Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could be relied on to throw up ‘ bad ’ as well as ‘ good ’ factors . |
| 2 | They could n't be relied on to cope with the situation and our safety at the same time . |
| 3 | The Doctor , the guy with the blue box , could normally be relied on to deal with problems of this magnitude , but on this occasion he had apparently failed to understand that Pool was made of human brains and was in any case crazy . |
| 4 | Some will ‘ get the taste ’ of fresh water by moulting on freshwater lochs in Shetland , raising hopes yet again that this attractive duck will one day stay on to nest in Shetland . |
| 5 | No doubt some will stay on to summer in Shetland and encourage us to hope that some day it too may be found nesting . |
| 6 | In a mild winter where snow cover is not prolonged , chaffinch and brambling from the Scandinavian forests will stay on to forage round the crofts . |
| 7 | With a career in speech therapy behind her , Liz decided to go on to study for a post-graduate degree in Marine Archaeology at St Andrews University , where her husband David is Professor of Chemistry . |
| 8 | Er and the point about not offering a solution , C P R E clearly has in in erm taking to go on to talk about the subsequent parts of policy H one and H two , the County Council 's figures and then doing an analysis of those in relation to the new settlement , but I appreciate chairman that erm we 'll come back to that . |
| 9 | Obviously if you did a course in engineering or modern languages and you are going for a job where these skills are required it should not be difficult to explain that this is what positively interests you and you chose the subject because you wanted to go on to employment in the same field . |
| 10 | However , the old kapellmeister managed to cling on to life for another couple of years , by which time Mozart was himself dead . |
| 11 | It came as the parents of 12-year-old victim Timothy Parry — hanging on to life by a thread in a Liverpool hospital came to terms with the fact that he is unlikely to survive . |
| 12 | However , the parents of 12-year-old victim Tim Parry — hanging on to life by a thread in a Liverpool hospital yesterday came to terms with the fact that he is unlikely to survive . |
| 13 | Today , we debate a legislative programme that could have been proposed only by a Government who have no purpose other than hanging on to office for a few more months . |
| 14 | When world leaders sit down to dinner at home they prefer simple fare , according to the people who cook for them . |
| 15 | In fact , she was quietly grateful for the fact that he chose not to sit down to table with them . |
| 16 | ‘ I did n't ask to sit down to dinner with them , I did n't ask to be ridiculed and insulted by dear , delightful Melissa ! ’ |
| 17 | When An Teallach passes from sight behind foothills , the road turns down to scenery of a very different character , to the beautiful trees and parklands of Dundonnell and vistas of sylvan charm . |
| 18 | Ammonia is the toxic waste produced by the fish and this is initially bacterially broken down to nitrite in your filtration system . |
| 19 | Slightly irritated he thinks that there is something wrong with the lock and goes down to reception for assistance . |
| 20 | And the Midland actually goes down to sort of the top of erm Cambridgeshire , |
| 21 | of perhaps my characteristics cos I tend to go in to work at eight o'clock just before I write any more in and I do have to clear everything before I even start the day . |
| 22 | I ca n't believe they 're just gon na leave me to go in to English on my own . |
| 23 | but it 's , I , I do n't want to go down to work for hours Chris . |
| 24 | It turned out that he had locked himself out of his room which was likely to be embarrassing as I , for one , was not about to go down to reception for a key for him . |
| 25 | Archer books in to history with new mega-deal |
| 26 | Brush with water and press on to bottom of cake . |
| 27 | He later moved on to head up the restaurants and banqueting division . |
| 28 | Joyce , frustrated , moved on to consideration of yesterday 's weather , complaints about the new trainee and an attempt to enlist Helen 's support in resisting the county librarian 's enthusiasm for a local history section at Spaxton . |
| 29 | Ferguson , who was only 17 when he made his debut at fullback for Newcastle United , moved on to play for Derby County , Cardiff City , Barry Town and Newport County before joining Ipswich as coach . |
| 30 | Old Jimbo can still roll back the years and reach into his glorious past , and how he loved it as the crowd roared at every winning shot and then sang Happy Birthday as a giant cake was rolled on to court for him afterwards . |