Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [conj] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dull coloured brickwork merged into the undergrowth of trees , weeds and plants untamed and was hardly noticed by most passes by who probably dismissed it as one of Lincolnshire 's useless ruins , which would either fall down or have to be pulled down eventually . |
| 2 | Apparently they had no friends , with the possible exception of Roger — and she had seen him stiffen slightly when referred to as ‘ old Rodge ’ . |
| 3 | If , as frequently happened , two of us would fall out and come to blows , then passers-by would stop , form a circle and watch without intervening , confirming their view that justice would be achieved this way . |
| 4 | Many cuttings of this kind will root spontaneously if stood to the base of their leaves in a jar of water . |
| 5 | Mr Purves said he intends retiring next year , but might stay longer if asked to by the board . |
| 6 | End gain presents a problem , as it simply does n't glue effectively unless worked to a smooth finish , which is impractical in this type of situation . |
| 7 | Afterwards , the following cycle would take place : Louise would assume an early rendezvous ; Gustave would put her off ; Louise would plead , grow angry , threaten ; Gustave would reluctantly give in and agree to another meeting . |
| 8 | This was the reason for the comments in Evans , but there was nothing said in Evans against making a second order on a later occasion which would take the total above 240 hours when added to the original order , but would not do so when added to the hours yet to be worked under it . |
| 9 | Or would they inevitably break up and go to work with the experienced squads ? |
| 10 | The majority of teachers in state schools accepted as inevitable that boys and girls would behave differently in school , would find different forms of knowledge congenial , would achieve differently and aspire to differing occupations . |
| 11 | It is a good idea to list the positive and negative consequences of dieting on an index card , which you can then carry around and refer to prior to eating , or exercising . |
| 12 | He saw Spatz swallow drily and nodded to himself , satisfied that he had cowed the man sufficiently . |
| 13 | In the following four sections we shall examine five different habits used by animals to avoid being eaten : potential prey may actively flee their predators , or they may stay still and try to be invisible , or they may stuff themselves with sickening chemicals and advertise their unpalatability with bright ‘ warning colours ’ , or they may mimic the warning colours of others , and finally , in some circumstances , an animal may make itself less likely to be eaten by living in a group . |
| 14 | The creature will run off if allowed to , assuming the form of the character it attacked last . |
| 15 | Oh , I wish she 'd hurry up and go to sleep ! |
| 16 | I thought this idea might work well if transposed to pressed flowers . |
| 17 | Thus we might look around and point to something red and say " This is coloured red " ; and then , perhaps , in order to forestall any tendency to mistake the word for the name of a particular shade of red , gesture towards another thing of a similar but not quite the same hue , and add " And that is red too " . |
| 18 | The result is a hybrid virus that will multiply readily when given to humans but will not cause disease . |
| 19 | ni-night and Stacey you can lay down and listen to the story , come on put your stuff away and lay down , good night |
| 20 | In such circumstances ( known as ‘ the last resort ’ ) the Bank of England will always step in and lend to the discount houses , or purchase bills of exchange from them before the bills have reached maturity . |
| 21 | From now on smokers must clock out and go to a special room for each cigarette break . |
| 22 | She put all the motors through the vertical jets , and prayed that the speeder would n't blow apart or shake to bits as it lurched up the side of the building . |
| 23 | Understanding what the problem is can help us move forward and contribute to the emergence of a new model of health care . |
| 24 | Then she thought that she would not go at all , that she would stay behind and pretend to be ill . |
| 25 | all the way up to the mountains , you could walk so far you could nearly cross over and go to another village right up the mountains , just keep walking and walking for ever , or you could go into the |
| 26 | ‘ The fact that when you have a claim you can phone up and talk to us straight away , and we will give you advice on what to do , is important too . |
| 27 | ‘ True , though it 's only a yard with a three-room building , so as soon as possible we shall sell up and move to something bigger . ’ |
| 28 | Why does n't she sell up and move to something smaller ? |
| 29 | It was the first time that he had seen his father do anything but ride about and talk to people and sail boats and race and jump and swim and lay wagers at horse-fights on feast days and drink . |
| 30 | Michael Roberts could ride either but sticks to Lyric Fantasy who became the first two-year-old filly to win the Nunthorpe at Yor |