Example sentences of "[vb infin] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They might jump to a conclusion from certain comments in that newspaper , and ignore others which point away from the plaintiff in question . |
| 2 | First , because identification with one 's community is morally worthwhile , and acceptance of the authority of the state an appropriate way ( though not the only way ) to express it , one may jump to the conclusion that one has an obligation to accept the authority of the state , or even that it has authority independently of such acceptance . |
| 3 | Walkers can at least jump to the side . |
| 4 | Parents may jump to the conclusion that the fact of being adopted is the root of the trouble when that has nothing to do with the case . |
| 5 | Of course , they 'd immediately jump to the wrong conclusion and think I was talking about a girlfriend , and I 'd get some almighty teasing , but the joke was on them ! |
| 6 | The Baron 's brows drew together , but he did n't jump to the immediate conclusion she 'd feared . |
| 7 | Were an heir under 18 years of age to accede , or the monarch to become mentally or physically incapacitated from acting , or were otherwise not available ‘ for some definite cause ’ , it would fall to a panel of high officers of state to declare a regency , in which event the person next in line would assume power until a further declaration signified the end of the regency . |
| 8 | This , together with the fall in house prices over the last three years , means that mortgage affordability should fall to a 20 year-low . |
| 9 | Only when man aspires above his station and wants to be like God does he fall to a lowlier position in which all his relationships are soured . |
| 10 | It is not so , except perhaps in the most formal of speaking styles , where a sentence may fall to a low point in the voice and be followed by a substantial silence , and we know that it has come to an end . |
| 11 | It would rather mount a protest over student grants ( probably in the UK the most generous in the world per student ) than attempt to frame a Charter of the academic rights which should fall to every student . |
| 12 | The Commissioner referred to the letter to Age Concern England in 1988 , from Nicholas Scott ( now Minister for Social Security and Disabled People ) which stated , ‘ In the last analysis , where a person in a home can no longer meet his fees but still requires nursing home or residential home care it will fall to the NHS or local authority as appropriate to provide that care if it is not otherwise available to the person ’ . |
| 13 | The council decided the cost of administering the licensing scheme should fall to the cereal growers who burned straw . |
| 14 | It will fall to the Italian Presidency to get agreement on the precise terms of reference for the EMU conference . |
| 15 | Setting up a mechanism for this would fall to the secretary-general . |
| 16 | He jumped up , pulling the lower branches of the tree down and clipped off stems , letting them fall to the ground . |
| 17 | Jinny let the paper fall to the ground and , very carefully , began to colour in the fair hair around Liam Shakespeare 's face . |
| 18 | So that not even a sparrow shall fall to the ground unnoticed by Him ’ . |
| 19 | Terror gripped her so completely that she was incapable of opening it and let it fall to the floor where — she very nearly followed it in a faint . |
| 20 | Paddy Kennedy , an RLP councillor who was himself taken to hospital with suspected broken ribs , said that he had seen Fitt fall to the ground and he had appeared to be on his knees when he was struck by a baton . |
| 21 | The task will fall to the manager to persuade advice workers to attend race-awareness training in addition to popular updating in welfare benefits ; managers may have the task of explaining to management committee members why they now need training after so many years without it ; it will be the manager 's job to be attuned to advice workers ' weaknesses and tactfully point them to the relevant additional training ; the manager must find a balance in workers ' meetings between training , casework and group support . |
| 22 | While he was wrestling with this problem , he happened to go to a lecture by Einstein , and was struck by Einstein 's remark that his theory of relativity would fall to the ground if any of several tests failed . |
| 23 | And although it may smack of determinism , there will be certain laws that if a brick or apple is dropped , they will fall to the ground , the latter getting bruised . |
| 24 | Failing payment of the £30 the Company 's promise would fall to the ground . |
| 25 | This might fall to the college itself , to the local Chamber of Commerce or , more likely , to the Training and Enterprise Council ( TEC ) . |
| 26 | When the temperature gradient exceeds a critical value , convection currents start — the liquid all wants to rise to the top of the layer , but some must fall to the bottom . |
| 27 | Behind the scenes Paula slipped out of one outfit , letting it fall to the floor , and reached for the next , hanging in the correct order on her clothes rail . |
| 28 | Then he unpinned the length of chiffon and let it fall to the floor . |
| 29 | Protesters and their organisations may fall to the covert scrutiny or surveillance of the police through Special Branch ( and M15 ) . |
| 30 | Sigarup bowed his head and cupped both palms loosely in front of his face , as if none of the yellow rice should fall to the ground . |