Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] to [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | O God give me the strength to be victorious over myself , for nothing may chain me to this life . |
| 2 | Consider the rule that , when being with one person and meeting another , one should introduce them to each other . |
| 3 | He can make his birds fly like an arrow — in a straight line , in single file — or can direct them to any place he likes , in any formation . |
| 4 | These five steps are a counsel of perfection , but most surveys can include them to some degree . |
| 5 | David and Angela came along to see it and David said , ‘ I must introduce you to this guy Tony DeFries who is going to be my manager , and I think you should meet him too . ’ |
| 6 | Well this was a Manpower Board that came round and they was inspecting erm what people were doing in the particular factory at and if they thought you 'd be more useful somewhere else then they 'd direct you to another factory . |
| 7 | He would be going out soon , but an umbilical cord would still tie him to this house of death . |
| 8 | Worse , nothing in the data itself would alert us to this fact . |
| 9 | Sid helped me carry them to that table ready for serving . |
| 10 | When did they bring you to this prison ? ’ |
| 11 | Unlike the Full Plans method , the use of the Building Notice procedure does not entitle you to any documentary proof from your council that your proposal is satisfactory , or that the work will be accepted by the Buildings Control Officer who is required to inspect the work as it proceeds . |
| 12 | I hope so , and if I can contribute something to that culture change I shall be glad to do so . |
| 13 | I am entering the RAF and then the Navy because I believe I can contribute something to this country by so doing . |
| 14 | Then make a list of all the items and photocopy it so you can give one to each guest . |
| 15 | But it 's mainly to erm present it to this committee , the trial balance sheet , She does n't quite know how to do that and altogether she feels she just wants she says , how she 's doing it now , at least she wants to check out with somebody , is she doing it how they would do it . |
| 16 | one of our serious of the year , we should er extend that debate er we could extend as late perhaps half past one for lunch or we could bring it to half way between half past one , so the feeling in respect of that |
| 17 | ‘ I could give it to another paper instead , could n't I ? ’ |
| 18 | So far as talking is concerned , they can only do it to each other . |
| 19 | You can do it to some extent through the public sector , but one of the worrying things I find about the present situation with this growth of generations , the clamp down on building — less than a hundred thousand houses , I think , completed in the U K last year — my estimate is that we should be building about two hundred and fifty thousand . |
| 20 | Could you send it to another school , to be viewed by people who do n't know any of the people who took part in the recording ? |
| 21 | In Snowdonia , Snowdon itself could lend itself to such management as could the Glyder and Tryfan mountain block . |
| 22 | In Snowdonia , Snowdon itself could lend itself to such management as could the Glyder and Tryfan mountain block . |
| 23 | The self-contained social circle of most farmers , commented upon in Chapter 3 , does not particularly lend itself to such empathy , but farmers will ignore the aspirations of the other 97 per cent of the population at their peril — and so , for that matter , will conservationists . |
| 24 | The British Cabinet system simply does not lend itself to that sort of Novices ' Handicap . |
| 25 | Others will follow you to this training ground , but you will form the leadership . |
| 26 | But why shackle yourself to that horror ? |
| 27 | Most importantly , we need to avoid situations where the horse is likely to express its aggression towards us , at least until the horse has learnt to respect and like us to some extent . |
| 28 | Break his will now , and his soul will live , and he will probably bless you to all eternity . |
| 29 | It was hoped that Japan could re-establish herself to some extent in the islands of Habomai and Shikotan while the Kurils should come under a UN mandate . |
| 30 | ‘ In my opinion , they 'll move him to some sort of safe house . |