Example sentences of "an [noun] [to-vb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( On appeal to the Court of Appeal it was held that the imprisonment was not a repudiation but a ‘ self-induced frustration of the contract ’ Quaere , would an election to go to prison instead of paying a fine constitute a breach ( repudiation ) of contract no matter how long the prison sentence , or would the Court of Appeal put this conduct within the category of ‘ self-induced frustration ’ also ? ) |
| 2 | I return to the lawn , make an excuse to go to my room where I lock the relics away in my blue metal toolbox … |
| 3 | Apart from providing her with an excuse to respond to his card , the idea in itself was a perfectly good one . |
| 4 | Fear was there , certainly , and also an inability to come to terms with what had happened , but there was something more . |
| 5 | This can also happen when a doctor experiences discomfort in the face of death , or an inability to come to terms with his own helplessness . |
| 6 | JC : It really was quite an experience to sing to such an audience ! |
| 7 | It may take as long as an hour to return to port . |
| 8 | It only takes half an hour to go to Austria does n't it ? |
| 9 | ‘ And as it takes half an hour to drive to Royal Wrigglesworth we must assume that Sir Vivien 's Lagonda would have driven through the village at about eight . ’ |
| 10 | RESIDENTS have voiced growing concern over ambulance coverage in Teesdale after an ambulance took more than half an hour to respond to an emergency call . |
| 11 | PEOPLE in Teesdale are worried about ambulance cover after a vehicle took half an hour to respond to an emergency call . |
| 12 | He had an hour to get to the library , do his research and return for Maisie . |
| 13 | It must take him at least half an hour to get to the point of the flash and back to his own bank , even if it turned out to be a wild goose chase and he was able to return immediately . |
| 14 | But it only took me half an hour to get to Blefuscu . |
| 15 | So I gave myself just half an hour to get to the theatre and prepare for curtain up — and phoned home at each interval . |
| 16 | ‘ It took the better part of an hour to get to brass tacks , but we managed it in the end , sir . ’ |
| 17 | and , and if you wan na come home , there 's supposed to be a bus at half past four , and our lecture finished at quarter to four , so you like , three quarters of an hour to get to the bus , right , and then it did n't turn up . |
| 18 | This gives the Board an opportunity to report to shareholders and to obtain their approval for resolutions that are voted upon at the Meeting . |
| 19 | Years away from clinical nursing can sap the confidence of nurses so that when an opportunity to return to work does come along , individuals feel inhibited from trying to re-establish their careers . |
| 20 | Some were timed to coincide with the changing seasons , reminding the people of God 's constant provision for them , and providing an opportunity to return to God some token of all that he had given . |
| 21 | No doubt the justice will in fairness give the defendant an opportunity to respond to what the constable is saying . |
| 22 | The publisher is offered an opportunity to respond to the Government 's response . |
| 23 | But you will have an opportunity to talk to another adult and this will help remind you that you have just as much to offer as anyone else . |
| 24 | Later it would be helpful if both were given an opportunity to talk to the ward sister and doctor . |
| 25 | The programme will consist of a presentation , a panel discussion when guests will have an opportunity to talk to University Admissions Tutors about current issues , lunch , and an opportunity to visit departments . |
| 26 | Employees said that they would like further presentations and an opportunity to talk to the directors of other departments in the future . |
| 27 | Many , however , did have an opportunity to talk to the advisers responsible for multicultural education , provision for equal opportunities and children with special needs . |
| 28 | Should the export of live slaughter animals be approved it could strengthen primestock prices and offer finishers an opportunity to sell to a wider range of markets . |
| 29 | Vlasov was by this time fully aware of the likely fate of his army , many of whom had grisly crimes to answer for ; however , he himself refused to take an opportunity to escape to Spain . |
| 30 | The head of Northend saw the appraisal as an opportunity to present to the LEA a case for extra staff to be appointed . |