Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | for proceeding from the premises of a manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in mechanically propelled vehicles to a place from which it is to be transported by train , ship or aircraft or for proceeding to the premises of such a manufacturer , repairer or dealer from a place to which it has been so transported ; |
| 2 | for proceeding to or returning from a place where it is to be or has been tested , or for proceeding to a place where it is to be broken up or otherwise dismantled . |
| 3 | This is not a good weekend to be entertaining visitors or for getting to grips with a backlog of personal or professional paperwork . |
| 4 | The DC file may be inspected and printed for safe-keeping or for distributing to others . |
| 5 | With today 's fast and powerful machines there is a strong case for a complete re-write of DOS or for changing to an operating system specifically designed for power computing . |
| 6 | In short , do we get at the concepts of trumping and revoking through attending to our feelings , or through attending to the use , in the game , of the trump-cards ? |
| 7 | The notion of giving up one 's rights to a ‘ whole community ’ or of submitting to a decision forthcoming from the community or a portion of it would be a strange and abhorrent idea to them ( Overing , in press ) . |
| 8 | Picture a teenage girl in Morocco for whom premarital loss of virginity is culturally intolerable and who faces the ‘ choice ’ , under male duress , of tolerating anal intercourse , or of submitting to vaginal penetration knowing that she will thereby have to leave home for a life of prostitution ; she may even know that both are related to acquisition of HIV . |
| 9 | Kierkegaard thus rejects decisively and with withering scorn all attempts to present Christian faith in terms of Idealism or moral values , of historical influence and historical study , or of belonging to an established Christian church . |
| 10 | Generally speaking , we shall include under the notion of a man 's property in its widest sense all rights which are capable of being transferred to others , of being made available for payment of his debts , or of passing to his representatives on his death . |
| 11 | Now it was that I had a chance of discarding or of adapting to my own purpose the fine words and infinite variety of constructions which I had formerly admired from afar off and imitated in fairly cold blood . |
| 12 | The letters gave him the chance of ‘ discarding or of adapting to my own purpose the fine words and infinite variety of constructions which I had formerly admired from afar and imitated in fairly cold blood . ’ |
| 13 | This is the secret behind many of the stories about animals sensing the presence of man and other creatures , or of rushing to the help of an injured person discovered by means outside the scope of their more obvious perceptive processes . |
| 14 | The teaching of Deuteronomy and the theology of the stories of Jericho and Ai and the rest ( for the book of Joshua gives us lists of cities put to the ban ) are also understandable in terms of ancient conduct of war in that part of the world , or with regard to our own contemporary warfare and religious belief and practice . |
| 15 | Much of what happens to you professionally , or with regard to your major aims , is subject to the actions of others . |
| 16 | Or with regard to the wedding plays , silk satin cotton rags or even if the offspring would be boy lass twins triplets or what these babies were to be rocked in . |
| 17 | They do not know where the money is ‘ invested ’ , whether in British enterprises or overseas , in speculation on property or ‘ art treasures ’ , or in lending to the government to finance unemployment . |
| 18 | The Trust deed precludes the trustees from investing any part of the trust assets in securities of the Company or in lending to or guaranteeing any loans made to the Company . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) The loans must be to defray expenditure incurred in acquiring ordinary share capital of a close company complying with s13A(2) as described above , or in lending to such a close company where the money loaned is used wholly and exclusively for the purpose of its business or the business of any of its associated companies provided the latter are also close companies satisfying the conditions of s13A(2). ( 3 ) When interest is paid on the manager 's loan , Newco must continue to comply with s13A(2) — this means it must continue to satisfy the relevant purpose test rather than that it should continue to remain a close company ; in the case of a purchase of shares in Target , the reason why Newco should be close after the institutions commit to invest is to ensure that institutions and management can invest at the same time and that , at that time , Newco is both close and satisfies the relevant purpose test , ie already controls Target ; management can not commit Newco to acquiring Target until the institutions have committed to funding Newco , and once they have so committed the institutions are likely to control Newco under s416 , so a structure is needed whereby management also controls Newco at this point . |
| 20 | 5.7.3 Without prejudice to the generality of the above to comply in all respects with the provisions of any statutes and other obligations imposed by law or by any byelaws applicable to the Premises or in regard to carrying on the trade or business for the time being carried on on the Premises It may be that clause 5.7.1 should , in certain circumstances , have the following proviso added : except where such compliance is within the ambit of the Landlord 's obligations contained in this Lease Almost all leases will contain a tenant 's covenant to comply with statutory obligations , which could involve fairly substantial capital expenditure . |
| 21 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where livestock belonging to any person strays on to land in the ownership or occupation of another and — ( a ) damage is done by the livestock to the land or to any property on it which is in the ownership or possession of the other person ; or ( b ) any expenses are reasonably incurred by that other person in keeping the livestock while it can not be restored to the person to whom it belongs or while it is detained in pursuance of section 7 of [ the ] Act , or in ascertaining to whom it belongs ; the person to whom the livestock belongs is liable for the damage or expenses , except as otherwise provided by [ the ] Act . ’ |
| 22 | The major loss was through transfer out as fifteen people were relocated or moved abroad on promotion or on changing to a new firm . |
| 23 | I may object on a point of fact ( ‘ There are no gibbons there now ’ ) or by appealing to some other end or principle ( ‘ You ought not to put that problem off any longer ’ ) . |
| 24 | When these droplets grow large enough , by colliding together or by sticking to ice crystals , they fall as rain . |
| 25 | The addresses of local Energy Projects who may be able to help with draught-proofing and insulation , can be obtained from local advice agencies , or by writing to Neighbourhood Energy Action at 2/4 , Bigg Market , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , NE1 1UW . |
| 26 | Obtain an appropriate claim form ( e.g. baggage/money or medical expenses ) by either telephoning Norwich Union on 0603 683924 ( 24-hour answering machine ) , or on 0603 683195 , or by writing to the Norwich Union clearing stating that you travelled with HCI at : TRAVEL CLAIMS , NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY LTD. , P.O. |
| 27 | Full details and written quotation of credit terms available can be obtained from any Midland branch or by writing to the address shown on the back page . |
| 28 | People are urged to lobby their MP 's on the issue and question Texaco on its Employment Policy by phoning ( O1 ) 584 5OOO or by writing to Texaco , 1 Knightsbridge Green , London SWl . |
| 29 | For details of the series look in the Radio Times or get a list of the programmes , either from Radio Brighton or by writing to me , Doctor Brian Smith at the Physics Building in the university . |
| 30 | You can use the scroll bar in any one of three ways : by clicking on the left/right/up/down arrow boxes , by clicking and dragging the slider box to the desired position , or by clicking to either side of the slider box . |