Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as the main thrust of the honourable gentleman 's question is concerned er he will know that we believe it to be right and indeed in the interests of all the people in Northern Ireland that the British and Irish government should work closely together . |
| 2 | But for some strange reason , and I do n't know whether they direct it to Christian the last shot of the film , almost unnoticeable because the credits were going up she went back into church and it was a communion service and all you saw was her receiving the bread and passing the plate and the plate was to the young black lad on the farm and you thought , he 's come back ! |
| 3 | I do n't know whether I owe one to Madge or not , probably I do . |
| 4 | You do n't really know whether he wants you to or not do you ? |
| 5 | ‘ I was going home , but I 'll stay if you want me to . ’ |
| 6 | Now that the lights are on I do n't suspect that she drove him to suicide . |
| 7 | A fine fool she 'd look if she allowed herself to be swept off her feet by more of those blood-stirring kisses , then found herself dropped like a burning coal the moment Doreen stepped through the door . |
| 8 | ‘ I wrote a postcard to my parents , ’ recalls Margaret Olmer ; ‘ I ca n't remember if I addressed it to both . |
| 9 | ‘ Do you think the trick will work if they trace us to the Hilton ? ’ |
| 10 | I 'm sure your girlfriend would understand if you explained it to her properly — that I 'm Caro 's friend , not yours . ’ |
| 11 | Unfortunately it was received too late to go through the formal council procedure , but I do hope that you allow me to hand it to the council secretary later who it is addressed to . |
| 12 | Feelings did n't stop because you told them to ; you could n't just turn them off . |
| 13 | Like your personality , your speaking voice can grow and develop if you want it to . |
| 14 | We 're doing that cos Mr 's not gon na hear unless I play it to him . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I 'll go if he wants me to , but I do n't like meeting strangers . |
| 16 | The C can change if you copy it to another column and the C put it to the right the C changes to a D if you put a dollar in front of them both then neither can change . |
| 17 | ‘ Why did n't you go when I told you to ? ’ |
| 18 | In the third place , you may recall that I escorted you to your room at half-past twelve ; but the college gates are locked at midnight , from which it follows that I would have had to rouse the duty porter in order both to be let out and to be let in again , something he will most certainly confirm I did not do . |
| 19 | Never yes so I thought let them come and they wanted you to be there and then I could n't rid of I just could n't get them to change their minds you know they just wanted you there and I said |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll come if you want me to . ’ |
| 21 | This process is analogous to a buyer at an auction paying more than he can afford because he allows himself to be swept along by the bidding . |
| 22 | There , I asked the proprietor if there were any really old places I could visit and he directed me to a farm called La Valdieu . |
| 23 | Yeah right okay I 'll talk unless anyone wants me to erm put them on the |
| 24 | Now I would do it slightly differently , I mean I would say that we want you to , we invite you to the next round of our recruitment thing , but there i , er have no decision has yet been taken as to how many if any appointments will actually be made . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , ’ said the Queen , ‘ would it help if I mentioned it to Mrs Thatcher ? ’ |
| 26 | She did n't flinch as I expected her to . |