Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb infin] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will have heard that if you do stick to a diet and lose weight , then your metabolism will drop so dramatically that the weight piles on all the more easily in the future . |
| 2 | Although writing on behalf of cycling interests , these do coincide to an extent with the interests of walkers and horse riders . |
| 3 | However , several studies have shown that aggressive toys do lead to a rise in anti-social behaviour , but that this is short-lived . |
| 4 | The results so far suggest that although meters are expensive to install they do lead to a drop in consumption . |
| 5 | But you do come to a limit with long sentences . |
| 6 | Actually , I have begun to think that I do belong to a time , but it is separated by so many decades from theirs that I reproach myself . |