Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some mains transformers seem to have twin 120 volt windings , and this is presumably to permit them to operate on continental 120 volt supplies or the 240 volt UK supply . |
| 2 | Even if it 's only to give you the confidence you know |
| 3 | I mention that not in any boastful sense it 's only to reassure you that if I can do that then I , I ca n't be very much out of giving the wrong gen . |
| 4 | They 've liaised with other organisations to make sure I 've got somebody coming in , even if it 's only to make me something to eat . |
| 5 | ‘ The gun is merely to assure you of our seriousness . ’ |
| 6 | I know it 's basically to suit me , but how easy is it for you to get down to Victoria ? ’ |
| 7 | We 'll hand out some paper this is not to make one of these long lists or anything , it 's basically to help you to make some notes if you wi , require to do so . |
| 8 | The important point here , as everywhere , is only to use it when it is appropriate . |
| 9 | ‘ But you must not think it is only to bring you charity that I came . |
| 10 | If there 's enough to close it , there 's enough to halt the expansion . |
| 11 | There 's enough to keep me going for the week there is n't there ? |
| 12 | Some mortgage companies send pages and pages of instructions to solicitors , and the inclination is generally to scan them very briefly . |
| 13 | We are used to thinking of ‘ femininity ’ as being something to do with women , when in fact it also represents a set of values or behaviour which are generally regarded with disapproval : to call a man ‘ effeminate ’ is generally to insult him ( rather more , perhaps , than it is to call a woman ‘ masculine ’ ) . |
| 14 | To class housework as manual work is thus to put it higher up the scale of job prestige . |
| 15 | This is just to remind me of the feel of the rod and the weight of the tackle I am using . |
| 16 | He I 'm suppo he says to email him , contact him at the start of week zero , because he 's goin he he 's trying to remember of his own accord , but er ju this is just to give him a kick along in case he 's forgotten |
| 17 | This is just to give you |
| 18 | This is just to give you the order and the distance . |
| 19 | Yes , but you see this is just to give you some idea of his mentality . |
| 20 | If they get in if they start getting in the way the best thing to do is just let them relax to the side and try and forget about them , I know it 's difficult to forget about them but just to the conscious effort with the hands is just to put them at the side . |
| 21 | Plus the favourite one , at a certain stage is is just to leave it off . |
| 22 | The only reason why I go to see a Nirvana show is just to see them wreck the gear ! |
| 23 | Let , I said well the best thing ju to do erm er Pam I said is just to ignore them I said and ignoring them makes it you know ? |
| 24 | The simple way there as you 've probably been told by your tax officer here is just to reclaim it at the end of the tax year . |
| 25 | We have had a couple of occasions where the money can not be claimed back recently , so this is just to inform you of the position that the insurers are taking . |
| 26 | I think all I would do is just to wrap it up bow , yeah , buy some of that cheap stuff |
| 27 | The idea of the hostel is just to get you off the streets , so to speak . |
| 28 | ‘ If it 's just to stop her from clinging round your neck … ’ |
| 29 | It 's just to pick you up on a couple of points . |
| 30 | it 's just to tell you just to show you how efficient that er our callers would be in a fire . |