Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We have not intended in this article to prove any specific origin for UFO phenomena , or to appeal to the scientific community for greater respect .
2 did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point )
3 ‘ did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point ) ’ This phrase means :
4 ‘ did neglect ( or refuse ) to stop the vehicle ( or to make the vehicle proceed in a particular line of traffic or to make the vehicle keep to a particular line of traffic or to proceed to a particular point ) ’ The proving of this phrase will depend on the circumstances of each case .
5 As a result , you may have little practical alternative but to agree to increased working hours or to work in a different area , despite the fact that the contract does not provide for such things , if they are commercially necessary from the point of view of the business .
6 Different readers have purchased this book for different reasons , whether it be to pass a professional examination , to commence undergraduate studies in marketing , or to train for a new job in the company 's sales or marketing department .
7 From our point of view we 're not in the position and it would be totally wrong of us actually to try in public to deal with those or to come to a specific conclusion about any particular proposal .
8 This means it is time to loose the last two arrows and decide whether to aim for the middle of the target to boost your score , or to aim for the outside edge of the target and the chance of winning the Horn Spoon .
9 When considering the development potential of land incorporating bridleways or footpaths and the cost associated with overcoming the problems , there are two alternative options : either to incorporate the footpath within the layout of the development , or to apply to the local authority for the footpath to be diverted .
10 Bending a pipe may be necessary when you want the pipe to go round another fitting or to fit through an oblique hole in a wall or ceiling .
11 Here a solicitor would work in a department with several others and can choose whether to remain a generalist handling a range of legal problems , or to specialise in a specific area of law such as employment law or intellectual property .
12 In that moment , the student is freed to make decisions , to make judgements about the balance of the evidence , or to opt for a particular course of action .
13 If a school intends to operate a form of option system allowing pupils to drop history at Key Stage 4 or to opt for the short course or continue with the full course , pupils and parents will presumably wish to base their decision on performance to date .
14 Would it seek merely to codify the existing case law or to reform on the existing case law ?
15 In the absence of any sustained historical research into football in this period , it is not possible to say how frequent or how violent these occasions were , or to arrive at a balanced comparison between football disorders in the 1920s and 1930s as against those in more recent years .
16 Some have reluctantly had to give up an earlier nursing career because of ill health , or to care for a dependent partner , close relative or friend .
17 Not to play with the twins , not for solace or scraps or to complain about the social security man , but simply to be a nuisance since being a nuisance was his way : to say again that he was the child of Miss Lavant .
18 A brief calculation showed that if the client is entitled to severe disability premium he would be entitled to income support but could not sign a green form to give this initial advice or to act on the other matter .
19 Creating curves in paths is n't too difficult if you use bricks , paviors or cobbles , as they are small enough to cut easily , or to lay in a tight curve .
20 Those pupils wishing to continue their education have either to transfer to a school which does have a sixth form or to a sixth form college , or to move outside the secondary school system into a tertiary or further education college ( see below ) .
21 " Foreign " or " rat " labour , as it was called in the trade , consisted of unemployed compositors from other towns , who might be tempted to work for lower rates , or to move into a strike-bound area because they were " on the tramp " and desperate for jobs .
22 This booklet is designed to help those who want to buy a low-cost home or to rent in a new area in England and Wales .
23 When the developer is actively seeking land , it may be possible to conclude the negotiations by private treaty , to obtain an option or to enter into a conditional contract .
24 The plain colours in pastel shades are designed to blend in with patterned wallpapers , or to co-ordinate with a personal choice of colour schemes .
25 Now there are organized trips to Antarctica for the experience and the wildlife ; to the remotest of Pacific islands sailing in a tall ship ; to cross Africa by flying-boat or hot-air balloon , or to travel through the Arabian Desert by camel in the steps of Lawrence of Arabia .
26 His encounters with the eagles he met convinced him that he was not yet experienced or powerful enough to seek territory of his own , or to head for the far north-west where golden eagles are notoriously fierce and strong .
27 In both cases the parents ' resignation to the inevitability of the assessment outcome arose from their having no opportunity to determine or seriously influence the objectives of the assessment nor to contribute to the conceptual framework within which their children 's needs were being assessed .
28 Already in my own LEA there are plans for visual arts teachers to explore and establish assessment guidelines , and to capitalize on the considerable amount of curriculum development work that has occurred over recent years .
29 He had two political advisers : Harold Macmillan , the British Resident Minister in the Mediterranean ( holding Cabinet rank ) , whose role was to act as British political adviser and to liaise with the British Government .
30 He was taken under the paternal wing of MGM who launched him in 1942 in tiny roles in prestige films like Mrs Miniver and Random Harvest , finally allowing him his first major role in 1945 in Son of Lassie , and to blossom as a leading man opposite leading ladies such as Judy Garland ( Easter Parade ) , June Allyson ( Two Sisters from Boston ) , and Elizabeth Taylor ( Little Women ) .
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