Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiffs ' next contention has been described as the proprietary argument to the effect that Mr. and Mrs. Tully are constructive trustees for the plaintiffs of the moneys claimed in the action , that a court of equity will not hesitate to protect and preserve a trust fund in interlocutory proceedings on the principle that , if the trust fund disappears , it will turn out that equity has been invoked to no purpose and that a claim for privilege can not be successfully raised against an order which permits a plaintiff to search for and to seize his own property , including property which is in the possession of the defendant . |
| 2 | Brian Everthorpe takes a chair at the far end of the table , slightly withdrawn as if to mark his difference from the engineers . |
| 3 | Everyone was very friendly , and there was much jolly laughter as we passed the frankfurters and Quigley made as if to ward off the evil eye . |
| 4 | She made as if to poke him in the eye . |
| 5 | He made as if to shut the drawer , saw the gun and hesitated . |
| 6 | He made as if to say something , but I just beamed at him and he had to let it go . |
| 7 | He made as if to talk to them when they melted before his very eyes ; he could n't believe it and as the guard approached he told him what he had seen . |
| 8 | He stopped when he saw the car and made as if to turn back . |
| 9 | But if you do n't want to hear it … ’ he made as if to go but Herr Nordern took him by the elbow . |
| 10 | Doone made as if to go after him , then stopped indecisively and came back . |
| 11 | And I made as if to open the door . |
| 12 | ’ When still she made no move , he chuckled and made as if to put the document away again , pausing when he saw out of the corner of his eye that she was returning to the desk , albeit hesitantly . |
| 13 | He made as if to get ready to leave . |
| 14 | ‘ We perform — ’ ‘ Yes , ’ confirmed Vicky , ‘ we are players , ’ and she made as if to sweep on majestically . |
| 15 | Before Mungo and Emily could focus on it , Vic made as if to throw it into the air . |
| 16 | Kneeling down on the dusty pavement , she made as if to tie her shoelaces . |
| 17 | ’ Sergeant Bramble made as if to speak , but the foreign person silenced him with a glance that would have iced coffee . |
| 18 | Jack made as if to speak , then making a helpless expressive gesture , a sort of obeisance , strode out of the door and closed it behind him . |
| 19 | He could n't think of anything else to say , so he made as if to kiss her a third time . |
| 20 | A few of the men were pointing at him , struggling as if to go to his aid but being restrained by their companions and womenfolk . |
| 21 | On the contrary ; he seemed to get better as the game progressed , winning tackles as if to order , losing little in the air . |
| 22 | Ruthven suddenly rose as if to suppress some excitement inside him . |
| 23 | Battler rose as if to follow him , then stopped and looked round at me . |
| 24 | think feminism has to provide a unified , positive alternative for all women , in order for them to be able not only to know about but to reject and try to escape subordination ( 1979 : 129 ) . |
| 25 | Zeno 's head was lifted as if to search for scents on the air . |
| 26 | Meh'Lindi commenced some isometric combat exercises as if to repel the oppression of being in the warp , which at times could generate a spiritual migraine , an ache of the soul . |
| 27 | She moved as if to go by him , but he stuck out a hand and grabbed her arm . |
| 28 | We still behaved as if to sleep were a waste of time . |
| 29 | ‘ I would love to write to or to meet anyone with similar interests , or with children of a similar age . ’ |
| 30 | There are things certain things I 'm committed to and to have time off means I still got to be able to do those things . |