Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a consequence they were ‘ extracted ’ from their culture and failed to communicate to their own people . |
| 2 | With a new Government assuming office , AI urges members to write to their new MPs appealing for the speedy removal of the death penalty bringing the UK into line with international progress towards abolition . |
| 3 | The Royal College of Nursing in Oxford is asking its members to write to their local MPs and state their case for a pay award . |
| 4 | Now as a national organizer all the branches in your area if they had any complaints or anything that they wanted attending to used to write to their national organizer and I used to visit and deal with their complaints . |
| 5 | Dear Guitarist I have been meaning to write to your fine mag for a long time , but whenever I was about to put pen to paper someone else got there before me with the same topic . |
| 6 | We avoid this reality because none of us like it , and prefer to defer to our clinical impressions ! |
| 7 | It was not a motor-driven electronically tuned performance ( like a recent one by Salonen and the Philharmonia ) but one which attempted to penetrate the mysteries of the slower sections , above all those at the beginning of the second part , and one which was thoughtful enough to seem to come to its violent conclusion in spite of itself . |
| 8 | It is unlikely to be possible easily or cheaply for the Purchaser to come to its own conclusions as to whether or not these Acts apply even if it has access to the contractual document . |
| 9 | They are young people from each area who speak in the local language about important development issues , facilitate discussions and encourage villagers to come to their own conclusions through a series of interactive exercises . |
| 10 | People 'll have to come to their own conclusions . |
| 11 | And it must help pupils to come to their own commitments as they live their lives in a world of confusing , diverse and often conflicting values and beliefs . |
| 12 | We want companies and workforces to come to their own arrangements . |
| 13 | I knew she had to come to me each time , it was just a case of sticking it out . |
| 14 | ‘ T was to stop you becoming completely distraught , but I was afraid to look at you , afraid to come to you that night in case I saw fear or revulsion in your eyes . ’ |
| 15 | Why had she agreed to come to his awful party ? |
| 16 | Nonetheless , although Wolfgang ends his letter ( dated 4 April ) by expressing the desire to come to his dying father 's arms ‘ as soon as is humanly possibly ’ , he did not do so . |
| 17 | I think perhaps we 'll ask them to come to our next meeting , or the meeting after that . |
| 18 | Unlike most tour operators , who are happy for you to go to any one of several countries , we are thoroughly biased — we want you to come to our OWN country . |
| 19 | ‘ Passed up a couple of total certs to come to your bloody bun-fight , ’ she complained , though she was looking at the poor child all the time , with her eyes half-closed and tossing her head so the sockets would catch the light . |
| 20 | Whatever you decide about pregnancy , it is advisable to seek support from the sources that will allow you to come to your own decision , in your own time , and not force you to make a decision that is based on their belief and judgment rather than yours . |
| 21 | He raised with me certain personal problems that he was facing and I asked him to come to my regular constituency surgery to discuss matters in more detail . |
| 22 | ‘ I wonder , when you 're allowed out of here if you 'd like to come to my humble abode to recuperate ? |
| 23 | It took her some time to adjust to her new billing as sister to the future Princess of Wales . |
| 24 | In order to give businesses time to adjust to their new rate liability , the change in the amount of rates to be paid by a business will be phased in probably over 5 years . |
| 25 | Patients must be allowed to come to terms , they must grieve and mourn for their lost limbs , lost abilities or lost looks and be helped to adjust to their lost body-image . |
| 26 | ‘ Whatever style the man uses , the woman gets the message very clearly : It 's up to her to figure out how to keep him happy and how to adjust to his everchanging demands . |
| 27 | I just needed time to adjust to my new position . ’ |
| 28 | I 'll teach you what pleasure there is in making love and I 'll give you all the time you need to adjust to your new circumstances . " |
| 29 | You will need time to adjust to your new body image . |
| 30 | In this way the diet is easy to adjust to your own requirements . |