Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His manager , Simon , who was also Cyril 's elder brother , had persuaded him to lower his sights — or rather to aim at a different and better target . |
| 2 | And er therefore er w we made the most of it , my chum and I , Sid , we were in nineteen thirty two I would think we would be o one of the first hundred people or so to go with a , a week 's f er tour to Paris by air . |
| 3 | Launched from ML 102 , the two raiders had a mile or so to paddle on a compass course through choppy water into the harbour where , as the canoe surged on the swell alongside a large ship , they reached down underwater to fix their eight limpet mines . |
| 4 | Are these people afraid to expose themselves in a panel condemning the National Health Service or just to sit in the background and make any comments ? |
| 5 | It is possible to book alarm calls , make transferred charge calls , telephone for travel information , for the time , the weather , or just to listen to a story or some music ! |
| 6 | For others , it was a chance to browse … or just to relax in the sunshine . |
| 7 | For others , it was a chance to browse … or just to relax in the sunshine . |
| 8 | Not everyone gets better at weekends either — sometimes it can take a week or more to recover from the effects of chemicals at work . |
| 9 | The hospice aims to beat its previous record of £1,400 , and anyone with an hour or more to spare on the day should contact Deirdre Shaw or Dorothy Davison on . |
| 10 | It is an offence under bylaw 17(4) of bylaw 2 of the British Railway Board Bye Laws to molest or wilfully to interfere with the comfort or convenience of other passengers . |
| 11 | I was afraid to go to bed , or even to sleep for a few moments in my chair . |
| 12 | There was no sense of obligation to society , or even to learn of the necessities of life . ’ |
| 13 | There is a great difference between , on the one hand , voting Labour in a constituency which spread beyond the boundaries of the colliery village , and , on the other hand , being seen to organize a local Labour party or even to stand against the colliery manager and the old elite . |
| 14 | But , there comes a time in every painting when a clean , new brush has to be used to add detail or to control a passage of the work that started off as a spontaneous accident , or alternatively to lay on a clean glaze . |
| 15 | What is it that we carry away with us when we leave a gallery that creates a desire in us to paint , to draw or simply to doodle on a page . |
| 16 | It is clearly naive to talk in general terms about ‘ central government control ’ over local authorities , or indeed to generalize about the relationship at all . |
| 17 | At six p.m. we would call Mr Singh to take us to swim in one of the hotel pools or maybe to wander among the old tombs in the Lodhi Gardens ; as we passed , black bats would flit through the ruins like departed spirits . |
| 18 | They do not consist of an abstract duty to maximise profits or otherwise to act in the interests of society . |
| 19 | Yes , I was very successful in that respect as well that er , my children , I taught them that just to wait till the January sales and they 'd get what they wanted for half the price ! |
| 20 | When would-be television stars realised that just to get through the first round involved completing a detailed questionnaire their enthusiasm waned somewhat . |
| 21 | It asked him to omit the Foreign Secretary 's residence , and although generally to conform to the 1856 conditions , he should ascertain Hammond 's latest requirements and find out if the building could be reduced in size . |
| 22 | Indeed , I consider it more opportune than ever to extend to the entire ecclesiastical community an initiative already observed in some countries and regions that has yielded truly valuable pastoral results . |
| 23 | Today we launch our campaign , as the Community Care Act causes more elderly people than ever to rely on the six million people who care for relatives at home . |
| 24 | It is feared he will concentrate on domestic policy , when Mr Major , who must overcome the embarrassment of backing Mr Bush , believes the US has a greater role than ever to play on the world stage . |
| 25 | I think we 'll just have a nice quiet day today erm there 's a little bit of a snag because I do n't quite know what we 're going to do about all these children that like to go to the library . |
| 26 | Its continued presence always surprised him since it served no purpose that he could see except symbolically to cut off the headland and to give travellers pause to consider whether they really wanted to continue . |
| 27 | There appears to be no other solution than either to conform to the system or to destroy it . |
| 28 | With an enormous effort Alexandra said , with a small smile , ‘ It was better to be artificial than actually to sit in the sea in March . |
| 29 | While individuals may be seeking : ( 1 ) freedom to advance their careers by moving on to other firms , but " job security " in the meanwhile ; ( 2 ) payment , on death or retirement , of the full value of their partnership shares ( including capital contributions , undrawn profits , goodwill etc ) ; and ( 3 ) upon death and/or retirement from practice , financial security for themselves and their families , the firm 's priorities in the interests of preserving profitability are likely to be concentrated on : ( 1 ) the need to impose restrictions on the freedom of partners to leave without adequate notice and/or thereafter to compete with the firm ; ( 2 ) the ability to remove from the firm any partner who has failed to meet proper professional standards who is disruptive or who is not seen to be pulling his weight ; and ( 3 ) the need to minimise the strain on the firm 's finances when a partner leaves whilst recognising a certain moral responsibility towards the family of a deceased partner . |
| 30 | Most of the teachers lingered a few minutes in the staff room , not from any affection for the place , but to allow the unruly mob of boys to get down the long road that led to Cullbridge , and thence to disperse to the bus station , to Wimpy bars , the library or their various homes . |