Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the four old aircraft hangars were erected side-by-side to make the Central Works , construction of the first completely new car began . |
| 2 | Indeed , Falkenhayn never attempted to break through the enemy lines — so far the sole tactic attempted by both sides — but planned rather to bleed France white by attacking that which the French nation would not tolerate being taken . |
| 3 | A tenancy remains a tenancy even though the landlord may choose to require each of two joint tenants to agree expressly to pay one half of the rent . |
| 4 | When the relationship of parents and children is at this low ebb mutual love and respect need careful maintenance and rebuilding , for the principle of honouring one another contributes importantly to love , trust and self-worth . |
| 5 | ‘ We have no room for everything an' I thought the place would look brighter if the missus 'ad somewhere to put her buckets an' brooms . ’ |
| 6 | They rode slowly to avoid splashing , although the horses ' instinct clearly was to hurry over . |
| 7 | ‘ Let's make somewhere to leave them . ’ |
| 8 | Good separation is only achieved if the flask is heated slowly to allow time for the equilibria to become established . |
| 9 | ‘ You mean somewhere to live ? ’ |
| 10 | He failed conspicuously to do so and continues to side-step any commitment to taking the effective steps which many senior military experts believe could at least limit the damage , by calling from time to time for a mere tightening of sanctions against Serbia . |
| 11 | BBC wins right to control satellite viewing fees . |
| 12 | The Chelonians , inspired by the signs of the F61 's imminent departure , were struggling furiously to free themselves . |
| 13 | He returned Malkin 's right-wing ball for Irons to crash a shot back off the crossbar , Aldridge reacting instinctively to hook the rebound in . |
| 14 | He asked if Hall had forgotten that it was intended eventually to extend the new buildings as far as Great George Street where they would be seen with the Abbey and the Palace of Westminster . |
| 15 | The first great public indication of the shift in Barth 's thinking came in 1927 , when he published the first volume of a projected Christian Dogmatics , which was intended eventually to handle in a systematic way all the main Christian doctrines . |
| 16 | Why has the Secretary of State failed effectively to tackle those problems and to take action against the excessive profits and unacceptable boardroom pay rises and perks ? |
| 17 | In practice , ethnographers tend rather to play down the question of whether their particular group is typical of others , but the reader must recognize that the choice of group is a kind of sampling , and the question of representativeness must arise . |
| 18 | This Keynesian process of governments pumping up demand for commodities has disadvantages : government interest payments grow and attempts to finance them by taxation tend eventually to threaten profits . |
| 19 | Go straight uphill in second field , initially with right edge and the barn 100 yds away ; the route finally veers right to leave field by far right-hand corner . |
| 20 | In future , core samples will have to be examined microscopically to determine the likelihood of failure , but development of the new test is not yet complete and will not be available until summer at the earliest . |
| 21 | Very quietly one gets up and goes noiselessly to check the bolt 's on the door . |
| 22 | They intend eventually to introduce their own currencies but all five had agreed , as members of the Commonwealth of Independent States , to keep the rouble for the time being . |
| 23 | From the user 's point of view , day care offers somewhere to go during the day , a new environment , a free or cheap meal , somewhere to meet other people , recreational activities and someone to talk to when things are n't going well . |
| 24 | Therefore , the RAF applied successfully to join the PLANIT Club . |
| 25 | When the old Major , so soon to die , had travelled secretly to see his son and meet her , she recognized his courtesy because he was a gentleman , but there was no welcome and no warmth in him . |
| 26 | next of tables like yes , and we will want somewhere to put them , |
| 27 | A few days after Mr Hani 's murder , while riots swept the country , he and four comrades met secretly to form a ‘ Committee of Generals ’ whose aim would be to resist majority rule . |
| 28 | Rymer , of Willowcroft , Wallasey was formally accused of attempting to administer noxious substances Atenolol , Temazepam , Bendrofluazude and Bopromoxol thereby to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm . |
| 29 | The son , apparently , claimed that the partnership had been formed expressly to prevent this happening . |
| 30 | One of their employees , a store manager , failed properly to carry out the system with the result that Radiant washing powder was advertised in the window at 2s. 11d. when in fact the only packets available in the shop were 3s. 11d. ( section 11(d) the Trade Descriptions Act which made this an offence has since been repealed and replaced by Part III of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 , see paragraph 16–28 below ) . |