Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today by some bonus of chance they were being left there to enjoy it and had not been interrupted with a call for tea or to go for a swim with Dad who had just come home . |
| 2 | This in itself is highly significant , particularly since many New Testament scholars seem to believe that the early Christians had no sense of historical propriety and would be perfectly happy to dream up some saying and attribute it to Jesus , or to listen to a message from one of the Christian prophets in the congregation , and then put that into the mouth of the historical Jesus . |
| 3 | This rich , golden bread is simple to make and is ideal for picnics , or to serve with a bowl of soup or light evening meal — along with a glass of red wine . |
| 4 | In terms of the analogies we have used so far , the Indian traditions are said to orbit around a different sun , or to be climbing a different mountain — or to identify with a family of monsters in the loch quite different from the one followed by the Near Eastern religions . |
| 5 | With its dramatic Alpine backdrop Munich is a fabulous city in which to either enjoy a GTF City Break , or to use as a base for exploring the surrounding beauty of Bavaria . |
| 6 | On the other hand , you may want something sturdy enough to take a growing baby on frequent weekends away , or to double as a playpen on trips to friends , which will make your investment really worthwhile . |
| 7 | For instance , it may be legitimate to generalize from a finite list of observation statements referring to litmus paper turning red on being immersed in acid to the universal law , ‘ Acids turn litmus red ’ , or to generalize from a list of observations referring to heated metals to the law , ‘ Metals expand when heated ’ . |
| 8 | The function of the pronoun , then , is neither to name nor to act as a substitute for a noun . |
| 9 | I urge the assembly to accept this amendment to depart from this statement , to commend to our churches the use of the apostle 's creed and to wait for a day of broad theological agreement which in the providence of God and by the work of the holy spirit will surely come and then agree upon a statement of faith which we shall all agree and be able to commend enthusiastically to the church but until then to depart from this one . |
| 10 | Many doctors think that it is important for parents to recognize these feelings and to go through a period of mourning for their lost imaginary baby … |
| 11 | This left him with no option but to renew the existing parliamentary alliance between the PRN and the right-wing Democratic Social Party ( PDS ) , the Liberal Front Party ( PFL ) and the Christian Democratic Party ( PDC ) , and to continue without a majority in either house of the Congress , despite the difficulties this would pose for the passage of future legislation particularly on the ambitious and controversial privatization programme . |
| 12 | Greece and Turkey will be asked to accept that the border between them must not be changed by force , and to agree to a set of ‘ confidence-building measures ’ — pull-backs from the border , inspectors on the ground , aerial reconnaissance — to help them trust each other . |
| 13 | On the other hand , if the order is opposed , the usual action must be taken to retain and brief counsel , to settle precognitions and to arrange for a hearing before the commissioners . |
| 14 | These provisions include Article 8b(1) , to the effect that ‘ Every citizen of the Union residing in a Member State of which he is not a national shall have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections in the Member State in which he resides , under the same conditions as nationals of that State ’ , which has caused considerable debate in some Member States . |
| 15 | Then , it states that every citizen of the union erm residing in a member state shall have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections in the member state in which he resides under the same conditions as nationals of that state and that the right shall , not may , but shall be exercised er before the thirty first of December nineteen ninety four by the council acting unanimously on the proposal from the commission and after consulting the European parliament which arrangements may provide the derogations where warranted by problems specific to a member state . |
| 16 | Because erm the er the purpose of these regulations which er my old friend has just eluded to and I s I I and I have myself , is to extend to the citizens of other member states of the European union who are resident here , the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in the elections to the European parliament . |
| 17 | The programmes of study give greater emphasis to oral communication , to planned cooperative work amongst pupils and to talk as a medium of learning than has perhaps generally been given in the past . |
| 18 | Among other things , the examination of the nature and impact of scientific theories and research , and to engage in a re-assessment of the status of these theories and the status of their creators in the light of new knowledge and a new climate of thinking and feeling . |
| 19 | However , in order to make meaningful comparisons more is needed than merely comparative information , since within any field of study theory is necessary both to provide a framework for the systematic analysis and accumulation of the existing stock of knowledge and to serve as a guide for the selection of research problems . |
| 20 | It seems as if each major branch of geomorphology had at least one new textbook which served to disseminate techniques and ideas and to serve as a baseline from which new research and teaching could develop . |
| 21 | What a relief it is to know the name of the instrumentalist or conductor concerned and to listen to a programme of records where music takes precedence over ‘ talk for talk 's sake ’ . |
| 22 | He wanted her to sever herself from " all that lot there ; you are made of much better stuff than they are " ; and to embark on a career of respectability . |
| 23 | In Webb the employer was allowed to put forward an explanation , which was accepted as being gender-neutral , that an employee was needed at a specific time to be trained and to cover for a period of maternity leave with the probability of being retained as a permanent employee . |
| 24 | Many of the suggestions made by the Government in the citizens charter give us an opportunity to contribute our own ideas to what should go into the citizens charter and for those ideas to expand and to grow as a result of the kernel in the programme that the Government have produced . |
| 25 | It would erode the precious British freedom , gained at considerable cost over several centuries , to shock and insult and to ridicule as a way of testing the faiths of our forefathers . |
| 26 | In his defence of Rushdie 's right to publish , Mr Torode argues we should be allowed to ‘ shock and insult and to ridicule as a way of testing the faith of our forefathers ’ . |
| 27 | An opportunity to discuss the difficulty over the telephone when it arises and to look for a means of reducing the effects of the crisis is the starting point . |
| 28 | The project aims to develop a general set of answers to these questions , relevant to any metropolitan region , and to look at a set of current labour market issues in Greater London and the Outer Metropolitan region ( including West Kent . ) |
| 29 | The NAAA and the ADC were formed with a dual purpose : to provide legal protection for Arab-Americans against discrimination , and to lobby for a change in America 's policy towards the Arabs and Israel . |
| 30 | Philip Roth is right , however , to point to the limitations of the book , and to point to a law of Levi 's work in general : the less imaginary it is , the more imaginative — the more literal the better . |