Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She might prefer to accept that rather than face the horror of the idea of her husband , the King of Scotland , being thrown into a pit among commoners . ’ |
| 2 | And , that 's for stall holders and anybody that would like to come and along and offer their services of help . |
| 3 | If the family finances have been badly affected by the patient 's stroke , you may have to go to work as well as making provision for caring for the patient . |
| 4 | You will see that this has been written to inform as well as to influence , in order to widen debate on sustainable development in Wales . |
| 5 | The religious work centred on evangelism : George Cadbury supported ‘ Free Church parishes ’ in order better to coordinate as well as to encourage evangelistic effort . |
| 6 | Parents need to listen as well as to talk and to let it be seen that they recognize the teenager 's viewpoint , even when they take an opposite view . |
| 7 | It may seem at times that there is little common ground between the two generations , but if a parent is patient and ready to take an interest , and to listen as well as to give advice or pass criticism , there is plenty to talk about and share together . |
| 8 | In the building accounts of the Queen 's College , Oxford , Townesend is referred to as ‘ architecto ’ whereas his father , who had worked there previously , was described as ‘ lapicidae ’ , a distinction which reflects the fact that , like others of his kind , he was certainly able to design as well as to build ; but the extent to which he did so unaided is not entirely clear , many of the projects in Oxford at this time evidently being the work of more than one mind . |
| 9 | John Gorman says it 's good value for an international striker and he 's been given great support by the board to go and out and strengthen the side … he thinks Jan will help them in the premier league … , |
| 10 | The house would go more to rack than ever and serve no purpose but to make everyone concerned more miserable than they are already . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a question of horses for courses , finding the best route forward and adopting the practices to fit that rather than bulldozing your way through without perhaps realising the wider environment in which this needs to work , ’ says John Catford , director of the Health Promotion Authority for Wales and professor of health promotion at the University of Wales . |
| 12 | While this issue has not been expressly considered , it seems fair to assume that rather than incur the risks inherent in giving the board so wide a discretion , and relying on the usually well-founded assumption that the shareholders ' dominant purpose is to increase their individual wealth , the court , at the price of some distortion , would define the interests of the members exclusively in terms of their personal financial well-being . |
| 13 | Although more resilient , and easier to handle as well as coming in a far higher range of breaking strains ( up to 200kg or over 400 1 b ) , braid is still vulnerable to kinks and twists . |
| 14 | It was a dispiriting affair , and since the material was being auctioned on behalf of the gallery 's creditors , there were no reserves and auctioneer Ian Mackenzie was forced to lower as well as raise his bids in order to find buyers for each of 144 lots which raised £97,070 ( $166,300 ) . |
| 15 | Practice and research are intertwined ; good doctors have an obligation to inquire as well as to provide a clinical service , and codes of conduct and ethical guidelines that recommend different rules for practice and research create an undesirable dichotomy that itself has ethical implications . |
| 16 | But if his aim is to justify as well as to interpret Marx 's theory , the point becomes more pressing . |
| 17 | Old people who are not in frequent contact with younger people may lose confidence in their ability to give as well as to receive : Younger people , anxious to please , to give and , often , ‘ not to worry mother ’ may not realise the part which they play in creating a one-way traffic . |
| 18 | You 'll know that when you select NI products you 'll be buying gifts that are a pleasure to give as well as to receive . |
| 19 | They hired the first agent , ‘ Digs ’ , of Oxford Street , to manage as well as to let their flat . |
| 20 | There was an enormous amount of planning to do as well as writing the various protocols and policies which would enable me to function as an ENP . |
| 21 | Particularly this will show itself in the gift of availability to another , a conducive meeting-place , the courtesy of taking the phone off the hook , keeping confidences and having grace to forget as well as remember things people tell us . |
| 22 | Around it , people do their work and linger to chat as well as eat : ‘ Tea passed pleasantly ’ for Emma 's guests , ‘ and nobody seemed in a hurry to move ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ We intend to reform as well as spending more money in order to get the most out of that money for the patients . |
| 24 | Nor was it in 1967 , when decisions to disenfranchise as well as to enfranchise were a possibility . |
| 25 | We feel that this is the ideal opportunity for students to study as well as enjoy a holiday visiting new places and meeting new people . |
| 26 | When individuals wanted to settle debts , they came to realise that rather than withdrawing their gold , they could endorse the receipts instructing the goldsmith to transfer the deposits to the named creditor . |
| 27 | Indeed , the initial experiences of the ECSC had led some to argue that rather than pursue a sector by sector strategy , it would be far easier and more logical to plan for the integration of whole economies . |
| 28 | She was terrified that one day he might try some moral blackmail and pretend he had come to love as well as respect her . |
| 29 | I suppose the appeal to me has been making things happen and changing things and feeling quite British about it and proud of what in my very small way I have been able to do in this country and being able to export that abroad and make it a success there . |
| 30 | I think you need a great variety of experience to build your work and need to fail as well as succeed sometimes . |