Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Until then , they could n't even ask for a glass of water or to go to the toilet . |
| 2 | Whitechurch was shown the works by Mr G. Coker , chief draughtsman : ‘ There are two chief ways of seeing the works , either to begin at the finished coach and work backwards to the details , or to go to the beginning first and work upwards , but , at all events , you shall see as much as we can show you in a day ’ . |
| 3 | He had decided not to go straight home , or to go to the pub yet . |
| 4 | For example , they may force the potentially inefficient firms either to join them in adopting cost-saving innovations which involve some disruption of current working practices , or to go to the wall . |
| 5 | travel to arrange the funeral , or to go to the funeral ( one return journey only ) |
| 6 | The children can also become antagonistic towards the parents and refuse to get out of bed or to go to the lavatory . |
| 7 | It appeared likely that the alarming peasant disturbances of the previous spring would be repeated , and there were many reports of peasants refusing to fulfil their ‘ temporary obligations ’ or to agree to the redemption terms envisaged in the Statute of Emancipation . |
| 8 | The Review recommended that there be a fixed period within which the parties would be required to set down the case for trial or to report to the court . |
| 9 | Once an action becomes defended there is to be a fixed period within which the parties will be required either to set the case down for trial , on the assumption that it has not been settled or been otherwise disposed of , or to report to the court . |
| 10 | The retailer will use the telephone to place orders ; to get in touch with other branches or head office ; to contact the bank ; or to talk to a customer . |
| 11 | This in itself is highly significant , particularly since many New Testament scholars seem to believe that the early Christians had no sense of historical propriety and would be perfectly happy to dream up some saying and attribute it to Jesus , or to listen to a message from one of the Christian prophets in the congregation , and then put that into the mouth of the historical Jesus . |
| 12 | A self-help support group which meets once a month in the evenings ( usually the first Friday in the month ) to talk informally , or to listen to a speaker . |
| 13 | The worker is likely to have to climb over knees and bags several times as the clients wait , in order to get client records from the general office or to refer to the information system . |
| 14 | Personal injury cases take time to conclude because medical problems take time to resolve or to get to the stage where future prognosis is meaningful . |
| 15 | Resources in an economy can be used to produce goods and services for immediate use ( consumption ) , or to add to the stock of fixed capital or inventories ( investment ) . |
| 16 | I 'd sooner come to Cheltenham than to go to a holiday abroad . |
| 17 | If diarrhoea is described in some particular terms rather than others ( e.g. if it described as empacho ) the patient is more likely to consult a traditional practitioner than to go to a health clinic . |
| 18 | She was beset by the realization that she desired nothing more than to go to the Hall as Anne Mowbray 's companion . |
| 19 | However , since she needed to fill her time until his return , what better way than to go to the capital city , and spend some days taking a look round ? |
| 20 | She rarely came out of Merchiston Lodge , except to go to the village , and it was quite a pleasure , she discovered , to be driving away from it . |
| 21 | Once again it is more important to explore the problem with students than to come to an answer . |
| 22 | Now she took care to change the subject and what could be more natural than to talk to the vet and his sister about Faustina and to speculate on what she might be doing at this moment . |
| 23 | Disknet gives the user no other choice than to stick to a routine of checking each incoming diskette for viruses . |
| 24 | Disknet gives the user no other choice than to stick to a routine of checking each incoming diskette for viruses . |
| 25 | Some say that to belong to the kingdom of Heaven is the same as belonging to the Church . |
| 26 | Others claim that to belong to the kingdom of Heaven is not exactly the same as being a member of the Church . |
| 27 | I am less concerned to focus on the psychopathology of individuals than to point to a collective , cultural condition ‘ and the tendencies of people who make it up ’ ( May , 1969 ) . |
| 28 | Our pH 16 values are normally 5 to 9 ; I look upon anything above pH 11½ to be bad — that 's from my experience in the laboratory that to get to a pH of 11 is easily done but to get to a pH of 12 you need a dam sight more alkali . |
| 29 | On the future of the party , Gorbachev declared that the CPSU " has neither the political nor the moral right to absolve itself from the responsibility for the destiny of the reform programme , to shirk its role and to retire to the wayside of the social process " . |
| 30 | A parent is legally bound to feed , clothe , house , not to mistreat , and to see to the education of his own children , but not those of his neighbour ; although those next door are legally protected against anyone 's abuse or assault . |