Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was unexpectedly a man of great gaiety and to see him at a dance was an absolute delight . |
| 2 | On present thinking , it would be more logical to treat it as revision and to do it at the later stage . |
| 3 | Michael holds Howard by the upper arms , to take in his corporeal presence through his finger-tips , and to keep him at the right distance for gazing at in astonishment . |
| 4 | Finally , in contrast to the previous characteristics , there are modifications which seem to have a more didactic function : corrections , display questions and a tendency on the part of the adult to initiate a high proportion of topics , and to pursue them at the expense of the topics that the child might wish to introduce . |
| 5 | It is much better to have one review and to have it at the beginning of the Parliament , and that is exactly what we shall do . |
| 6 | Jeff had rung to tell her — and to tell her at the same time that Silvia had passed her exams with flying colours . |
| 7 | The proposal is to mine the lignite and to burn it at a mine-mouth power station , probably near the Crumlin deposit . |
| 8 | Brenda Campbell says to ride a 100 miles on a horse is quite something in itself but to ride it at a fast pace and be able to get off is semothing else and it 's the best thing you can do with a horse |
| 9 | Like some of your more illustrious colleagues ( Ron Atkinson , Graham Taylor , etc. ) , you have a tendency to say a lot but to say nothing at the same time . |