Example sentences of "and [verb] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not see how the Asian and West Indian pupils that I am responsible for can take on English behaviour for half a day when they are at school and change to their culture when they are at home . |
| 2 | By a strange twist of fate , the first Chilean to welcome Valenzuela to his new home in France was Castro , a ‘ Mirista ’ who was captured in broad daylight and stripped to his underwear back in December 1974 , while Valenzuela stood guard at the corner . |
| 3 | It was a year or more since they had met , but he ran out of the shop and clung to her elbow . |
| 4 | Feeling sick with relief that she had not run away with a rich man , Frankie shook his head vigorously in agreement and clung to her arm . |
| 5 | The grass was heavy with dew ; drops of mist bowed the unopened flowers and clung to my Sacrifice Poles , too , like clear blood on the shrivelled heads and tiny , desiccated bodies . |
| 6 | Wilcox set off in a straight line , indifferent to the snow that covered his thin black shoes and clung to his trouser bottoms . |
| 7 | Balbinder was very reluctant and clung to his mother . |
| 8 | He managed to catch Angus a half-decent clip across the right ear , but the sinister Campbell grabbed him from behind and clung to his neck . |
| 9 | Fully discussed with and explained to your customer in advance to ensure they are clearly and fully understood , |
| 10 | It is here that your values and ideas about preparing children ( i.e. guiding and training them ) for life need to be worked out clearly and communicated to your youngster in the form of reasons . |
| 11 | This result made myc the obvious gene to look for in other lymphomas — and led to its identification on chromosome 8 . |
| 12 | As a result , violent explosions rocked the vessel and led to its abandonment within an hour of the attack . |
| 13 | It was ultimately the inability of the access streets to cope with a hugely increased traffic problem which choked the markets to death in the 1960s and led to their demolition . |
| 14 | This was shared by his family and led to their feeling insecure about his new environment . |
| 15 | His practice of hunger-striking when detained has attracted international attention and the displeasure of the authorities , and led to his release from custody earlier this year . |
| 16 | His reports on the collections brought him to the notice of the British scientific establishment and led to his appointment as naturalist in HMS Bulldog during a voyage under the command of Sir Leopold M ‘ Clintoch in 1860 to investigate a possible northern route for the proposed north Atlantic telegraph cable . |
| 17 | As the men resumed work , Mr Friend said he told his colleagues to make themselves comfortable and to strip to their underwear to dig . |
| 18 | I could almost see her come out of the water with her short hair glistening wet and pressed to her forehead . |
| 19 | The study seeks to identify the main constraining factors operating in each country , and to see to what extent these factors , and the ‘ mix ’ in which they seem to operate , vary from one country to another . |
| 20 | To ensure that his/her own working practices and those of the staff for which he/she is responsible , comply with the Safety Policy and to report to their Head of Section any incident affecting health or safety . |
| 21 | Kemp frequently provides details of superficial social acquaintance between scientists and artists and refers to their reading habits . |
| 22 | The use of square brackets would normally mean that there is nothing in the hand of the king , not even a signature , but that the material is contemporary with him and belongs to his period . |
| 23 | Evelyn was educated at Emmanuel College , Cambridge , and the Middle Temple , and succeeded to his father 's business in 1627 , by which time the monopoly was under attack and the business itself in financial difficulty . |
| 24 | ( Abberley turns his back and goes to his bed . ) |
| 25 | Jim feels ‘ as if a demon had been whispering in his ear ’ and goes to his death with the whisper still sounding , killed by the people he had tried , in one final , tragic mistake , to save for the future . |
| 26 | Instead she took refuge in the library where she could read and research to her heart 's content . |
| 27 | There 's a deliberate attempt by us to make the people remember their pride , and to appeal to their ancestry , their way of worshipping and all these things . |
| 28 | Jennifer wears a sable fur coat around town and drives to her job as a receptionist in a Cadillac . |
| 29 | She had to stay on her best behaviour and dance to his tune . |
| 30 | Any discrepancies should be noted , drawn , photographed , and passed to your solicitor . |