Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus ethnographic interviewing describes an open ended unstructured approach designed to encourage informants not only to describe individual infant care practices but also to locate them within a broader ideology . |
| 2 | Most undergraduate courses claim at least to encourage students not only to learn , but to think about what they are learning ; to challenge the assumptions , to question the questions , to consider the alternatives . |
| 3 | They have already had many changes of home in their comparatively short lives and it would unquestionably confuse and disturb them to leave England now only to return again in a matter of months should the Australian Family Court consider it right that they should make their home here . |
| 4 | Grace had tried to persuade John long before to go to ballet classes , because she thought him small for his age and hoped the exercise might encourage growth , but he refused , saying ‘ Oh no , mummy , the boys will call me a sissy . ’ |
| 5 | We had wanted to persuade Rick once again to don his mouse disguise for a series of public road safety commercials for the Mongolian government . |
| 6 | The initial emphasis was on speakers and their ability to encode messages sufficiently clearly to enable listeners to identify the target object . |
| 7 | To build things up only to cast them down . |
| 8 | Eliot is able to recall Shakespeare closely enough to suggest at first sight that an ironic contrast is aimed at , but also to present the possibility that the allusion functions as the poetic equivalent of a legal fiction . |
| 9 | I would have thought that you 'd be delighted to invite Calder back just to put your views across again , even though there is n't anything between you both , as you 've been at pains to tell me ! ’ |
| 10 | WHILE this approach undoubtedly has advantages in that effort is directed to areas where a known interest exists — TO my way of thinking it fails to stimulate growth sufficiently quickly to satisfy what I consider SHOULD be a market led approach , nor does it satisfactorily communicate our case to the potential customers . |
| 11 | The humble screen saver , which cause electric toasters to fly across the screen , or turns the tube into a virtual aquarium in order to prevent the WordStar menu getting burned into the phosphor when the machine is left on but unattended for long periods , is the latest battleground for the advertisers according to the Wall Street Journal , which reports that PC Dynamics Inc of Westlake Village , California is actually giving Everready free publicity for its Energizer Bunny because it wanted an animated character to spur interest in its program — so users are expected to pay $25 not only to advertise Everready batteries but to suffer the exasperating experience of having the damn rodent make special appearances , popping on screen in the middle of their work , so that they have to press a key to zap it . |
| 12 | Stars & Stripes now shares a first-place tie with Kanza , America 's sister ship , with four victories apiece in the defenders ' semi-final , and Connor said : ‘ We have to beat America once more to assure that destiny 's in our own hands , but we 're going to keep our feet on the ground . ’ |
| 13 | At some stage teachers will also wish to take groups further afield to see examples that are some of the best of their kind . |
| 14 | It was therefore thought necessary to take steps not only to secure the defence of the Iberian Peninsula , but also to give it the ability to assume an offensive role if necessary . |
| 15 | At secondary level , " real " dictionaries are the best : the teaching needed to show pupils how best to use them is itself valuable . |
| 16 | Pangs of conscience , and ache of loneliness apart , I found that I was stimulated by the challenge of finding my way about this great and beautiful city , and by having to communicate — to try to speak French quickly enough to make actual conversation possible . |