Example sentences of "to [pos pn] task [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of working class women , intervention by primarily middle class volunteers or state officials often served to increase their burdens by exacting higher standards of childcare and housekeeping — what Anna Martin called holding the mother to her task of making bricks without straw — and punishing her if she failed . |
| 2 | She glanced round as Melissa entered , alerted by the creak of the heavy wooden door , but immediately returned to her task of removing faded blooms and replacing them with fresh ones . |
| 3 | Some students think that all good writers come to their task in a well-organized fame of mind outline intact , computer ready . |
| 4 | He later said — Goldberg pushed the pad aside and returned to his task of transcription . |
| 5 | Satisfied his companions had things well in hand , he turned back to his task of shepherding his quota of stumbling , coughing , bemused refugees into the shelter of the huge container truck . |