Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's probably why they had to write to each other even after they were married . |
| 2 | She is also a great letter-writer , a hangover no doubt from years at boarding school , where she had to write to both parents every week . |
| 3 | The CNAA has also found itself drawn into the dispute between Huddersfield Polytechnic and its local authority , Kirklees Metropolitan Council , where , in 1980 , it felt itself obliged to write to both parties : to the council stressing the need to provide more funds and to the polytechnic strongly advising it temporarily to drop its intention of introducing new courses . |
| 4 | I 'M 17 , a little bit sad , female student from Prague ( Czechoslovakia ) - I would like to write to any male or female , aged 17-20 . |
| 5 | you 'll be , you 'll be sent instructions on what , who to write to and it 's a matter of sorting those out and erm sending out letters to group members like asking them to write to this person or that person , so that 's not too bad , . |
| 6 | DOLPHINS AND SEAGULLS , silence and laughter David Sylvian and Charlie Parker John Cleese and Buster Keaton … who wants to write to this woman . |
| 7 | So I suppose I shall have to rely for my silver lining upon Carrie Schlegel of Capistrano Beach , California , who was kind enough to write to this magazine to say that I was God . |
| 8 | The Scotland-wide network of business secondees we have been able to attract to this project is most impressive and I am pleased to list the supporting companies and organisations on page 13 of this Report . |
| 9 | ‘ The fact remains ’ , she wrote , ‘ that differences in status exist , and as long as they exist it is practically impossible , since the lives of children can not be separated from those of their parents , to secure to all children a uniform standard of living ’ ( Rathbone , 1949 , p. 233 ) . |
| 10 | So far , I am happy to say that in the case of children — I was about to come to that exception — and in the case of rape victims , the balance that Parliament has chosen , in that it has granted exceptions in those cases , has proved to be an effective one . |
| 11 | I assure my hon. Friend that I was going to come to that issue , which is important . |
| 12 | But I feel you have enough evidence in front of you to come to that conclusion . |
| 13 | Are you satisfied that you 've done enough examination of your existing towns and villages to come to that conclusion ? |
| 14 | Not because he particularly approves of the exploitation of Henderson Island , but because he hopes that this latest development will force the government to come to some decision about the future of Pitcairn . |
| 15 | Her head pounded , forcing her to come to some decision . |
| 16 | We have to come to some kind of deal with the trade unions in this complex interim period . |
| 17 | ‘ All the same , it makes sense to come to some kind of agreement about this . |
| 18 | ‘ The rich have got to come to some accommodation with the poor . |
| 19 | They were the North Riding Authority , er the East Riding Authority , the West Riding Authority , all of which converged on the on the city of York , and as you read through the files , er you will see that even then the D O E were trying to get erm those er those predecessor authorities in the late fifties , early sixties er to come to some view about what ought to be better for Greater York , so for many years the idea of Greater York ha has been current er in one guise or another . |
| 20 | Young Anna is going to be well heeled but she will have to come to some arrangement with Beryl and Beryl would prefer , much , to deal with the devil himself . |
| 21 | There 's a special job Preston 's engaged on and I want to come to some arrangement with him — there should be room for both of us — if you would be good enough to tell me when your husband is likely to be back — " |
| 22 | And then if er you want a so solicitor with you on that day we 'll have to come to some arrangement with you privately about the costs . |
| 23 | What neuropsychologists are trying to do is to come to some understanding of the way in which damage to the brain impairs abilities such as memory , perception and the use of language . |
| 24 | But I am sure that we should get on better if we were to come to some terms with them " . |
| 25 | ’ … but even were we able to come to some agreement with the authorities at Cullbridge Comprehensive , they would demand , would they not , a quid pro quo ? |
| 26 | Well , we 're anxious that there is n't an escalation of this crisis , that it may be dealed with as Brigadier Harbottle has written in a letter to the Guardian today , dealt with , er more through first of all an attempt by the Arab nations to come to some agreement amongst themselves and agreement which will satisfy them and be a more long-lasting one . |
| 27 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that while Jean-Marie Le Pen is legally entitled to come to this country , his obnoxious views on racism , immigration and nationality mean that he is simply not welcome in this country ? |
| 28 | We shall forward the work for the 1,000 secondees to come to this country as speedily as we can . |
| 29 | Bertrand says he wanted to come to this country to learn English and play Rugby . |
| 30 | It has taken 13 years to come to this position . |