Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb infin] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the support of the likes of Prince Charles and Yehudi Menuhin , the appeal directors hope it wo n't be long before the they can guarantee that the Malvern Hills will forever echo to the sound of Elgar . |
| 2 | The distal humerus and proximal tibia and femur are preferentially preserved in the predator assemblages where the greatest breakage overall occurs , while the species that do little damage to the bone cluster near the origin . |
| 3 | I do rather object to the sort of chap who farts in public and then says ‘ Better out than in . ’ ’ |
| 4 | You do not commit to the home , do you , Henry ? |
| 5 | Although glamorous , the interiors do not attain to the splendour of the famous German Embassy in Paris , but contain some outstanding ( and intriguing ) works of art . |
| 6 | In such communities the focused norms may be codified in dictionaries and grammars , and there may be penalties ( such as educational failure ) for individuals who do not adhere to the norm . |
| 7 | Babies can not therefore really be considered to be trained as they do not realize when they want to go , do not indicate that they want to , and do not go to the potty by themselves . |
| 8 | They do not go to the heart of the questions . |
| 9 | A focus group would be a most interesting way of beginning work on the previously noted research into why some people do and why some people do not go to the theatre , but the results of such discussion would be hypothesis-provoking only , not in any way hypothesis-testing . |
| 10 | But , please do not go to the workroom . ’ |
| 11 | It is a poor leader who does not know his opposite numbers , and while I do not go to the extent of General Montgomery in the desert with a picture of my primary competitors hanging on the wall of my office , I know them all , and have a healthy respect for them . |
| 12 | Do not go to the garden of flowers ! |
| 13 | I want to submit that it means that we do not go to the world with a watertight message which demands ‘ take it or leave it ’ . |
| 14 | Other worthwhile initiatives do not go to the root of the problem . |
| 15 | I have noticed the growing practice on Prime Minister 's questions and on questions to other Ministers of Members on both sides of the House , but primarily Opposition Members , asking personal questions which do not relate to the Minister 's responsibility . |
| 16 | Be quite sure the symptoms are new changes and do not relate to the patient 's normal state of health . |
| 17 | Whereas in the past technological developments led to the emergence of new occupational groups , often with some measure of occupational control and , in the most recent past , usually making claims to some professional standing ( for example , the rise of the various branches of traditional engineering ) , we argue that in the future it is likely that employers will try to ensure that new jobs do not lead to the creation of new occupations as such , and especially not new occupations which will be allowed any measure of occupational control . |
| 18 | ‘ If you do not return to the line now , Mahmud , ’ he said , ‘ I am going to cut off your knackers ! ’ |
| 19 | If they do not return to the office or call in as arranged the supervisor should ensure that contact is made with that address to determine if the visit has been made and concluded . |
| 20 | They are not always on the best of terms with the carters with whom they have to deal , and threats of actual violence do not tend to the increase of business . |
| 21 | The bytes sent using the VDU statement do not contribute to the value of COUNT , but may well change POS and VPOS . |
| 22 | It must be emphasised that this phasor diagram applies only to the fundamental current component and that the complete phase current waveform contains many other higher frequency components , which do not contribute to the torque produced by the motor . |
| 23 | Also they do not pay rates and so do not contribute to the upkeep of the area in which they live . |
| 24 | Urban general practitioners have more direct contact with the hospital clinic , which may have a secondary effect on their management decisions even for patients whom they do not send to the hospital clinic . |
| 25 | I think it is of the utmost significance that the New Testament writers do not assign to the inspiration of the Ho ! y Spirit the noble elements in pagan ethics or in other religions . |
| 26 | Some sonnets contain no pronouns at all ; others do not refer to the poet 's relationship with either party , But the absence of pronouns is not in itself proof of the absence of a relationship . |
| 27 | It is that the words ‘ directions for the purpose of determining a specific question which has arisen , or which may arise , ’ do not refer to the method of determining that question , but refer to a direction which will , as a matter of law , determine the issue as between the parties . |
| 28 | Tommy Graham , Carlisle AA secretary , said : ‘ We do not object to the company , it is the location that is going to cause problems . |
| 29 | ‘ We do not object to the development , but why is it not on a derelict piece of industrial land ? ’ |
| 30 | The Congress announced after 10 days of debate that " while emphasizing its adherence to Libyan penal and procedural laws the General People 's Committee [ equivalent to a Council of Ministers ] do not object to the investigation and trial being carried out through the committee of seven constituted by the Arab League [ see p. 38883 ] or through the United Nations before a just and fair court to be agreed on " . |