Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You want to be very careful er , Mr Chairman , how we put out erm , information , I mean , let's face it , you know , you start sort of raising a lot of hairs if you 're not careful and if , if , even if it 's totally irrelevant people will latch on to a particular com comment and make it their own . |
| 2 | He would count slowly to a hundred . |
| 3 | Just as a human baby may draw comfort from sucking a dummy , so occasionally a baby elephant will sidle up to a young female and suck her milkless nipple . |
| 4 | I was to do the counting — up to a hundred ( I could n't count up to a hundred , I had to do it in tens ) and when I opened my eyes he 'd have disappeared . |
| 5 | It is inevitable , therefore , that problems in this respect will carry through to a tentative application of economics to law . |
| 6 | The standard molar enthalpy of a reaction is written It is essential that should refer unambiguously to a specific equation or formula . |
| 7 | So you can allocate up to a third . |
| 8 | In more complicated cases or where a larger aircraft is concerned the investigating team can comprise up to a dozen investigators . |
| 9 | Whatever figure you choose , you can then borrow up to a given multiple of that amount whenever you like , either in a lump sum or in small irregular amounts . |
| 10 | She did n't feel up to a zealous dyke conversion . |
| 11 | The first- and second-person pronouns are typical examples in that they do not refer back to a nominal expression in the text but to the speaker and hearer ( or writer and reader ) respectively . |
| 12 | ‘ In addition , we have a number of significant discoveries awaiting development , which will contribute substantially to a rising production and cash flow profile over the next few years , ’ he added . |
| 13 | The question , though , remains : given these differences , is there any sense in which we can still refer today to a single academic community ? |
| 14 | It builds on the argument in the preceding section where it was argued that because the cat sees and tries to extricate the ball stuck in the tree , it thereby manifests only those minimal beliefs that we would attribute directly to a human being in similar circumstances . |
| 15 | • They must now stick strictly to a 24-hour life-style — no late nights — or they will have to begin treatment all over again . |
| 16 | It did n't hark back to a mythical , puritan past but went super-realistic instead . |
| 17 | We can look back to a similar situation hundreds of years ago — the taming of knights in the Middle Ages . |
| 18 | ( c ) Do n't stick rigidly to a predetermined language syllabus — allow the activities that take place in the class to range freely and develop naturally and let the occurrence of stimulating events that happen in the environment influence the vocabulary and structures that are introduced and practised in each lesson . |
| 19 | England and Taylor can now look ahead to a profitable start to the New Year , with the visit of the tiny Italian principality , then the return against Turkey before the Wembley showdown against Holland in April . |
| 20 | So , by staying alive until that date , you can look forward to a substantial return on your investment — while remaining safe in the knowledge that , in the event of your death during that period , or subsequently , your family will be protected against any financial problems that might lie ahead . |
| 21 | NOW that Falkirk Football Club has confirmed the surprising choice of Campbell Christie , General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress , as its new chairman , we can presumably look forward to a radical change of tactics on the field . |
| 22 | In 1914 he was still only fifty-five and could look forward to a major job in the next Unionist government . |
| 23 | I 'll look forward to a working party to be set up to address this situation . |
| 24 | Viking makes a rare outing into the world of science fiction , though William Gibson is a writer with a strong mainstream following : Virtual Light ( £14.99 ) is set in a none-too-distant future where , according to Gibson , we can look forward to a new form of virtual reality , the virtual light of the title , and a religion based on Cable TV — shades of Philip K Dick here . |
| 25 | Seeing the merit of paying in the highest monthly premium ( £35 ) , they can each look forward to a tax-free payment at the age of 65 — £37,500 for Alec and £37,800 for his wife — which will help bring the retirement home of their dreams well within their reach . |
| 26 | Nor can any athlete look forward to a long and healthy life if they use drugs to aid their performance . |
| 27 | Ludwig Erhard , who succeeded Adenauer as Chancellor in October 1963 , was an experienced minister , the man held responsible for German economic success since 1949 , deeply committed to the US alliance and who , at 66 , could look forward to a long career as Chancellor — given the record of his predecessor . |
| 28 | Now Susan can look forward to a cosy flat this winter … but she still plans to give the British Gas man a very chilly reception . |
| 29 | As the EC opens membership negotiations with the members of EFTA , and as we develop closer relations with the emerging democracies of Central and Eastern Europe , we can look forward to a European Community which , by the year 2,000 , is truly becoming ‘ our Common European Home ’ . |
| 30 | And their skipper Stuart Davies said : ‘ This win will show the Welsh players that with the right preparation and training , Wales can look forward to a good result against the Australians . ’ |