Example sentences of "[vb infin] to [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this , those feminists , such as Finch and Groves ( 1983 ) , who espoused the cause of their older sisters , can take some credit , particularly in the challenge they threw down to those who assumed without question that such roles would naturally fall to women on their own . |
| 2 | ‘ Afraid your business will fall to pieces without you ? ’ |
| 3 | The Force knew that their meticulously erected edifices of proof would n't fall to pieces under cross-examination when he was in the witness box , although he sometimes suspected that they found him too scrupulous for complete comfort . |
| 4 | This does not mean , of course , that they will fall to pieces at a touch and as we have said , some brittle substances are very strong . |
| 5 | Those who thought it would fall to pieces within 5000 miles were confounded , even if those who hoped it would sail the test with BMW-like dependability could hardly crow about its reliability record . |
| 6 | ‘ I know but that feckless lot up at Claro had that grand , old house given an' they 've let it fall to pieces round 'em . ’ |
| 7 | But perhaps the key aspect that will appeal to doctors in considering DRGS is their contribution to medical audit . |
| 8 | We can appeal to non-linearities in the climate thresholds , but glaciologists offer an alternative . |
| 9 | A very addictive game , which will appeal to players of the block genre . |
| 10 | Peristaltic tights will appeal to sufferers from poor circulation and varicose veins , and those whose hearts need a bit of extra help . |
| 11 | Lynx games will appeal to kids of slightly older ages . |
| 12 | Thirty spectacular cake recipes follow for a range of party cakes that will appeal to children of all age groups and tastes . |
| 13 | THREE small estates and three separate cottages on the beautiful Knoydart peninsula opposite the Isle of Skye , for sale through Frank & Rutley ( 031 225 7105 ) , will appeal to lovers of the wilds of Scotland . |
| 14 | This book will appeal to lovers of military history , but its characterisations often seem thin and schematic . |
| 15 | The two companies reckon this combination will appeal to developers of process control systems using real-time monitoring . |
| 16 | they had been fortunate in securing a businessman , whose qualifications in that respect would certainly appeal to men in the North of England . |
| 17 | Though walls have to be scrambled over , if you do it with care and replace any stones you dislodge , I find that most farmers do n't object to walkers on their land . |
| 18 | The European Commission did object to aspects of a proposed link between Fiat , Italy 's big car maker , and Alcatel-Alsthom , a French electronics giant . |
| 19 | Members of such groups are usually very friendly and so grateful that people turn up to their performances that they are quite often there to smile and chat to visitors at the door . |
| 20 | Rejecting the UN Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Libya unless it hands over two men accused of carrying out the 1989 Lockerbie airliner bombing , Gaddafi said he would never surrender to demands by the United States and Britain . |
| 21 | But some creatures , notably the American Allosaurus , had several bones in its skull loosely joined together so that the entire skull could yield to pressures of various sorts . |
| 22 | They may speak to Members of Parliament and Ministers on a confidential basis , but it is very unusual to come out in terms of that kind and say that sort of thing . |
| 23 | Durham Euro-MP Stephen Hughes will speak to first year pupils at St John 's Comprehensive School later this month and will also speak to students at the town 's Sixth Form Centre . |
| 24 | The Minister for the Environment and Countryside is no longer here — I make no criticism of him for that — but I listened to his opening remarks , and I know that he will speak to colleagues in Brussels . |
| 25 | ‘ I can speak to subordinates in any fashion I wish — a privilege of rank , which I surely do n't have to tell you about . ’ |
| 26 | Fourth , if this has been found to be fruitful , to begin to prophesy in your congregation 's meeting , aiming to ‘ speak to men for their strengthening , encouragement and comfort . ’ |
| 27 | If you do not listen your responses may be ‘ off beam ’ and you may appear to others to be rather stupid . |
| 28 | She hoped that she did not appear to others like a worthy cause . |
| 29 | I will give the same careful scrutiny to that application , if it reaches me , as I shall give to applications from Princess Margaret Rose orthopaedic hospital , from Lothian college of nursing , from the Victoria infirmary in Glasgow or from any others which express interest . |
| 30 | Those constructing future policies and principles should strive to make them exemplary in this regard , not least because of the encouragement this will give to schools to be rigorous in their own thinking . |