Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun pl] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The schoolfellows had been appointed to the Racer together through the efforts of a family friend of the Rogerses , and they serve together for much of their time at sea , occasionally allotted to different ships so as to give the author freedom to range more widely in space and circumstance . |
| 2 | In practice , the vast majority of reported offences of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl of 16 involve young men of a similar age or a few years older , and the general trend is to administer a formal caution to such persons rather than to prosecute them . |
| 3 | Although counting of applications continues , the issue is 1.75 times oversubscribed so far , forcing financial advisers last night to ‘ claw back ’ shares promised to overseas institutions so as to meet small investor demand . |
| 4 | Although counting of applications continues , the issue is 1.75 times oversubscribed so far , forcing financial advisers last night to ‘ claw back ’ shares promised to overseas institutions so as to meet small investor demand . |
| 5 | that some concessions regarding ( a ) should be afforded to small companies so as to relieve them of burdens and expense that they might find intolerable . |