Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Everyone knew that to point at the seals was taboo . |
2 | And it was a belief that to cut at the roots with small scissors would make a difference , because it would have a cumulative effect and that 's why I think we can do it in our own society . |
3 | Each party tended to see its own central ideal and to look at the others concerned as a perverse distraction from it . |
4 | One aim of this chapter is to assess the impact of feminism on political sociology ‘ twenty years on ’ and to look at the difficulties confronting those who wish to do work on women . |
5 | There have been various attempts to classify different corporate cultures and to look at the consequences of those types for the use of power ( see Deal and Kennedy ; Handy ) . |
6 | Erm , and to look at the stories which are of a different time but are still relevant to our time and place , they have a , have a message for us , even though they were set a hundred years ago , they 've still got something to say us , so I think that 's an area we need to explore . |
7 | Gregory of Tours , in particular , provides evidence of unequalled richness ; on the one hand he provides us with some of the most compelling images of the power of the Merovingian Church , on the other he allows us to see behind those images , and to look at the nuts and bolts supporting them . |
8 | The best way is to make a chart of each proposed solution and to look at the gains , losses and likely outcome for each . |
9 | Even if you are not a skier , it is worth taking the funicular up to the slopes just to experience the journey and to marvel at the views opening out below . |