Example sentences of "and [to-vb] [pron] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early days , the salesman behind the counter had served to promote the merits of different products , and to wrap them carefully for the customer 's homeward journey . |
| 2 | Any sort of boat could have been used to ferry a body to midstream and to put it gently over the side in darkness . |
| 3 | The Citation rolled slowly on to its left side as Duncan fought to keep it flying and to keep it away from the airliner . |
| 4 | Traditionally , it was usual to take the upwind wing-tip and to hold it slightly below the horizontal . |
| 5 | It was Freeth 's custom to write songs — setting his words to popular tunes — about remarkable events in local and national news , and to sing them nightly to the company assembled at his Coffee House . |
| 6 | When James did succeed to the throne in 1685 , the pro-Catholic and pro-French orientation of foreign policy was naturally maintained , and the new king made strenuous efforts both to return England to the papal fold and to realign her fully with the international Catholic axis . |
| 7 | By and large , we are talking about commuter lines designed to bring people from the south-east to central London in the morning and to take them home in the evening . |
| 8 | Dino Zoff , the Lazio manager , decided to pick Gazza only on Saturday — and to tell him shortly before the kick-off . |
| 9 | The successful communicator selects just those features which differ from this schema , enabling the receiver to adjust it and to bring it closer to the individual instance which is being described . |
| 10 | We must see how this doubt develops and be careful to presuppose only what we know to be true and to commit ourselves consciously to the consequences of these suppositions . |