Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And whether the Oare now gotten is like to prove richer or leaner than now it is , or to continue the same state of goodness that now it is in … |
| 2 | The boss , Mr. Uphill , always had his sleeves rolled up way past the elbows — whether for comfort or to exhibit the many tattoos which covered his arms is anyone 's guess . |
| 3 | Hotels shelter discreetly among refreshing pine trees or beside sumptuous sandy shores , and everywhere there is an opportunity to relax , to enjoy a wide variety of watersports or to play a few rounds at the 18-hole Is Molas Golf Club . |
| 4 | may well , well what was the company 's policy , to update in the sales period or to use the same brochure ? |
| 5 | If much land transport was undertaken by peasants as part of their multifarious labour services or to earn a little money on the side , much too , by land and sea , must have been undertaken by professionals . |
| 6 | Hurdles of metal , split oak , or wattle are very useful for quick repairs to a hedge or wall or to fold a few sheep on rape or turnips ( although they are laborious for the latter . |
| 7 | The matter has received our closest and most careful consideration and although the details were worked on in 1886 for another canal in the Manchester district ( but not used ) they are all to all intents and purposes equally applicable to the Grand Union Canal , when that canal is improved , to be of the same working capacity as the Grand Junction Canal and to carry the same vessels . |
| 8 | Looking back on these years , he remembered lying in the sun , his face covered with a straw hat : ‘ Other boys were always talking of when they would be men ; he did not want at all to be a man , or to possess things , but to remain as he was , in the same spot , and to know no more people than he already knew . ’ |
| 9 | In the near future I intend to expand this unholy alliance into a much larger tank and to try a few experiments with the set-up and some new species which I 'll no doubt relate if they 're successful . |
| 10 | And to provide the same information to shareholders and competitive bidders as they provide to the banks which are coming up with the funding . |
| 11 | Each criterion will be specific enough for Bill and me to judge performance against it without hesitation and to reach the same conclusion , . |
| 12 | & sup1 ; I want to talk about reactions to the report and to highlight a few issues which have arisen since it was written . |
| 13 | In one study subjects were required to telephone the local weather information service on awakening , and to record a few details of the weather forecast on the top of their diary sheet before writing down their accounts of their dreams . |
| 14 | There is a great temptation to capture all sorts of information for the sake of it and to keep the same information in several different locations . |
| 15 | So it was easy to look frightened and to run a little way . |
| 16 | In June 1259 it was to Edward and two colleagues that the writ was addressed which ordered the pulling down of ‘ the old fabric of the church of Westminster … as far as the vestry which is by the king 's seat … and to have the same church rebuilt … in such a manner as the new fabric there requires ’ , an order which marked the beginning of work on the choir . |
| 17 | The idea is to present politicians as human beings — not always an easy job — and to offer a few insights into the person behind the tub-thumping . |
| 18 | There is a pattern in which women are likely to leave the labour market at the birth of their first child , and to return a few years later , typically when the last child has entered school . |
| 19 | And I was delighted to have the neighbourhood laid out for me in the way a child sees its domain , and to earn a little money and receive from Mme Bluot the excellent unsold cakes and breads she would otherwise have had Didier feed to the ducks . |
| 20 | Since historical entitlement theorists make original acquisition the root of all subsequent entitlements it is essential that they demonstrate that acquisition is an event of sufficient moral significance to bestow on the acquirer all the incidents of private ownership , including the right to transfer the property at will and to confer the same package of rights on all subsequent transferees . |
| 21 | But jobs were hard to find and he decided not to resign then but to wait a few weeks until he found another job . |
| 22 | The ordeal of repetition is a way to jumpstart the indecision of beginning again : not to repeat what has been done but to retrace the same path . |
| 23 | To condemn the movies was not only to condemn the masses , but to score a few debating points off Americans . |
| 24 | ‘ We decided , ’ she says , ‘ to finish the record in the studio , in Windmill Two , but to get the same atmosphere as Kinvara , and it was really great in the studio , great crack . ’ |
| 25 | to assess programme in order to know whether or not objectives have been achieved , to achieve other objectives effectively , and/or to achieve the same objectives more effectively next time . |