Example sentences of "things [to-vb] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After all , there are lots of other things to enjoy in the country . ’ |
| 2 | Yes , and the things to go in the oven . |
| 3 | ON the golf course , 1989 was a vintage to declare and may well be the source of good things to come in the publishing world . |
| 4 | This chapter gives you some ideas for informal things to do in the Home , organised outings and activities which may also have a special therapy value , like reminiscence . |
| 5 | Then a woman in the street — the Via Monserato , between the Tiber and the Farnese Square , they talked about it so much , Mena and my grandmother , when I was little , I think they talked about it every day : Il Quartiere Papale , it does have a magnificent sound , has n't it ? and so much of it a slum ; the rich live above on the piani nobili , the ground floors and cellars are rented out to artisans ; my mother , who was brought up in those streets , says to know them you must have breathed the air in the evenings when the wine-shops are full and they are lighting charcoal braziers on the pavements ; she says I will go one day , but I think I know already — well , a woman in Mena 's street who sold salad greens knew the cook who worked for Anna and the prince round the corner and Mena was given things to do in the kitchen . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've got things to do in the dispensary . ’ |
| 7 | He can not work but wants interesting things to do in the day time . |
| 8 | And I remember one time he gave me a list of things to do in the morning — fill this with potatoes , put the beans up on the shelves , brush the yard and then you can go out . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , ’ he said finally , ‘ I 've a few more things to do in the garden . |
| 10 | Oh I ca n't I 've got things to do in the office , a busy company here . |
| 11 | That is why rice and pasta are such useful things to have in the store cupboard , because you can mix them with anything . |
| 12 | The advantage of that would be that if the private sector does have things to offer in the way of better labour practices , better marketing ideas , then these will be copied by the B R system and in Sweden it 's quite evident that although very few franchises have gone to the private sector , it has had a quite drastic effect on the way in which the state railway goes about its business . |
| 13 | ‘ The length of the toe bone is one of the last things to change in the loss of arboreality , ’ said Lovejoy . |