Example sentences of "to listen to [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE GOSPEL according to Bobby Gillespie has always been more fun to read than to listen to but the media-friendly Scotsman has finally justified his own hype by drawing up the definitive blueprint for ‘ 90 's Rave culture . |
| 2 | He tried to remember what they used to listen to but the names that came were too embarrassingly ancient to be spoken in public , even to William . |
| 3 | Or I would still be flying between Siberia and eternity with nothing to listen to but ‘ Pretty in Pink ’ by The Psychedelic Furs . |
| 4 | Some people found the sing-song voice a barrier , and found the beginning and the middle easier to listen to than the end . |
| 5 | ‘ It must be really hard for somebody to listen to because in a way it 's untogether , but I like chaos , it has its place . |
| 6 | The phrasing got so slow and emphatic that you knew that she wanted you to listen to and weigh up every single word ; but you could n't tell if each word was freighted with anger , or bitterness , or joy ; it just came out with great , quiet force , and you had to work out its tone for yourself . |
| 7 | Thus , in summary , the first duty of a doctor is to listen to and respect the wishes of his patient . |
| 8 | Try to listen to and understand others , even if you find what they say uncongenial or hard to follow . |
| 9 | PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE : More than 130 heads , priests and governors of the diocesan primary schools met at Wistaston Hall in December to listen to and discuss with Father Jim Gallagher SDB , the introduction of the new National RE programme Here I Am . |
| 10 | This was a deliberate policy : it was felt that anyone with sufficient education to understand or be interested in foreign news could be expected to listen to and understand English . |
| 11 | Press releases given in technical language , with a large number of figures and percentages , were not easy to listen to and understand when broadcast . |
| 12 | Parables are simple stories , easy both to listen to and understand . |
| 13 | Instead , it was just one of 11 qualifications they sought , with the ability to listen to and act on what customers were saying one of the ones highlighted . |
| 14 | I liked and respected people , but here I learnt to listen to and rely on others . |
| 15 | This could be done by asking subjects to listen to and hum back music while performing the dot location task . |
| 16 | And the other thing to say to from me is yes , we would love a multiplicity of views to go to the District Health Authority , I and my predecessor Betty Stanford , who were District Council Members on that health authority , we were there and able to listen to and able to contribute to the debate , the Government White Paper has taken us off , so that is not a good start in terms of how you involve the city and the district with the policy decisions of the health authority . |
| 17 | The corporate ideology is public service broadcasting : this entails the provider deciding what the purchaser ought to listen to or watch , rather than being led by the latter 's clear preference . |
| 18 | you know , there 's a description which you can choose to listen to or not |