Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you wo n't even let the boy stay long enough to see his mother ? ’ said the yeoman without animosity . |
| 2 | This was approached from two angles : first , what was known as the ‘ battle for the fourth grade ’ , an acknowledgement that substantial numbers of children either did not go to school or did not stay long enough to consolidate literacy . |
| 3 | After that , while never again did she stay long enough to have supper — or do the washing-up — Rosemary , still popping across to Leith 's and Sebastian 's flat at any time , accepted about two invitations in particular each week for coffee . |
| 4 | An ability to face out or sideways on easy ground must be developed in the interest of speed , but equally you should know instinctively when to turn inwards to get a surer support as the rock angle increases . |
| 5 | The two deaths recorded during this study both occurred in patients who were moribund when first assessed and did not survive long enough to reach hospital . |
| 6 | His only problem was , would he survive long enough to see through what was in some ways the most monumental task he had yet set himself ? |
| 7 | When the life expectancies of the shrimps are short then most of those which start life as males may not survive long enough to become females . |
| 8 | An intelligent human would know enough not to go , um , where it was n't wanted , ’ said Nisodemus sourly . |
| 9 | Hyperactive and overactive young children often can not concentrate long enough to sit at the table and so teaching this is a very important part of learning to control them generally . |
| 10 | The modern woman should know just how to disarm suspicion with a floppy silk collar , how to imply kindliness with a tasteful floral print , or intimidate with a well-placed lapel . |
| 11 | For if it had , then when those consequences failed we would know exactly where to revise . |
| 12 | I know exactly how I want it to look , Señor Lopez , but I do n't know exactly how to do it . |
| 13 | People should know exactly how to vote for animal rights in the election and that is for one of the parties that unanimously supported this Bill . |
| 14 | Those of you familiar with car radios where you press ‘ vol ’ ‘ treble ’ ‘ bass ’ ‘ bal ’ or ‘ fade ’ and then use a single infinitely rotating knob to set the required levels , will know exactly how to operate the JMP-1 . |
| 15 | If you can not wait any longer to buy , the next step is to work out what you can afford to borrow , and from there the likely price range of your new house . |
| 16 | It does n't make you know automatically how to say " she speaks " and to come out with it instantly . |
| 17 | FACING PAGE Many dogs will instinctively jump up either to seize a toy or as a greeting . |
| 18 | This subject added : " Occasionally I hear the first movement of his Third Concerto , which I do not know well enough to construct in my mind when I am fully conscious . " |
| 19 | If we decide , in the case of the baptism study , that we must carry out fieldwork to collect data which is not to be found in already published sources we must consider how best to utilize what resources we have . |
| 20 | Having settled the tripartite and integrated structure of our students ’ training needs , we should perhaps consider how best to provide for them . |
| 21 | Starting at the top of the bank , cut out a rough sloping path to bottom , slightly above intended step levels , using scale drawing to let you know how deep to dig at any point |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm afraid I do n't know how else to explain it . |
| 23 | ‘ I did n't know how else to shake you out of your melancholy — and I did so want Hilary back . ’ |
| 24 | Okay how about erm do you know how where to put commas and full stops and ? |
| 25 | We might not know how best to manage waiting lists , but we do n't need sociologists to complicate the basics by telling us they 're not queues . |
| 26 | You may not always do just what friends tell you , but they are the sounding boards who let you know how far to go . |
| 27 | I have to know that sort of thing otherwise I would n't know how hard to fire the retro-rockets to give you a gentle landing . |
| 28 | Boys and girls from all over the UK will join Kristian for a day in London , and will discuss how best to encourage people to re-cycle their steel cans . |
| 29 | David did not know quite where to look , but it was one occasion , he subsequently recounted to his friends , when it was better to travel than to arrive . |
| 30 | For a time I did n't know quite how to respond . |