Example sentences of "and [adv] [to-vb] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Most of the teachers lingered a few minutes in the staff room , not from any affection for the place , but to allow the unruly mob of boys to get down the long road that led to Cullbridge , and thence to disperse to the bus station , to Wimpy bars , the library or their various homes . |
2 | It had less and less to say to a home-owning , share-owning , bourgeoisified population , at least so it seemed . |
3 | My hope is that with the aid of a little psychology , I might be able ( without becoming abstruse ) to clarify what these fine ideals mean , and thus to contribute to the debate about how they might be best promoted . |
4 | He decided that operations in the first instance were to be confined chiefly to level driving at Paddy Etid ( the Levers Water side of the grant ) , and also to cross-cut to the Bonsor Vein both in , and below , Red Dell . |
5 | An important feature was the establishment of specific aircraft performance requirements , that is to say the ability of an aircraft to be able to take off in given circumstances within a specified distance and also to come to a stop after landing in not more than a specified length of runway . |
6 | Hetty had left the shop to work in an ordnance factory soon after Sarah returned , and now to add to the misery of the two girls , Mabel went to train as an auxiliary nurse and Mrs Dyson 's sister came to take charge of the shop . |
7 | During his conversations with Marcus , when they did take place , Ludens had the impression that Marcus was pursuing a consecutive line of thought , sections of which were randomly surfacing for Ludens 's benefit , or even for Marcus 's benefit , at moments when Marcus felt it might clarify his ideas to verbalise them aloud , and even to listen to a response . |
8 | Could I say that we 'd be willing perhaps that the Conservative amendment first of all , and then to turn to the amendment by the Liberal democrats erm I would like to suggest that schools or other charities , not just schools are exempt from any registration charge but will still notify the local authority in , in advance of an event , because events held at schools or by charities still create problems with traffic and parking and congestion |