Example sentences of "to [verb] [pers pn] [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 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 . |
| 3 | Gets used to using them as if they 're real . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I am about to acquire a C reg Range Rover EFi with a view to using it as my sleeping quarters on holiday . |
| 6 | Existing software which incorporates documentation procedures is being evaluated with a view to using it as a basis for this development . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I am sorry to confess that I did not look forward to seeing him at all . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I am looking forward to seeing him in the French Open and hopefully he will win it this year ! |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Ramsay knew her by repute only and had been looking forward to seeing her in person . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I look forward to seeing you on 14 June . |
| 18 | Thank you again for your help and I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 19 | I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 20 | I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 21 | I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday with the usual impatience but Friday might be more convenient … |
| 22 | I look forward to seeing you on the 9th June . |
| 23 | I look forward to seeing you on the 14th of June . |
| 24 | I look forward to seeing you on the 27th . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | We 've we we put that in writing , subject to satisfactory references erm er we will look forward to seeing you on the twenty eighth . |
| 27 | I count it a double honour to represent Framlingham this afternoon and to offer you a welcome back , a welcome into our homes which we look forward to seeing you on Saturday and we are so thrilled to think that so many of you have made the journey back to visit us and I echo the sentiments of another speaker , do n't let it be so long before you come again . |
| 28 | The other trainers and I look forward to seeing you on 22nd September . |
| 29 | I look forward to seeing you at the festival . |
| 30 | We both look forward to seeing you at the end of this term , and to those warm family evenings of good food , relaxation and talk . |