Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary ; he seemed to get better as the game progressed , winning tackles as if to order , losing little in the air . |
| 2 | Meh'Lindi commenced some isometric combat exercises as if to repel the oppression of being in the warp , which at times could generate a spiritual migraine , an ache of the soul . |
| 3 | The notion that officials or ‘ bureaucrats ’ have a vested interest in the expansion of the public sector is a well accepted one ; it is reflected in C. Northcote Parkinson 's Law that ‘ work expands to as to fill the time for its completion ’ , as does manpower , and a persistent theme in the popular British comedy series Yes Minister was the importance to top bureaucrats of maintaining large numbers of officials to do nothing particularly useful . |
| 4 | Miss Snoot moves as if to draw the curtains , but her father forbids her with a shake of his head . |
| 5 | That will be a factor that the House will be able to have in its mind when it decides on whether to enterstage 3 . |