Example sentences of "[adv] to [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Active life in the sense of engagement with the physical necessities and well-being of society belongs properly and sensibly to people who feel no inner compulsion towards , or understanding of , spiritual issues — as he much more trenchantly put it , they have " no sauour " of " goostli occupacioun " ( 12.123 – 4 ) . |
| 2 | They might see it as better to take-over their main supplier , even if it means that company losing some existing orders from competing manufacturers of food products ; * buyers may deliberately seek international suppliers , so as to maintain their choice and retain some degree of control over the prices and terms of supply . |
| 3 | Popular , so better to book you table . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've had to keep it quiet for good reasons , and if I say much to Marc he 'll really go up the wall . |
| 5 | Although it may not seem much to people who are used to talking in millions , it will be a substantial risk for the individuals involved . |
| 6 | Dinah was never greatly interested in her , nor was there much to interest anyone . |
| 7 | The Finn touched the ball inside to Jess who controlled it and turned in a blur of movement which took him clear of his cover and a sweetly struck shot hummed past Andy Rhodes . |
| 8 | Those with higher levels of education are more likely than those with only a primary education to attach significance to the action of government , to believe that they can have some influence on government , to pay attention to politics and election campaigns , to take the view ( though not necessarily to practice it ) that citizens should be active in their local community , to hold opinions on a wide range of political subjects , and to be actively involved in politics . |
| 9 | Special attention should be given to the design , maintenance and illumination of areas used at night to avoid accidents , especially to visitors who are n't familiar with the layout of the garden . |
| 10 | To judge from the surviving traces , this applies more especially to communities which in the course of the last five millennia have dragged themselves from the morass of primitive communism and set their feet on ground firm enough to support civilized ways of life . |
| 11 | Museum professionals know the site and the collections very well , and their productions may often prove helpful ( especially to teachers who may be less familiar with the site or museum ) . |
| 12 | Boiler suits were actually pretty attractive , especially to men who had fantasies about Chinese girl soldiers . ) |
| 13 | Is he aware that the 0800 free number is of enormous benefit , especially to pensioners who have had tax deducted from their gross income from their investments in banks and building societies ? |
| 14 | Noreen stayed by her just in case and she clung especially to Michael whom she seemed to adore . |
| 15 | As well as being , then , a means of administration and management of social relations , the state , and its symbols of home , land , family , nationhood and communal experience , are also seen as offering a sense of identity and security : especially to people who have little understanding and control over the processes affecting their everyday lives . |
| 16 | Yes well his widow is in the in the house opposite to Mrs there . |
| 17 | He is commemorated by the Edinburgh Geological Society Clough memorial medal , awarded annually to geologists who have done significant original work in Scotland or northern England . |
| 18 | Once she saw , sitting on the pavement before a café , drinking pale green drinks , and embracing , leaning over from their plastic chairs towards each other and embracing , the most beautiful couple ; the man with a face angular and ravaged and tragic , the girl dark and thin , with pale lips in a dark tan face : and she was so moved that she said , aloud to Rosie who was walking with her , " Look , Oh God , look at those lovely people " : and Rosie looked and stared and laughed and said , " Good Lord , what odd ideas you have , I would n't look like that if you gave me a hundred pounds . " |
| 19 | I was between jobs , and I actually had enough to tide me over while I had a sabbatical . |
| 20 | ‘ Listen , Tippy , I 'll give you enough to tide you over . |
| 21 | Next , if I were wise only to my own ends , I would certainly take such a subject as of itself might catch a clause , whereas this ’ — he is of course writing about the vexed question of erm Church government and the possible disappearance of episcopy — ‘ whereas this hath all the disadvantages on the contrary , and such a subject as the publishing whereof might be delayed at pleasure and time enough to pencil it over with the curious touches of art , even to the perfection of a faultless picture , whereas in this argument the not deferring it is of great moment to the good speeding . |
| 22 | And I said to me mother , I says look here , when I 'm old enough to work I say 's , I ai n't going to work for me dad I shall get a job on me own . |
| 23 | ‘ But it just goes to show , ’ Ruth said , ‘ that they were right when they said emigrants should n't wait to leave until they were too far gone in poverty , but should go while they still have enough to provision themselves . ’ |
| 24 | So to stop it cos she always used to clear the foxes from the top garden , but er , because she worried it , it was about there on her patch |
| 25 | So to stop it being a through route , because it 's not part it 's not a necessary route for private cars to go down , and it is , of course , extremely important because the entrance to the bus station is off that route . |
| 26 | Certainly it appears so to Mario who 's given to saying things such as ‘ Yeah , I had a couple of years back then with Ferrari … |
| 27 | We first performed it in New York where a crazy art dealer decided to bring it to London , so to London we came . |
| 28 | So to help you work or study , general reference and interests all that sort of stuff . |
| 29 | But still , the Louts were tedious , at least in the eyes of Erika and her friends , the more so to Erika who had an uneasy , and not unjustified feeling that Paul was always likely to be drawn into their orbit . |
| 30 | Ecalpemos , after all , was not Greek and did not even sound so to Rufus who , unlike Adam , had not received a classical education . |