Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter were constructed to both conserve moisture and to reduce soil erosion and occur on slopes as steep as 25° . |
| 2 | When he died in 1821 the Serbs had acquired in practice , if not in law , the right to appoint the local Turkish officials , to collect customs and ferry duties and to levy special taxes . |
| 3 | The harp is here set to the dominant 7th in the key of E. Six bars ' rest provide time and to spare for setting the pedals . |
| 4 | This is a good game to both give enjoyment and to provoke some thought . |
| 5 | The USSR Council of Ministers on Aug. 9 passed a resolution which , with immediate effect , allowed private individuals to establish , buy or sell businesses and to hire labour . |
| 6 | The Society provides members with information about the UK and international nuclear industry , as well as providing opportunities for members to meet , attend lectures and to present and publish technical papers . |
| 7 | The politics of marginalisation are essential in the smooth operating of a set of social and economic policies intended to reform radically a welfare state , maintain unemployment and to deal with the consequences that therefore manifest themselves in social problems such as public disorder , addictions , inner city riots and rebellious fractions of communities . |
| 8 | Pupils are encouraged to develop an ability to work independently , to use a wide range of modern equipment , to use resources , to make decisions and exercise judgement and to become aware of the complexities of living in a consumer society . |
| 9 | The present reforms would retain the system of co-operatives , but allow farmers to take possession of livestock from the collective and state farms and to retain up to 30 per cent of their produce for private consumption or sale . |
| 10 | The purpose of this chapter is to describe some of the ways in which companies exercise power and to examine the relevance of the possession of power to the concerns , or what should be the concerns , of company law . |
| 11 | They expect us as a matter of course to advise them if they should be taking advantage of their inheritance and capital gains tax exemptions and to ensure that the share capital structure of their companies is maintained to ensure they are not in control for any tax-related purpose , but can still ensure young Harry is kept in his place . |
| 12 | The cybernetic approach is tailored to make sense of statements regarding body — mind interaction and to increase our understanding of both terms . |
| 13 | This makes it much easier both to remove the plants when they require attention and to clean out the pool when necessary . |
| 14 | The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of the 3849+10 kb CT mutation in Israeli CF patients and to assess the disease severity in patients with this mutation compared with that of patients who have the mutations that are known to cause severe disease . |
| 15 | For example , consumers have long railed against the way insurance companies are permitted to fix prices , allocate territories and to tie the provision of one service to the purchase of another . |
| 16 | The wages simulate growth as to put the unemployed back to work and have a high paid flexible work force . |
| 17 | Would you expect him , the prince of Wales , to so far flout convention as to seek a liaison with his brother 's lady ? ’ |
| 18 | Because you keep it all inside it against you , you begin to feel bad about yourself you begin to lose your self esteem erm you know and that 's the most dangerous thing about being bullied in terms of being at school or whether it 's even at work and being submissive is withdraw internalise and to take it out on yourself . |
| 19 | But indeed sir we make holiday so see Caesar and to rejoice in his triumph . |