Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [pron] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The client had wanted either custody or to see his child every day . |
| 2 | In burgh politics the habit of taking quarrels to law made the ability to suspend a legal process or to threaten its resumption a regular tool of the Administration 's local managers . |
| 3 | In addition , retinoic acid is insoluble in water and so would remain where we put it in the limb for some time ; this was important because we already knew that to exert its effect the grafted polarizing region needed more than 12 hours . |
| 4 | as if to signal their displeasure the Dutch parliament passed a constitutional amendment in 1952 incorporating West New Guinea into the Netherlands and closing off further discussion of the issue . |
| 5 | In the second half of 1934 and in 1935 the movement all but collapsed as a national force , and to revive its fortunes the fascist political programme was de-emphasized and instead more attention was paid to fomenting local and regional grievances in populist campaigns . |
| 6 | Shirley branch has now been trading for 3O years , and to celebrate its birthday a dinner-dance is being held at the Novotel Hotel in Southampton on October 16 . |
| 7 | The good ‘ Rev. ’ attempted to pacify them by pointing out that the evening was a glorious opportunity to meet the players in an informal atmosphere , and to buy their heroes a drink . |
| 8 | as if to underline his words a creaming beam wave appeared in the middle distance , suddenly becoming apparent that it was a freak . |
| 9 | The UK wants the citizens of its colony to be involved in settling their future and to give their legislators the final word on any deal . |
| 10 | as if to mock his words a low , moaning howl came out of the darkness beyond the wall . |
| 11 | The Data System is just part of a massive development programme to keep us in front and to offer our clients the best licensed taxi service there is . |
| 12 | From that day the plague began to abate , and to show its gratitude the city decided to build a new church . |
| 13 | He was , as usual , quietly spoken , but not , like Herbert Read , inclined to whisper , as if to lend his utterances an added confidentiality . |
| 14 | ‘ You will have to lie once more , Cynthia — not for either of our sakes but to save my husband the pain of knowing the truth . |
| 15 | According to Mrs Jones they had little option in the circumstances but to allow her decision a ‘ chance to fail ’ . |
| 16 | Do you wake up regularly to a deafening snore and feel there is no alternative but to give your partner a hefty prod ? |
| 17 | In the 1840s the aim would have been not so much to save the debtor 's soul as to save his creditors the expense and boredom of having to sue him . |