Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She loved the way you could stride on to any stage with that easy cat-like walk of yours and instantly dominate the place . |
| 2 | Cut the power and pull back the yoke fully , whereupon the Aircoupe will slow down to 50 mph and , because you ca n't stall it , will nod and mush downwards , the full-span ailerons remaining effective throughout . |
| 3 | Evidence continued to be submitted relating to the CPSU 's role in Soviet politics in the period since March 1990 , when it surrendered its constitutionally guaranteed monopoly of power [ see p. 37299 ] , the Court having indicated that its evaluation of the party 's constitutionality would relate only to this limited period . |
| 4 | J happen somewhere , and the spaces must relate sensibly to convenient use . |
| 5 | The LIFESPAN Manager account ( Section 1.2.1 ) on each of the remote nodes provides these privileges , so you should log in to this account on each of the remote nodes . |
| 6 | The LIFESPAN Manager account ( Section 1.2.1 ) provides these privileges , so you should log in to this account . |
| 7 | If your players do n't latch on to such throwaways first time , too bad . |
| 8 | There are always gon na be a a set of of people in any area who erm who will latch on to racist attitudes and racist acts if if someone comes in waving that as an you know , as an organized activity . |
| 9 | When Catherine died , she was all I had left , but you ca n't hang on to young people … they 're not an insurance against loneliness in old age . |
| 10 | may as well er hang on to that and that . |
| 11 | Right , can hang on to that for me ? |
| 12 | Okay that 's , you 'd better hang on to that one and I 'll |
| 13 | Oh could you hang on to that lot a minute . |
| 14 | She longed to get home , to question her mother , but her brain would not let her hang on to these indulgences . |
| 15 | Can we hang on to these ? |
| 16 | Can you just hang on to those while I I 'm push Bryony a bit . |
| 17 | The wilfulness of human nature can be deceitful , and we can hang on to old ways like cherished thoughts or possessions . |
| 18 | The charm of this resort lies in its quiet , friendly atmosphere which will appeal most to those who like to avoid the larger resorts . |
| 19 | In a letter to Richard Bentley , a leading philosopher of the time , he agreed that a finite collection of stars could not remain motionless ; they would all fall together to some central point . |
| 20 | In addition to his military household , rewarded with " annual gifts " of clothes and equipment , Charles had to field armies for the sort of warfare that did not appeal much to Frankish nobles — namely , defensive or non-expansionist war ; and here the availability of cash stipends may have helped recruit professional warriors ( including Vikings ) . |
| 21 | However , the reformism of this period did not appeal only to manual workers , and among men of the 1945 cohort of voters middle class electors were in fact more likely to be Labour than working class electors were to be Conservative . |
| 22 | But the intention of practical English must be to ensure an understanding of what is read , not necessarily an appreciation of those aspects of it that would appeal especially to literary critics or literary historians . |
| 23 | This part suggests some ways of designing your own printed circuit board artwork , which will appeal especially to those who have invested in the necessary equipment to fabricate boards with the ultra-violet method . |
| 24 | Some of these jobs might appeal especially to younger people . |
| 25 | A predator company ( the offerer ) can buy up to 15 per cent of a company 's shares without restrictions , but above that level must then wait seven days before being allowed to buy up to another ten per cent . |
| 26 | Mrs Bottomley , who is planning to close or merge up to 15 London hospitals , said she was ‘ most impressed ’ with her mother 's treatment . |
| 27 | Station Officer Eric Warrior , of Middlesbrough Fire Station , said anyone entering the building could easily fall up to 15 metres into the basement of the premises . |
| 28 | A population of mice may yield up to six times its weight because of rapid turnover and high metabolism . |
| 29 | Bulldozers were used to clear 1.6 million ha for Gmelina arborea ( Verbenaceae ) , which can yield up to 30 m 3 per ha per annum , but the best stands yielded only 14 t , the scheme overall only 3–6 t . |
| 30 | One cow will yield up to 23 litres ( 5gal ) of milk and 4½ litres ( 1gal ) should make 450g ( 1lb ) of cheese . |