Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | travel to arrange the funeral , or to go to the funeral ( one return journey only ) |
| 2 | Or to go to the police and report her as a Fifth Columnist . ’ |
| 3 | Whitechurch was shown the works by Mr G. Coker , chief draughtsman : ‘ There are two chief ways of seeing the works , either to begin at the finished coach and work backwards to the details , or to go to the beginning first and work upwards , but , at all events , you shall see as much as we can show you in a day ’ . |
| 4 | The children can also become antagonistic towards the parents and refuse to get out of bed or to go to the lavatory . |
| 5 | For example , they may force the potentially inefficient firms either to join them in adopting cost-saving innovations which involve some disruption of current working practices , or to go to the wall . |
| 6 | ‘ Until then , they could n't even ask for a glass of water or to go to the toilet . |
| 7 | He had decided not to go straight home , or to go to the pub yet . |
| 8 | The highest ranking muderrises-those at the Suleymaniye medreses -go to certain named kadiliks such as Damascus and Aleppo , for example , while the muderrises of the next two lower classes — the and the — may choose either to take up kadiliks such as those of Jerusalem , Baghdad and Filibe , or to go to the next higher rank of medrese . |
| 9 | When he can walk outside confidently , the patient can plan to increase the distance he walks , or to go on the same route , but taking less time to complete his walk . |
| 10 | It 's easy and it would have been easy for me to get up on a platform or to go into the department and say , look lads , you know , we feel that you 're justified in walking out the door . |
| 11 | For ordinary people in undernourished Bucharest to regard the trinkets of capitalism as the symbols of liberty as well as the rewards of prosperity is understandable , but to have the wealth of twenty-three million Romanians to squander at one 's will and to choose to watch Kojak or to sit on the sort of lumpish gilt furniture that Western department stores export to their Arab allies would not have suited Caligula . |
| 12 | It is simply not safe to have radios on the side of the bath , or electrical heaters plugged in to the bathroom in winter , or to sit in the bath while shaving with an electric razor . |
| 13 | We have not intended in this article to prove any specific origin for UFO phenomena , or to appeal to the scientific community for greater respect . |
| 14 | Nowadays there are still tourist boats taking visitors to see Cabo Girâo or Machico or to swim in the sheltered coves , but Madeira now has a fine road network stretching to every small hamlet , whether it be on the top of a mountain or in the bottom of a valley . |
| 15 | Under strain for a start because it was technically ill-equipped to avert disaster or to cope with the consequences when disaster struck ; under strain from commercial pressures which , as the inquiry puts it , ‘ compromised ’ safety ; under strain above all because the people on the spot could n't or would n't cope , were weary from gruesome working hours ( the senior signal technician who heads the list of the culpable had had only one day off in the past 13 weeks ) , lacked adequate training , or simply could n't be bothered . |
| 16 | Failure to pay can result in our applying to the court for power to deduct arrears from your income or to arrange for the sale of your goods to recover the amount due . |
| 17 | It appeared likely that the alarming peasant disturbances of the previous spring would be repeated , and there were many reports of peasants refusing to fulfil their ‘ temporary obligations ’ or to agree to the redemption terms envisaged in the Statute of Emancipation . |
| 18 | At Salen , the road forks and a decision must be taken : whether to go on the B.8007 to Ardnamurchan Point , a twenty-six-mile journey ( and twenty-six back ) : this is the most westerly point of the Scottish mainland and , for this reason , attracts many tourists ; or to continue along the A.861 to the Corran Ferry and Fort William . |
| 19 | The Review recommended that there be a fixed period within which the parties would be required to set down the case for trial or to report to the court . |
| 20 | Once an action becomes defended there is to be a fixed period within which the parties will be required either to set the case down for trial , on the assumption that it has not been settled or been otherwise disposed of , or to report to the court . |
| 21 | Or to worry about the thin but penetrating drizzle that greeted him when he finally emerged from the subway . |
| 22 | Can you help me maybe , by discovering his whereabouts , and perhaps persuading him — through a third party if necessary — to return to his home , or to communicate with the prison officials here ? |
| 23 | The Insurer shall be entitled to take over the conduct in the name of an Insured Person in the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of an Insured Person for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings and in the settlement of any claim . |
| 24 | No admission offer promise payment or indemnity shall be made or given by or on behalf of the Policyholder without the written consent of the Corporation which shall be entitled if it so desires to take over and conduct in the name of the Policyholder the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of the Policyholder for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings or in the settlement of any claim and the Policyholder shall give all such information and assistance as the Corporation may require . |
| 25 | No admission offer promise payment or indemnity shall be made or given by or on behalf of the Policyholder or any person claiming to be indemnified without the written consent of the Corporation which shall be entitled if it so desires to take over and conduct in the name of the Policyholder or such person the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of the Policyholder or such person for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings or in the settlement of any claim and the Policyholder or such person shall give all such information and assistance as the Corporation may require . |
| 26 | ‘ But you were not sent into exile , or to work in the mines ? ’ |
| 27 | Naturally , when we think of unwritten possibilities , we mean those realizations which " could have been " purely in terms of the language : we do not presume to delve into the psychology of the author , or to tamper with the text itself . |
| 28 | These are wrapped around the ball and fastened at the top with a collar through which passed a wire ring for suspension or to pass round the wrist . |
| 29 | This leaves women in a catch 22 ‘ whether to exhibit those positive characteristics considered desirable for men and adults and have their ‘ femininity' ’ questioned … or to behave in the prescribed feminine manner [ and ] accept second class adult status ' ( Broverman et al . , |
| 30 | The House of Representatives adjourned to enable Congressmen either to watch or to march in the procession of delegates past the east front of the Capitol . |