Example sentences of "[adv] to [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Israel used the Gazans as a reservoir of cheap labour ; 30,000 travelled daily to Israel to work . |
| 2 | Take an active part in group discussion , displaying sensitivity , listening critically , eg to attempts to persuade , and being self-critical . |
| 3 | Only Korea was close enough to Japan to command a formal relationship of any significance , but this , too , was virtually halted during the Tokugawa period , when the kingdom of Korea , like Japan , adopted a seclusion policy . |
| 4 | Another roundshot went close enough to Sharpe to sound like a sudden harsh whip-cracking wind . |
| 5 | If a fish was receptive enough to electricity to pick up any tiny currents induced in its body , they would provide an additional guide to the Earth 's magnetic field . |
| 6 | I say she 's close enough to Gittel to satisfy me . ’ |
| 7 | Surrounded by breathing , close enough to neighbours to touch knees . |
| 8 | But if he and the club feel he is close enough to soundness to allow him to travel and let us decide , we will do that . |
| 9 | He showed that it was harmless to white blood cells , which are a principal defence against invading microbes , and he and Craddock administered enough to animals to discover that it was remarkably innocuous . |
| 10 | So to attempt to prove the existence of telepathy by the analysis of data acquired by sensory perception will always leave room for doubt . |
| 11 | Section 7 , on its wording , applies only to agreements to sell . |
| 12 | How long Penda remained in the territory of the northern Angles is unknown but he probably returned swiftly to Mercia to secure himself as king . |
| 13 | To read We is constantly to hive to rethink the issue . |
| 14 | There was no alternative for Gould but to suppress the 20 plates he had published , refund his subscribers , and go straightaway to Australia to find out what they looked like . |
| 15 | Gloucester City Council says that it usually responds straight away to requests to repair smoke alarms in it 's properties , but an investigation has now been launched to see if there 's been a break down in communications . |
| 16 | Tom ran away to sea to start a new life , under a new name , in America . |
| 17 | And you need n't be going just to America to cash in on the two dollar £ . |
| 18 | Only just to needs to know what goes into |
| 19 | With their faith rooted in Jewish law , the Christadelphians had a long-standing interest in cooperative ventures , contributing generously to attempts to re-establish the Jewish people in Palestine . |
| 20 | Near it were two smaller barges , being made ready to make the short journey upriver to Edfu to collect another load of sandstone . |
| 21 | Some of these reservations about juries were shared by other officials , but the local bar would have objected strenuously to attempts to abolish or restrict the jury system . |
| 22 | If there is no-one close to home to talk to , or if you want to talk to an independent person about your worries , you could telephone ChildLine or Barnardo 's . |
| 23 | In practice , however , the majority of employers that have equalised upwards ( i.e. instead of reducing the retirement age for men ) are at this stage allowing women the option to take their pension early without reductions , instead of obliging those already close to retirement to prolong their working life . |
| 24 | Back in the Jaguar with Olwen , they motored north up the M6 , turning off close to Lancaster to make their way up a private road to a grey stone castle at the top of the hill , overlooking the beautiful valley of the River Lune . |
| 25 | Despite his tender years the ‘ Bart Man ’ is already on Taylor 's short list as he flew out yesterday to Oslo to watch World Cup opponents Norway . |
| 26 | Michael Young came specially to Banbury to talk about the age of transfer , and many things besides . |
| 27 | This was their new production , and an electric charge went through them , intensely fuelled amongst the younger members because they had heard that Hans Kramer , the Viennese operatic agent , was coming specially to Hochhauser to see Therese . |
| 28 | Some mountain farmers were looking more and more to tourism to provide the extra income necessary to allow them to continue living on their farms . |
| 29 | She was going home to England to take up the threads of her life and forget Alain and her time in France . |
| 30 | ‘ He was convinced you 'd only gone home to England to break the news to your family , then you were coming back to marry him . |