Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | To begin to remedy this emotional block , start to notice when you are looking for praise or recognition , and in doing so , start talking about or bringing to someone else 's notice something you have not done so well . |
| 2 | In giving consent to another 's actions , however , our primary purpose is to authorise those actions and in so doing create for or accord to another a special right to act : the obligation generated on the consentor not to interfere with the exercise of this right takes , in this case , the secondary role . |
| 3 | It is widely believed both within TDC and by its critics that the relatively high pay levels established by the reforming directors of the 1950s and 1960s led to applications by , and the recruitment of , men who did not know of or subscribe to the old codes . |
| 4 | Section 2(2) of that Act provides that regulations may be made ‘ for the purpose of implementing any Community obligation of the United Kingdom or for the purpose of dealing with matters arising out of or related to any such obligation . ’ |
| 5 | LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO GUESTS ' PROPERTY |
| 6 | ( Loss of or Damage to Vehicles ) |
| 7 | A restricted style of language is used in dictionary definitions with a number of phrases being extremely common ( e.g. of or pertaining to , also called , compare ) . |
| 8 | Thus , for example , the Court held in a 1970 decision that , since Community regulations are directly applicable in all the Member States , the Member States can not , in order to ensure their application , in the absence of a provision to the contrary , take measures the purpose of which is to alter the scope of or add to their provisions . |
| 9 | Defining formulas are certain words or phrases that are frequently used in definitions , such as ’ the quality or state of being ’ or ’ of or relating to ’ , and these have been used to identify a variety of lexical-semantic relations in dictionary definitions . |
| 10 | ‘ ( a ) to produce to the inspectors all … documents of or relating to the company … ( b ) to attend before the inspectors when required to do so , and ( c ) otherwise to give the inspectors all assistance in connection with the investigation which they are reasonably able to give . |
| 11 | That will be achieved in one of two ways : ( 1 ) by providing for its automatic accruer in consideration of or linked to an appropriate payment ; or ( 2 ) by giving the continuing partners an option to acquire the share at an ascertainable price . |
| 12 | 3.14 Except as provided expressly in this clause 3 , all rights in the Work , the Converted Text of the Work and the Trade Marks are the property of and reserved to . |
| 13 | The whole orderly structure of argument and assumption of course depended on slave-owners seeing the force of and benefit to them of these laws of development . |
| 14 | But a more complete understanding of the operation of and limits to parental rights in education requires a wider examination , of how the law deals with other areas where the interests of children , parents and the state are all in particularly sharp focus . |
| 15 | 9–6 CRITICISMS OF AND LIMITS TO REDISTRIBUTION |
| 16 | To be aware of and adhere to policies ( e.g. for patient safety ; for disposal of refuse ) . |
| 17 | Souter 's relative anonymity also meant that his nomination received a muted reaction from most pressure groups — particularly those in favour of and opposed to abortion — most of whose spokespeople suggested that they would await a fuller disclosure of the judge 's views before commenting upon the suitability of his appointment . |
| 18 | Tyndale was always aware of and resigned to his likely fate . |
| 19 | She made three trips , each time carrying a pair of heavy jugs which she emptied into a small copper hip bath : and each time increasingly aware of and responding to the gauntlet of Hope 's lust . |
| 20 | It is essential that the parents of a severely visually handicapped child know of and agree to the approach to be followed by the school in relation to the pupil 's independent mobility , and it will be very helpful if they have seen the school environment and know what kind of tasks it will impose on the daily life of their child . |
| 21 | There are certain academic precedents , particularly the uncontroversial establishment in a number of universities of degrees in drama , which do work previously thought of as belonging to an English degree . |
| 22 | However , I have always assumed that public nuisance was primarily concerned with the effect of the act complained of as opposed to its inherent lawfulness or unlawfulness . |
| 23 | The Exodus narrative , identifying the God of Israel as the worker of wonders such as those which led Pharoah to release the Israelites from Egypt , could easily be thought of as referring to one god among many . |
| 24 | Granting ourselves the time to speculate and dream of a world to come gives us a chance to prepare for and adapt to a future way of life . |
| 25 | The men in the technical crew , unpaid , were earning their way by filming the fiesta for the B.B.C. The Bedouins , whom Cecil cared for and saw to be poor , were being paid in private out of Cecil 's own pocket . |
| 26 | The European Commission opened talks with the heads of the national telephone monopolies yesterday about its plans to deregulate telephone service across the Community by 1998 : after the two-day discussions , the Commission will decide whether to formalise proposals calling for and end to national monopolies over all call transmission ; the usual row is expected between free traders like the UK , the Netherlands and Denmark and opponents in France , Belgium and Italy , Reuter reports from Brussels ; France Telecom and Belgacom said the plans were too ambitious , the Dutch and British Telecommunications Plc indicated support ahead of the talks . |
| 27 | It was asked for and arranged to be put erm forward . |
| 28 | For many older people this taboo is unhelpful and leads to difficulties , including an inability to prepare for and come to terms with the realities of old age , with physical and mental decline , and ultimately with death itself . |
| 29 | it is now well cared for and open to the public |
| 30 | Will they know more about that than they do when they simply carry out what the curriculum requires of them regardless of how it is supported , budgeted for and described to parents by the governors ? |