Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is far better to like and admire something that is wrong , or to like and admire for the wrong reason , provided we do so sincerely , than to follow slavishly the dictates or ideas of some other person . |
| 2 | Creggan had learnt by now not to talk of his past , or to try and explain about the Zoo he had escaped from . |
| 3 | With many aspects of flying , we need to have reached a certain stage or standard to be able to appreciate the problems , or to understand and take in the facts . |
| 4 | Where an indictment contains substantive counts and a related count for conspiracy , the Practice Direction [ 1977 ] I W.L.R. 537 obliges the prosecution either to justify the joinder or to elect whether to proceed on the substantive or conspiracy counts . |
| 5 | If in the opinion of the court a summons for recovery of land can not be served in accordance with Ord 7 , rr 4 – 10 , an order may be made on request in N 220 for service on the husband or wife of the defendant , a person living with but not married to the defendant , or upon anyone who is or appears to be authorised by the defendant to reside or carry on business in the premises , to manage them or to safeguard or deal with the premises or contents thereof ( Ord 7 , r 15(1) — ( 3 ) ) . |
| 6 | The answer too is other than to try and work towards the two communities will agree on something and that 's how your how you 'll like it . |
| 7 | It would n't last , because it never did , and the end of October might even bring the first tentative snows of winter — but until then people would continue to be caught out , and to shiver and sweat as a penance for their gullibility . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , receiving these manuals would give bureaux a chance to assess outside publications , to evaluate their use and to decide whether to subscribe to the updates independently . |
| 9 | widen participation in higher education and to teach and research at the highest level ; in so doing to continue to innovate within Scottish and British Higher Education ; |
| 10 | We have a mission to widen access to higher education and to teach and research at the highest possible level . |
| 11 | The trainers not only have to develop skills but also the professional maturity which enables the interpreter to use those skills responsibly to a defined code in the professional context and to confront and absorb in a positive way the inevitable stresses that come with the job — working in situations which may involve death , birth , bereavement , trauma or abuse . |
| 12 | Prices have continued to rise in the North , but to stagnate and fall in the South . |
| 13 | Although not an exact science , it does enable banks to give countries some sort of credit rating and , from this , bank lending officers can make a decision on whether to grant or participate in a loan . |
| 14 | In his deliberations whether to sell or keep on the mill as a holiday home he had seen it as a refuge from London , eccentric and remote , providing a temporary escape from the demands of his job and the pressures of success . |
| 15 | Then , before she could decide whether to retreat and wait for the Empress to leave , a man murmured softly . |
| 16 | We 've got ta be careful that in er using that sheet , we do n't do it in such a way as to bully and turn off the customer by saying , by the way , you 'd better make sure you 've done this , this , this , this and this , cos I 'm not doing it . |