Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take the opportunity to clean out the channel the cover fits in and to fill it with grease . |
| 2 | Resistance does not operate outside power , nor is it necessarily produced oppositionally : it is imbricated within it , the irregular term that consistently disturbs it , rebounds upon it , and which on occasions can be manipulated so as to rupture it altogether : |
| 3 | Very simply , the theory behind this is that any product has some characteristic which can be developed so as to make it unique in its class . |
| 4 | group to go in and to spell them so they can talk to individual kids . |
| 5 | Wilson and Jones , in their investigations of this effect , did not test the carcinogens on cells , but on DNA extracted from cells and treated so as to make it mimic the methylated DNA of a dividing cell . |
| 6 | New books and dictionaries are expected to contain the new spellings , while Proust , Racine and the rest will gradually be re-edited so as to make them conform . |
| 7 | ‘ Henry should know better than to keep you cooped up with his books . |
| 8 | A sense of loss of identity causes the voyager to project what he or she encounters so as to perceive it as an external phenomenon , and also to introject elements of the familiar world in order to recreate a recognizable context . |
| 9 | That survey was quite methodologically sound in that the sampling procedure was er designed so as to make it as representative as possible of the U K population . |
| 10 | The project will investigate formally the gains that result from coordinated policies on CO2 emissions , as against unilateral policies , and suggest how international agreements on CO2 emissions may be designed so as to ensure they are sustainable . |
| 11 | Lucy wanted to call after Charlie , to beg him to come back and to take her away ; this was all wrong , it was n't the way things were supposed to go at all . |
| 12 | Under a presidential decree of Aug. 6 , oil and gas export prices were deregulated so as to bring them into line with world prices . |
| 13 | " If that 's the trouble , you could n't do better than to entrust her to the skilled understanding of the Sisters . " |
| 14 | We talked of all we would do when he was strong enough , and I put everything else out of mind and concentrated on being positive and cheerful myself , which was not always easy but I was determined to behave normally and to treat him as a convalescent and not as a sick man . |
| 15 | Styles and designs vary greatly but to help you make your choice please note : |
| 16 | The other is an insider 's , told so as to make us understand what the events mean , in a sense distinct from any meaning found in unearthing the laws of nature . |
| 17 | You can decide later whether to let it out or try and lose some weight . |
| 18 | The provisions of paragraphs ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) above shall not apply so as to make it unlawful for a motor vehicle to be fitted with an instrument or apparatus other than a two-tone horn designed to emit a sound for the purpose of informing members of the public that goods are on the vehicle for sale . |
| 19 | She had thought longingly of the candle left behind in Guy 's chamber , but had known better than to mention it . |
| 20 | She should have known better than to think he would bring it to her , miserable sinner that she was . |
| 21 | ‘ I should have known better than to think you 'd back down . ’ |
| 22 | Devious devil ; she should have known better than to think she could fool him . |
| 23 | I simply wish to testify for the legitimacy of the kind of hard tempo evidence I have brought forward and to put it into practice , so that we can begin to renew a sensitivity to areas of stylized feeling from the past which have gradually dropped from view . |
| 24 | It is interesting to note that it is the present policy of some authorities to allow such a prisoner to die rather than to submit him to the indignity of forcible feeding . |
| 25 | She knew better than to urge them to dress in the fashions Lachlan had learned abroad ; but all the maids were driven frantic sewing silk and linen , gold thread , fur and leather . |
| 26 | He knew better than to ask her the time ; she was edgy enough as it was . |
| 27 | Huy knew better than to press her , and changed the subject . |
| 28 | Denis made threatening noises , but they knew better than to take him seriously . |
| 29 | Paige was startled by his assumption , but knew better than to deny it . |
| 30 | More than five years of rebellions and civil war had honed his instincts to a fine edge , and he knew better than to ignore them . |