Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see him thumb through several papers before returning to the counter with a single sheet ; he made no attempt to invite me in or even to offer me a chair . |
| 2 | But friends assured me there was more to this grand range of mountains than my experience had suggested , and so to give it a chance I went back to climb Cairn Gorm properly , giving the bridies as wide a body swerve as possible . |
| 3 | This project aims to analyse the business and social composition of London at that crucial stage of its development , and so to make it a substantial contribution towards our understanding of the emergence of the modern British state and its economy . |
| 4 | To gain a clearer understanding of the differences between such schools of thought , and thus to see what the opposition between holism and individualism consists in , it is therefore essential to try to do something that the protagonists in such debates themselves seem unwilling to attempt ; to give a more precise account of the conflicting conceptions of individuals and their capacities that underlie these disagreements . |
| 5 | And just to give it a centre . |
| 6 | And just to give you a flavour of the sort of thing the Fourth and Fifth Floors of No 19 , here are two of the many very hot issues currently under development . |
| 7 | And just to remind you the open the open state probability can be defined as the time that the channel spends in its in the open state divided by the total time of the recording . |
| 8 | Finally I signed an agreement with them , in which they promised to offer Herbert a job , and later to make him a partner . |
| 9 | There is of course no reason why the patterns revealed in one pioneering study should be taken as definitive and exhaustive for all communities : it is an empirical matter to determine what kinds of pattern can be revealed in speech communities and hence to determine what the norms of particular speech communities may be . |
| 10 | As she hitched up the fox fur draped about her neck , she was tempted now and then to give them a regal wave but decided that to sit back in dignified hauteur was more fitting to her role . |
| 11 | It 's a terrible thing to be told that and then to do what the director says and it feels like shit . |
| 12 | and then gradually they would give you a wee bit say maybe the legs or something to do a er polish you know show you how to start you know , how to rubber and how to fold your the cotton wool . |
| 13 | And never to leave me a penny . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ The best design strategy is not to program a computer directly with the wealth of descriptive detail that constitutes a natural language but rather to give it the basic set of expectations and abilities that are needed to learn a language . ’ |
| 15 | Their desire to escape the rain might hurry their attack — not much but enough to give him a small advantage . |
| 16 | But enough to give them a week in Devon . ’ |
| 17 | But just to call anyone a slut is just so rude . |
| 18 | Just as an example , because we do n't like talking about cold , but just to give you a very simplistic example of how it can work . |
| 19 | If you can not resolve the matter amicably , I suggest you contact the local council — not with a view to making a direct complaint , but just to establish what the regulations are concerning open fires . |
| 20 | But just to prove what a bunch of contrary bastards they can still be , ‘ Arms Control Poseur ’ , combining a relentless bass drum with Smith 's diffident sneering , soars about the mêlée , shattering any doubts as to the band 's continued well-being . |
| 21 | But just to prove what a bunch of contrary bastards they can still be , ‘ Arms Control Poseur ’ , combining a relentless bass drum with Smith 's diffident sneering , soars about the mêlée , shattering any doubts as to the band 's continued well-being . |
| 22 | However , he records with thankfulness that it ‘ pleased God not only to keep me from them ’ , but also to give him a friend whose example of zeal and practical godliness was of great spiritual help to him . |
| 23 | We launched this draw not only to encourage more people to enjoy ‘ old York ’ , but also to give them the opportunity to experience the excitement of New York . ’ |
| 24 | It was therefore thought necessary to take steps not only to secure the defence of the Iberian Peninsula , but also to give it the ability to assume an offensive role if necessary . |
| 25 | The owner of one of the most spiritual voices in music , he 's seen success beckon before only to give him the finger once he started to trust . |
| 26 | Just as well to give you an idea , erm they come in they come in various price |