Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difficulty is that although sometimes it is possible to point to an intention to compel action on the part of the target , as when the aim is to prevent employees from working , or to force a local councillor to vote differently , or to stop another organisation from marching that intention is not invariably present . |
| 2 | In 1698 he equipped two ships to explore the Mississippi ; he also tried to encourage a Huguenot settlement on the Gulf of Mexico , and to float a joint-stock company to exploit Florida . |
| 3 | the usual practice for liners in the vicinity of ice in clear waters was ‘ to keep course , to maintain the speed and to trust a sharp look–out to enable them to avoid the danger ’ |
| 4 | Each department has its own history , traditions and culture , and to impose a general framework to account for their development is not easy . |
| 5 | According to Dirk Bauer , Chairman of the new co-operative , ‘ British Organic Milk Producers has been formed to keep organic dairy farmers informed and to form a stronger hand to open new , or widen existing markets ’ . |
| 6 | The view was that people ordered their affairs on the basis of their contractual liability and to allow a third party to sue in tort would upset this arrangement . |
| 7 | Mr Ball urged the Government not to whittle away mortgage relief and to have a neutral Budget to allow a longer period of stability . |
| 8 | Or her , ’ she would add scrupulously , being among other things a feminist ) , but in practice this does n't seem to affect her behaviour very noticeably — she seems to have ordinary human feelings , ambitions , desires , to suffer anxieties , frustrations , fears , like anyone else in this imperfect world , and to have a natural inclination to try and make it a better place . |
| 9 | And to have a big mouth to project . |
| 10 | The aim of the party was to provide an alternative to the existing coalition and opposition parties , to establish a " functional and participative democracy " and to convene a constitutional assembly to restructure the republic . |
| 11 | Guilt , or constantly thinking back to past errors , only has any value if you are able to learn from it and to make a firm decision to avoid those errors in the future . |
| 12 | They agreed to invite more men to the next meeting ( two attended the Harare workshop ) and to make a concerted effort to bring their concerns to the AACC leadership . |
| 13 | We therefore propose to expand the scheme and to introduce a new scheme to preserve hedgerows — a much valued feature of the English landscape , and a haven for wildlife . |