Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Problems of this kind tend to be more pronounced if the left side of the visual field in each eye is affected . |
| 2 | The truth , I fancy — and the discovery that letters of this kind tend to be written in oddly similar terms ( the writer invariably shudders to think , the mixtures are always revolting or barbaric ) does something to bear out my theory is simply that reference to some particular ingredient has , subconsciously , touched off a painful nerve in the reader . |
| 3 | The guilty man was to be drawn on an ox hide to the gallows , where he was hanged . |
| 4 | The markets in options that are deeply in or out of the money tend to be rather thin , and such options are not actively traded . |
| 5 | A preoccupation common to all the papers in the book springs directly from the difficulties involved in reassessing how the ‘ facts ’ of one 's experience correspond to the descriptions of them offered by others . |
| 6 | Majority tend to be budget models |
| 7 | These contested cases where there is considerable media coverage tend to be those where the defendant(s) can attempt a claim that the victim consented to intercourse . |
| 8 | The list of possible influences on supply is , is exhaustive , erm , and as a result any models of agricultural supply response tend to be very , very simple , and it 's very easy to get a complicated model simply by looking erm , at why , one of these factors , disregarding er , any other , any other of these complications . |
| 9 | The mind of the masters What does racism mean to people who profit from it ? |
| 10 | And the most general principle is : nominals occurring before the main verb of a sentence tend to be definite while those occurring after the main verb can be either definite or indefinite . |
| 11 | 8.1 shall despatch the Licensed Software to by post or by such other carrier as and agree upon , which shall be notified to at the above address or to such address as shall in due course communicate to as its delivery address within the Territory . |
| 12 | We are therefore of the opinion that the faster two components seen in the SDS-sequestration technique correspond to a weaker subset of GC sites and possibly other non-GC sites as well . |
| 13 | The faeces in this instance tend to be relatively loose and pale in colour , while the dog remains hungry , simply because it can not actually digest its food . |
| 14 | Graduate recruitment in many businesses and industries now tends to be evenly split , and companies will not be able to afford to lose a large chunk of talent in which so much money has been invested , especially as women in any case tend to be less tempted by the ‘ grass is greener ’ syndrome . |
| 15 | Today , service , seniority , and experience do not appear to be considered at all , your religion or creed appear to be an important factor in regulating your progress in the Service … ’ |
| 16 | For example , it may be more important for a government that a public sector pay settlement appear to be within the limits of pay policy , than for it actually to be so . |
| 17 | I say minimal both because it is rather modest , in contrast say to Jakobson 's , and because it seems to present a demand that it should be very difficult for modern literary studies to deny : that in describing the language of literary texts a degree of rigour is required such as has been notably absent from the work of a great many critics . |
| 18 | In technique and effect , relaxation therapy , hypnosis and autohypnosis , autogenic training and meditation appear to be very similar . |
| 19 | Whereas Serena is concerned to domesticate her problems , Stella consciously strives to exaggerate her own eccentricity , yet her resilience and the regularity of her yo-yo-like existence testify to an underlying solidity . |
| 20 | Money Expect to be challenged and opposed every step of the way as far as your long-term financial plans are concerned , but do n't give up . |
| 21 | But after a while straight pieces of knitting cease to be satisfying and we progress to shaping , which speeds up the making-up process and also saves on materials . |
| 22 | ( b ) On termination by the Buyer in accordance with clause ( a ) the following provisions shall have effect : ( i ) all sums payable by the Buyer under the contract cease to be payable ; ( ii ) the Seller must repay to the Buyer all sums paid by the Buyer prior to termination ; and ( iii ) the Buyer is entitled to recover damages from the Seller in respect of any losses caused to the Buyer as a result of the Seller 's failure to make delivery or as a result of the termination of the contract . |
| 23 | International Business Machines Corp and IBM Credit Corp appear to be seeking $4,600m of revolving credit in the international syndicated loan market , Reuter reports from New York ; the loans are said to be being arranged by Credit Suisse and syndicated to a group of relationship banks , each of which has been asked to commit around $500m . |
| 24 | With Nigeria , after only just over two years of the new system , it is still too early to be sure , but in general governments at federal and state level appear to be respecting the guarantees of freedom of expression . |
| 25 | Only in the region of full employment would such a pattern of response cease to be operative . |
| 26 | The thing that brings a paradigm shift to its turning point is a war between the poles of the incumbent paradigm . |
| 27 | At the top you can continue along the route described for Day 2 — a long day 's walk — or for a shorter route descend to Patterdale via Angle Tarn . |
| 28 | Even to this day , many who have never been inside a church since their baptism expect to be buried in consecrated ground after some form of religious service . |
| 29 | The arms : ( a ) the form of the tentacle pore ; ( b ) the number and shape of the arm spines , the degree of rugosity ; ( c ) the number and shape of the tentacle scales ; ( d ) whether the arm spines of the proximal joints meet midradially forming a fan when viewed transversely ; ( e ) often in outline the arms amy appear to be constricted between the rows of arm spines usually because the articulation areas are elevated . |
| 30 | The jaw appear to be slightly longer than wide . |