Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [noun] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Royalty likes to go where royalty has already been , and in the second half of the last century Biarritz became the resort of monarchs from all over . |
| 2 | I had felt the lure of the unexplored , the compulsion to go where others had not been . |
| 3 | Erm so we just have to accept that tourists do n't dress in those sort of clothes . |
| 4 | And if she has already enjoyed the satisfaction of having climbed to a new standard of proficiency , higher than she has been before , why should she care one way or another to know that others have not yet reached this standard ? |
| 5 | My hon. Friend will be interested to know that Nottinghamshire holds back nearly £43 million and that its total administrative costs are 4.4 per cent . |
| 6 | Yesterday her mum Jane said : ‘ I wish I had her back but it has taken away some of the emptiness to know that Paula lives on and she was able to help young and old . |
| 7 | Easily Accessible : Walkers will be delighted to know that Wiltshire has over 4,000 miles of footpath . |
| 8 | After enjoying so many years of unquestioning servility from David , it infuriated him to know that Beth did not feel threatened by him . |
| 9 | As far as the build quality is concerned , you 'd expect it to be up there with the best of the Japanese instruments , and you 'll be pleased to know that Jackson have not compromised their reputation here at all ; there 's nothing in the slightest ‘ second rate ’ about the Infinity . |
| 10 | It may be comforting for you to know that God understands EXACTLY how you feel . |
| 11 | It is of great comfort to know that John had so many friends and that our family has been in the thoughts and prayers of so many people . |
| 12 | Joan said : ‘ I want people to know that Brian has never been forgotten and that we will never give up hope that his murderer will be found . ’ |
| 13 | to establish that emulsions do not break or foams collapse . |
| 14 | Within months of the invasion of Panama , Guillermo Endara , the US-installed president , resorted to a public hunger strike to demand that Washington follow through on its promises . |
| 15 | Enjoying the irony of it , and actually quite pleased to discover that Ryan had n't turned over a new leaf after all , she continued smoothly , ‘ And might I remind you , Ryan , that it was my money in the first place , not yours ? |
| 16 | WHERE was the judgment in paying Derby a record £5.1 million for Dean Saunders and Mark Wright only to discover that Saunders does n't fit with Ian Rush and Wright is n't quite what he used to be ? |
| 17 | He returned thoughtfully to the Saint Pierre au gratin , only to discover that matters had not progressed well in his absence . |
| 18 | After four months in Hong Kong , Miller returned to Cappielow to discover that Morton had only ten players on their books . |
| 19 | Ronni nodded , glad to discover that Jeff had n't sold out . |
| 20 | Most bereaved people soon begin to discover that grief does not settle in their life like a gravestone , permanent and immovable : it lives , moves and changes , like all great emotions , and they finally emerge from it not crippled , but stronger in many ways than they were before , in spite of their loss . |
| 21 | ARRIVED AT Techno Towers to discover that computers had not yet been invented . |
| 22 | But I was surprised to find that Bessie did not scold me at all . |
| 23 | Pam became hooked on Medau after joining Molly Braithwaite 's London Polytechnic class early in the 1960s while living in Wimbledon ; she moved to Essex in 1975 and was overjoyed to find that Medau flourished there too . |
| 24 | He arrived to find that Ibrahim had recently departed and was at Rass , another ten days away in the very centre of the peninsula . |
| 25 | With few notable exceptions , legal department tend to be small to medium in size and it is not uncommon to find that solicitors work along . |
| 26 | He turned round to find that Morpurgo had not moved . |
| 27 | But it was a shock , nevertheless , to find that Fen had very unpleasant feet of clay . |
| 28 | But he was soon to find that Tolkien had more to offer him than the chance to learn Old Norse . |
| 29 | When the Home Secretary announced the additional numbers for police forces throughout England and Wales , I was shocked to find that Gwent merited only one extra officer and was astounded to find that the South Wales police force was not to have a single extra officer , especially as the chief constable has undertaken a major review to ensure the best use of available manpower , a process which must continue . |
| 30 | He was surprised that he 'd had no word from that gentleman , and even more so to find that Theda had not either . |