Example sentences of "to [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Davide was still committed to preferring it to the alternatives , the vendettas , the feuds , the bloody score -these ways were for barbarians , for people like Sicilians , or Neapolitans , people whose own blood was all mixed up with Spaniards ' . |
| 2 | The final item ‘ Generations ’ was aptly named as those taking part ranged from Jane Middleton , aged 8 , up the scale to 90–years old Mrs. Constance Marsh , who reckons Medau helps a lot but mainly attributes her longevity to eating plenty of oranges . |
| 3 | Many people who have trouble with diets are used to eating lots of snacks during the day . |
| 4 | The South African Grand Prix at Kyalami was also won by Lauda but Hunt came close to catching him at the end , losing by just over a second . |
| 5 | Gets used to using them as if they 're real . |
| 6 | Despite their criticism , peer review is the method most commonly used within the Research Councils for evaluating the scientific contributions of their own staff , in addition to using it for the evaluation of research proposals . |
| 7 | I am about to acquire a C reg Range Rover EFi with a view to using it as my sleeping quarters on holiday . |
| 8 | Existing software which incorporates documentation procedures is being evaluated with a view to using it as a basis for this development . |
| 9 | To decorate a dish of smoked salmon , so beautiful in itself , with lettuce leaves , or to strew it with tufts of cress , is not to make that salmon which has cost 38s. a pound look as if it cost £3 , but to belittle it so that you begin to feel it is some bargain basement left-over which needs to be disguised . |
| 10 | Obligations of this kind are sometimes found in the Articles , as an alternative , or in addition , to including them in the subscription and shareholders ' agreement . |
| 11 | She hoisted her umbrella to ward off the light drizzle that had started to fall , gave me a couple of twenty-pound notes , said she 'd look forward to seeing me on Friday , kissed my cheek , then went off to do her shopping . |
| 12 | I am sorry to confess that I did not look forward to seeing him at all . |
| 13 | She was used to seeing him in pyjamas by now ; also , by now , she quite understood why he would n't really want people to see him . |
| 14 | I am looking forward to seeing him in the French Open and hopefully he will win it this year ! |
| 15 | In it , Elvis tells ‘ Dear Liz ’ how much he appreciates receiving her letters and looks forward to seeing her during a trip she planned to America in December . |
| 16 | Ramsay knew her by repute only and had been looking forward to seeing her in person . |
| 17 | We soon became accustomed to seeing her in Proctorial sub-fusc , worn not just for all the ceremonial occasions but for the daily transaction of University business which is now a major part of the Proctors ' tasks . |
| 18 | But if the purpose is no more precisely formulated than that , the playback session may never get beyond teachers ' purely subjective reactions to seeing themselves on the screen . |
| 19 | Furthermore , teachers must get used to seeing themselves on film . |
| 20 | We 've already got a fabulous programme lined up for 1992 and we all look forward to seeing lots of you then . |
| 21 | Yeah , it 's like the little ones , they the , the , the , erm , they handle all sorts , and when you comes actually down to seeing it on paper , you ke , it 's alright if they 're just counting it there in the hands and stuff . |
| 22 | I look forward to seeing you on 14 June . |
| 23 | Thank you again for your help and I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 24 | I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 25 | I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 26 | I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday with the usual impatience but Friday might be more convenient … |
| 27 | I look forward to seeing you on the 9th June . |
| 28 | I look forward to seeing you on the 14th of June . |
| 29 | I look forward to seeing you on the 27th . |
| 30 | I look forward to seeing you on 16th October , please note that all four Q.T. days will be held at Rutherford School , Penfold Street , London W.1 . |