Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Tuesday the Soviet parliament refused to accept this blanket ban , which it wanted confined to the railways and to other key industries , and only to remain in force until the new law on strikes was promulgated . |
| 2 | But it is useful to know what the conventional rules are , and also to bear in mind who you are writing for . |
| 3 | He started to speak and then to recite in front of a mirror . |
| 4 | Couples of all ages strolled leisurely along , stopping now and then to look in shop windows . |
| 5 | Pretty certain this must be the man , Paige set off down the street , stopping every now and then to look in shop windows and cast surreptitious glances backwards . |
| 6 | They are generally operated on a fixed cycle , so that , when a known volume of water has passed through the plant , a valve is turned so as first to backwash the bed to cleanse the zeolite , and then to pass in brine for a fixed time to regenerate the material . |
| 7 | However , it is possible to concede that defendants should be judged on the facts as they believe them to be , and yet to argue in favour of an exception in rape cases . |
| 8 | In particular , in this type of assessment it is important not just to think in terms of incremental cash flows above those currently being received , but also to bear in mind what the problems will be if no investment is undertaken . |