Example sentences of "[vb mod] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any argument concerning the merits or otherwise of the device must to a great extent be guided by a discussion on the merits/demerits of insider dealing . |
| 2 | as it must to the most difficult corners |
| 3 | It seemed an hour , was perhaps only five minutes — and he left , saying only , ‘ I must to the arms of Morpheus . |
| 4 | Where mass communication is concerned , models become ever more complex , each adapting as it must to the particular situation or circumstance and reflecting the complexity of the situation . |
| 5 | In one regrettable case , which I myself witnessed , it had become an established sport in the house for guests to ring for the butler and put to him random questions of the order of , say , who had won the Derby in such and such a year , rather as one might to a Memory Man at the music hall . |
| 6 | Parker said , almost as a dentist might to a tearful fearful patient . |
| 7 | The geography of Boiotia might to a shallow observer seem to suit her for naval hegemony . |
| 8 | But , cling as she might to the bolster she had taken with her to stop her screams , she could not stop shaking . |
| 9 | Instead , the shores of Zurich 's lake have a more intimate charm , comparing to those of Lucerne and Geneva as a well kept garden might to an alpine panorama or a royal park . |
| 10 | At Dead of Night we 'll to the Bride-bed come , And sprinkle hallow 'd Dew-drops round the Room . |
| 11 | Their savage eyes turn 'd to a modest gaze , |
| 12 | For ev'ry one they hasten 'd to the Grave , |
| 13 | Watts had earlier published The psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament , and Apply 'd to the Christian State and Worship before , others had followed . |
| 14 | … and from them rose A cry that shiver 'd to the tingling stars . |
| 15 | The Earl of Nottingham , a Tory who was to make his peace with the Revolution , nevertheless opposed the invitation , condemning it as " high treason , in violation of the Laws … and that allegiance which I ow 'd to the Soveraigne and which I had confirm 'd by my solemn oath " . |
| 16 | In addition , the organized networks could to a certain extent rely on intimidation and social pressure . |
| 17 | By the way , this was the period when I could to a milk shop for a hape'orth of milk , but it 's not the halfpenny that people think now , cos the currency 's been altered quite a lot , it was very trifling , but it 's true . |
| 18 | When you 're feeding the baby , make sure that the teat is always full of milk , or he 'll suck in air with his feed which could to a bout of indigestion . |
| 19 | Instead , she stayed near the doors , holding on as best she could to an upright rail , the bag with the dress in it clutched in her other hand . |
| 20 | Finally , Lear resigned himself to Gould 's impenetrable isolation , and , in a letter written in 1863 , came as close as he could to an objective description of his former employer and erstwhile friend : ‘ A more singularly offensive mannered man than G. hardly can be : but the queer fellow means well , tho 's more of an Egotist than can be described . ’ |
| 21 | If private capital can be attracted — and I believe it could to the right project — it seems to me entirely right that we should do what we can as Government to create the right climate for a successful link to be built . |
| 22 | He escaped as soon as he could to the company of her brothers . |
| 23 | They kept as close as they could to the east bank of the stream and held generally towards the north . |
| 24 | He would have to wait , and until then he would keep as close as he could to the Russian . |
| 25 | I then severed the last piece of shaft as close as I could to the head , and again found nothing untoward . |
| 26 | The only way I could do this was to make myself as familiar as I could to the members of the schools . |
| 27 | There was no clear path , she was just winding through trees and keeping as close as she could to the direction he had shown . |
| 28 | A protesting Maltote was roused and ordered to ride as fast as he could to the royal camp outside Bedford . |
| 29 | Among the gentry residing there was to be found Mr Benedict Beckenham , riding as hard as he could to the devil . |
| 30 | ‘ We got as close as we could to the shrimping rig , then Neil Henshaw and myself climbed aboard . |