Example sentences of "someone [to-vb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merrill 's dark eyebrows lifted a little ; surely there ought to be a reception desk , and someone to attend to visitors ? |
| 2 | However the failure of someone to go to mass is considered to be a serious crime . |
| 3 | But what they can do in this case is the manufacturer 's at C , but the manufacturer can not deliver to the shop until maybe two weeks time they can phone us , the carrier , we will then arrange for someone to go to manufacturer at C , pick it up , bring it to us and then we 'll take to the shop . |
| 4 | She just had to have someone to talk about Fred to , and Jane , who 'd been through exactly the same cycle of experiences with him as Doris had , only one floor below , was the ideal person . " |
| 5 | and maybe she 'll have someone to visit in London cos she has n't really got any friends in London . |
| 6 | For bigger events you may also need someone to look after travel and accommodation , the programme , publicity and , most important , a person responsible for getting the right people to enrol , always the most difficult single task . |
| 7 | If you forced someone to live on nuts and lentils they 'd go roaring on to the European Court of Human Rights or something . ’ |
| 8 | Certainly there are daily actions that help someone to stay in recovery just as the daily wearing of spectacles or contact lenses helps to overcome the effects of short sight . |
| 9 | ‘ Five years ago , it was rare for someone to ask for help , ’ a debt expert said last night . |
| 10 | If the council choose someone to act as bailiff , the act of serving the eviction order on the old man ( in effect delivering a letter ) becomes a highly charged dramatic moment . |