Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] to [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to say that the contributions which social scientists may make to solving particular technical problems , or enlarging the sphere of rational decision making , should be dismissed altogether ; only that they have to be seen in the wider context of political contestation and choice . |
| 2 | They will have less exhausting and dangerous weekend travel and the cricket they play on Sundays , although some habitual spectators may object to missing their Sunday lunch , should be all the better for the extra 10 overs . |
| 3 | This feature should appeal to temping agencies assessing potential employees . |
| 4 | Unless this means actual ballot-rigging , it must refer to bribing people not to put their names forward at deme level for the ballot for the Council ; the candidate who ‘ eagerly put his name forward ’ according to Lysias ( xxxi. 33 ) is evidence that this stage of the process was voluntary . |
| 5 | In either situation the above approach is the way Christians should contribute to managing industrial relations . |
| 6 | The research should contribute to understanding about the relative roles played by material circumstances and political mobilisation in the shaping of attitudes to welfare . |
| 7 | As spraying is out of the question , the pool owner must resort to gathering all damaged floating foliage . |
| 8 | Perhaps Lord Rees-Mogg should stick to picking European mastersingers ? |
| 9 | Up at HM Systems Plc in North London , they innocently ran a letter through the thing , and once they had stopped chortling , they rang us to advise that people should stick to calling the new chip the 80586 in any correspondence they give to their secretary unless they 're confident that , in the words of Larry Hart , she 's a broad with a broad , broad mind . |
| 10 | The Argus should stick to printing what it knows best , like the annual flower show or the quaint old custom of rolling the vicar under a bus . |
| 11 | Perhaps the Health Service should stick to dispensing free condoms . |
| 12 | ‘ Henri should stick to making soup , ’ Mandy said , obviously not liking her position as first with the news being usurped . |
| 13 | Instead their reports should stick to investigating and reporting the facts , he told the MPs ' inquiry into the methods of company investigations . |
| 14 | There are some purists who would argue that this is no bad thing , and that those interested in the human brain and human behaviour should stick to studying humans . |
| 15 | The APA now says psychiatrists should stick to describing a defendant 's mental condition and his motivation at the time of a crime . |
| 16 | We must shift to realising that the destruction of nature is our destruction too . |
| 17 | Not really , but I must confess to experiencing some trouble locating my favourite sounds . |
| 18 | Erm I must confess to doubting whether such a pool of talent exists and I share the views er of the Noble Lord , Lord Motterstone who in a very powerful and commonsense speech made this point an and a number of other ones , but I have to say that what I do think exists is the temptation to create posts for friends of the Government , a process of which has been going for far too long and I mem and I wonder if er members on the other side would defend this position as my Noble Friend Lord Allen said earlier , quite sincerely if , say , another party were in power before when such a time arrives it will then be of little avail for them to run around complaining , for they will have sown the seeds of their own dissatisfaction . |
| 19 | I must confess to falling for this combo the moment I saw its name ; anyone with a sense of humour like that is okay in my book ! |
| 20 | It also seems right that the offence under clause 12(1) , as well as applying to obtaining possession or control without ownership , should apply to obtaining ownership without possession or control . |
| 21 | Its purpose was to discuss the local situation and consider how the churches should respond to rising levels of poverty . |
| 22 | Phoebe , in fairness , could not have known that the maths teacher , shamed in public , should take to hating Maggie with a spiteful glee , though she would probably not have cared if she had . |
| 23 | She omitted to mention that , when they last made representations to the bookseller , Mr Pascall , he had said that he stocked the books he could sell ; and if the ladies wanted him to sell better books they should take to buying them and reading them , instead of watching television all day . |
| 24 | I must admit to preferring bitches myself , although I can see the appeal of a dog . |
| 25 | But L'Histoire de France is his first exploration into the world of colour , and I for my part must admit to finding it a little less than convincing . |
| 26 | When I first took him to toddler group I must admit to feeling slightly uncomfortable about being ( usually ) the only man around . |
| 27 | Everyone was really kind , but I must admit to feeling out of place in this intimate all-female atmosphere . |
| 28 | I must admit to liking Wadkin . |
| 29 | Where the demised property is part only of a building the right should extend to entering the demised property for the purpose of repairing other parts of the building not included in the demise . |
| 30 | But with the approaching academic year our thoughts must turn to preparing for the forthcoming term . |