance was the ‘ Double J Bar ’ in Hamilton , a pub designed to cash in on his name , but destined like so many footballer 's pubs to become a financial nightmare . |
| 2 | This , after all , was the man who had made love to Elise , made an impact strong enough to perhaps contribute to Elise 's death . |
| 3 | If so , we can easily adjourn to Fred 's Caff in Brixton where you might react by trying to speak the Queen 's English . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , Durkin is not such a bad chap , ’ Carew said and immediately thought , Why do I always jump to Durkin 's defence whenever he 's criticised ? |
| 5 | She was a wreck and had planned to go and do something about it once dinner had been prepared , but now that would have to go by the board — there would be no time — and , besides , she could hardly appear to Luke 's business partner and his wife in one of Luke 's towelling robes , could she ? |
| 6 | They certainly did n't choose to drop out of society like their New York City equivalents who could always return to daddy 's money ; rather , theirs is a quest to reflect the plight of the dispossessed and let them know they 're not alone , to offer the disaffected hope , and to somehow go beyond merely preaching to those who already understand . |
| 7 | More than could ever come to Siward 's aid , no matter where he sent for them . |
| 8 | You can also talk to Jack 's agent . |
| 9 | Either way , the baby can now return to cow 's milk formula . |
| 10 | The incident did little harm to Gunn 's career and in many respects endeared him to Scotland fans . |
| 11 | The reason is that the arbitration system to a large degree adjusts wages in line with the cost of living thereby reducing the ‘ threat ’ effect which rising prices would otherwise pose to workers ' living standards . |
| 12 | For further elucidation of the way in which this form of holistic theory actually functions I shall therefore turn to Poulantzas ' work , aiming to explicate and assess the absolute holism to which he is committed . |