Example sentences of "[to-vb] [coord] [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | To claim that 1 know that my postal code is NW3 2RT is evidently to claim or be committed to more than that 1 believe it . |
| 2 | It is to claim or be committed to the fact external to me that my code is NW3 2RT . |
| 3 | Do make sure that all this material is filed in such a way that it is easy to find and is related to any photographic or other reference . |
| 4 | Yorkshire Water has declined to comment but is believed to be refusing to accept liability . |
| 5 | Bede tells the story that , so backward were the heathen South Saxons that although a maritime race , they did not know how to fish and were given to mass suicides from convenient cliffs when the corn harvest failed after a terrible drought . |
| 6 | There was much running of baths , rushing about with garments , laughter on the stairs and in the bedrooms ; telephoning of florist for more button-holes ; small boys trying to help and being urged to be careful . |
| 7 | He turned to leave and was frozen to the spot . |
| 8 | Initiation rites in magical sects and mystery religions often require the candidate to be shut up in a dark vault for a lengthy period , in order to die and be reborn to himself . |
| 9 | Haines , with an annual salary of £2,400 , was unable to pay and was consigned to a debtors ' prison . |
| 10 | To join or be sent to a concentration camp . |
| 11 | Drill a series of small holes near to the neck of the funnel thus allowing water to enter and be returned to the tank . |