Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was approached from two angles : first , what was known as the ‘ battle for the fourth grade ’ , an acknowledgement that substantial numbers of children either did not go to school or did not stay long enough to consolidate literacy . |
| 2 | After that , while never again did she stay long enough to have supper — or do the washing-up — Rosemary , still popping across to Leith 's and Sebastian 's flat at any time , accepted about two invitations in particular each week for coffee . |
| 3 | The two deaths recorded during this study both occurred in patients who were moribund when first assessed and did not survive long enough to reach hospital . |
| 4 | When the life expectancies of the shrimps are short then most of those which start life as males may not survive long enough to become females . |
| 5 | At seven-thirty he dialled again , and could wait no longer to wake Sam . |
| 6 | Yet they could wait no longer to tackle Paris . |
| 7 | This takes on an added significance when it is remembered that geriatrics and the terminally ill are regarded as the failures of the health service and are often consigned to the young and inexperienced who , as one doctor recently put it , ‘ do strive very officiously to keep people alive because they are interested scientifically and they want to use every method they can as part of their training ’ . |
| 8 | True enough , the stock species Rosa rugosa is often used for hedging , but if that is the hedge you want , you will do much better to buy plants raised for the purpose . |
| 9 | In the 1990s we must do still more to introduce choice and competition on the one hand , and to reward care and commitment on the other . |
| 10 | This is the question in all markets : whether the cake as a whole will grow fast enough to keep London 's absolute volume of business growing . |
| 11 | And although he would borrow happily enough to buy painting materials or drinks , he had his own sense of honour . |
| 12 | A learner who lacks confidence and competence will take much longer to implement care , and will also put the patient at risk . |
| 13 | Yet imports stay low , partly because foreign firms do not always try hard enough to crack Japan , but partly because of over-regulation . |
| 14 | This is the particular issue for debate at this meeting , and I do not presume here either to pre-empt discussion or anticipate what I will say later when I consider it in greater detail . |
| 15 | It does not go so far to ensure proportionality as other variants , but would involve the least departure from the existing system , would retain single-member constituencies which many regard as being a valuable feature of the present system , and would be much the simplest to understand in operation . |
| 16 | While his conclusions may be correct — and we discuss this at greater length in the next chapter — his evidence , unfortunately , does not go far enough to give weight to them . |
| 17 | Steps were taken to reduce capacity : shifts were cut and shod time introduced but these measures did not go far enough to balance supply and demand . |
| 18 | The optical fibre cable recently laid to Number 10 Downing Street joined a network which the group can not spread fast enough to meet demand . |
| 19 | Assessment of how successful an event has been depends largely on feedback , and , if possible , the organisers should get together afterwards to hear comments and take note for future reference . |
| 20 | Although this would hardly seem fast enough to catch prey , the smaller reptilian and amphibious animals would also have run at similarly slower speeds . |
| 21 | So why does she continue so vociferously to float IWC moratoria , and adopt such a recalcitrant attitude towards an industry that is so obviously in decline ? |
| 22 | ‘ You ca n't start too soon to take care of your skin , ’ Alice said . |