Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are you prepared to give up smoking for instance , or to cut down on the amount of caffeine , alcohol , sugar and junk-food you may consume ? |
| 2 | With the paperwork finished , it 's across to the Mess for a cup of tea and to catch up on the rest of the news . |
| 3 | What you have going for you is the ability to withstand whatever is dished up and to come out on the winning side . |
| 4 | They would expect to learn of the success of the Tay landings , and to set off on the seven miles that would take them to the central strongholds of Alba , already besieged by their fellows . |
| 5 | Some people expect to see a Sigmund Freud-like figure and to lie down on a couch . |
| 6 | ‘ I have decided to get even fitter , to practise more and to cut down on the weight . |
| 7 | With a burgeoning caseload , too few judges , and increasing delays the courts may be tempted to block the further development of the law and to cut back on the advances already made . |
| 8 | ‘ But to go out on a limb and take any bunch of morons , just those that happened to be around when he met Plumpton , and propose that they should do this thing — that 's really sticking your neck out . |