Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] [pron] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The petitioning period expires , in the case of a November order on 22nd January and in the case of a March order on 23rd May , and the agent would normally then report to the client on petitions received , examine the petitions and advise on the action taken to settle them or to meet them in the inquiry .
2 There , men frequently migrate to the towns , leaving their families behind either to be visited at week-ends or to join them in the town at a later date .
3 In any case , if Siward knew fresh forces were coming , you 'd expect him either to gather his forces and try to reverse the battle quickly , or to muster them in the forest and get away before the rest of the enemy could arrive . ’
4 We saw the goal of feminist socialists as raising the status of women and to include them in the share-out .
5 To buy some guided missiles and to hide them in the ground ,
6 They will wish to examine it in ways contemporary users do not need to and to analyze it in the context of other datasets .
7 Unlike Alfonso , they chose to recognize his worth and to aid him in the war against the African Moors .
8 However , we believe that unless there are exceptional circumstances , it is for people with local knowledge to look at individual proposals and to decide them in the way that best meets local requirements .
9 You will probably be relieved to hear that you 're not expected to memorize that table and to regurgitate it in the exam .
10 The usual practice in most offices is for a post-clerk or secretary to open all the incoming mail and to place it in the in-tray of the appropriate recipient .
11 And to roll you in the clover
12 I would emphasize first , here speaking as one who has in the past given evidence on behalf of the Government , that the value of the scrutiny process is in part that it forces those with more direct power to consider their positions and their arguments carefully and to defend them in the face of public questioning by a Committee whose members may have long experience of the subject-matter involved .
13 We need to ensure people receive proper help and counselling , both to deal with abuse now and to prevent it in the future , ’ said Chris Cullen , who holds the SSMH chair in learning difficulties at St Andrews University .
14 be ready to make informed guesses , and to correct themselves in the light of additional information , eg by reading ahead or looking back in the text ;
15 How they used to ask him not to go to their posh prep school , but to meet them in the town .
16 I found artefacts dating back a century and felt that it was important not just to preserve them , but to use them in the education of today 's children . ’
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