Example sentences of "[indef pn] [verb] to [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | This torture would be carried out every week until someone admitted to killing the boar . |
2 | At Key Stages 1 and 2 , these might include someone from the local archaeological unit , the museum or archives or a local historian , especially someone used to speaking to young children . |
3 | It was the automatic and well-oiled gesture of someone used to trading in secrets . |
4 | I do n't know why we 're different except that someone wants to makes some trouble . |
5 | Maxwell 's voice was rather high-pitched and soft , but despite this he spoke with the authority of someone accustomed to getting his own way . |
6 | Windows is rapidly becoming the standard for personal computer interfaces so it is very easy for someone to move to using the pen version . |
7 | It appears that the dads who are already paying are the one 's who are paying and nobody seems to chasing after the others . |
8 | They said that denying the sexual urge was nothing compared to dealing with the male and female cross-currents that sweep through a marriage . |
9 | INFLATION was the Government 's obsession , with everything directed to bringing it down . |
10 | My father 's generation was not one accustomed to discussing and analysing in the way ours is and I believe the telling and retelling of this story was as close as my father ever came to reflecting critically on the profession he practised . |
11 | One admits to getting a little fed up with Mr Morton 's tendency to gloss over Eurotunnel 's problems , insisting that almost whatever happens it will all come right in the end . |
12 | Most of these people use intramuscular steroids , although only one admits to having shared needles at any time . |
13 | But nothing seems to exists about Oakland 's history in the UK . |
14 | At the Plough Inn in Hereford , everyone professed to enjoying a pint of the local product : |
15 | They said they were unhappy in their placement , had been in care for too long , nothing appeared to begetting sorted out , they were being bullied , they wanted more independence , problems with foster or adoptive families , feeling stigmatized in care , feeling unable to cope with independent or semi-independent living ( De'Ath and Newman , 1987 ) . |
16 | That was as near as anyone got to beating Tom . |
17 | Yes does anyone want to saying anything about the card ? |
18 | Does anyone object to giving er , a comparatively small donation when you look at the , the total sum involved ? |
19 | To anyone used to watching cycles of economic growth , investment and speculation , the conclusion should be obvious : such collective euphoria is the clearest possible sign that China 's extraordinary economic boom will shortly turn into a bust . |
20 | Up to 50 images can be stored at once and if that is not enough , you can always transfer the images to an Apple Powerbook to make more space — a bit of a culture shock for anyone used to filling up a camera bag with film and dashing off to the nearest photo lab . |
21 | These two linked workshops explore the techniques used in ‘ Skylark ’ to devise and perform original work for the theatre , and should not be missed by anyone committed to developing their work as performers . |
22 | Quoting Machiavelli 's prediction on what could happen to anyone committed to bringing in change , Sir Ron warns that ‘ whenever those who are hostile have the opportunity to attack , they do it like partisans , while the others defend lukewarmly , in such wise that the innovator is endangered along with them ’ . |
23 | Someone moved me out , sooner or later , and it was probably just as well , for my attempts to find anyone to talk to had not prospered . |
24 | If anyone admits to taking the Tatler , they will find that one of the Clergy of the Parish , Dr William Oddie has contributed a major article in the June number on the appointment of a new Archbishop . |
25 | If no-one admits to having been sick during the day , or ca n't produce a witness that he was , we shall want to know what they all ate for the evening meal . |
26 | N. OK , the big cruncher … have you got anything to contribute to skating ? |