Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many elderly housebound people living alone feel the loss of their independence very keenly and fear becoming a burden to others . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to see an end to those days ’ , Farr-Jones adds . |
| 3 | They want to see an end to the image of trade unions as Labour 's paymaster and , by implication , policy-maker . |
| 4 | Some concessions have been made to conservationists who want to see an end to all military use of national park land . |
| 5 | New regional chairman Neil McCrae , of Design Publications in Banbury , said : ‘ We want to see an end to the beer-and-skittles approach and arrange a series of events that will be relevant and attractive to professional communicators . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to issue a challenge to Michael Fallon : will he explain why he believes people in Darlington should earn less than £3.40 a hour when as a government minister he earned £1,000 a week . ’ |
| 7 | Few dogs actively appear to enjoy a visit to the vet , but conversely , even fewer normally become aggressive on routine visits if they are not in pain . |
| 8 | Formulated in words suggested by this quotation , the question I want to find an answer to is : are there logical conditions of someone 's having the experience of seeing something as , say , blue ? |
| 9 | ‘ Rose , ’ she said , ‘ I want to write a letter to my daughter , my daughter in Germany . |
| 10 | Meanwhile I propose paying a visit to the offices of the Wiener Tageblatt . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Of course not , but the police are interested in those keys too and I want to put a stop to Shildon searching my property . ’ |
| 12 | I want to put an end to every consequence of Maurice 's scheme . |
| 13 | Many people want to leave a legacy to a charity they have supported all their lives . |
| 14 | But if we want to adopt an approach to family life which is Christ-centred in its essence , we must ask how we are to glorify God in the relationship of parents to children and children to parents . |
| 15 | I want to propose a toast to an absent — and sorely missed — friend . |
| 16 | I want to send a telex to Alex Raneleigh in Brussels . |
| 17 | But when we want to teach a democracy to er to er to a different er the countries of the east , when it 's it 's a big humbug I think you ca n't teach them |
| 18 | A SEMINAR on vice is being organised by Middlesbrough branch of Toc H , and organisers want to invite a prostitute to the meeting . |
| 19 | ‘ I want to pay a visit to the museum . |
| 20 | I want to make a call to … |
| 21 | If you want to make a trip to China then , even while it seems an impossible dream , start planning that trip . |
| 22 | Now , they want to make a commitment to the child they handed back . |
| 23 | ‘ You know very well that I want to make an offer to your son . |
| 24 | This is a useful knot to learn if you want to tie a rope to a post . |
| 25 | The Oakworth Village Society intend to create a memorial to the six Canadian airmen who lost their lives in a crash of Wellington BK387 during the night of January 2 , 1944 at Tewitt Hall Wood . |
| 26 | I stop to give a lift to two young warriors who are fully made up in ochre topped by head-dresses . |
| 27 | Consider adding a border to the leading edges and making tie-backs to match ; or having tie-backs where none existed before . |
| 28 | Please consider giving a penny to Christian Aid for every mile you travel . |
| 29 | Teachers seem to appreciate an attempt to be positive about the Education Reform Act . |
| 30 | We thank him profusely , and manage to bring a smile to his face . |