Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] to [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Joanne has since given birth to Feathers ' daughter .
2 This embraces all overseas companies , but in practice this has not given rise to difficulties .
3 The Science Reference and Information Service of the British Library has just published Guide to Libraries in Central and Eastern Europe ( ISBN 0 7123 0795 8 ) , compiled by the information specialist Maria Hughes , from data not widely available .
4 As well as acting as a surrogate mum to the hedgehogs , Christine has also given physiotherapy to tortoises and given the kiss of life to a pet rabbit , which everyone thought had gone to the great hutch in the sky .
5 Housing policy in this country has traditionally given priority to children 's needs and we would find it very worrying if that priority were eroded in any way by the introductions of policies aiming to discriminate against children in one setting i.e. children of lone parent families .
6 Although it is easy to observe what is going on in practice , constructing an explicit statement of what the system is that is being considered inevitably gives rise to problems of interpretation and semantics .
7 Later Hungary said that it would act unilaterally to supply water to areas threatened by environmental catastrophe after Slovakia diverted the Danube 's waters to the dam [ see ED 67 ] .
8 Your readers may not be aware that the Institute is providing much appreciated support to members who have suffered redundancy , with all the personal and career problems that follow in the wake of such an upheaval .
9 ‘ I have heard that a teacher from the Dyslexia Institute is being brought in to give advice to teachers here .
10 The form of personal rule which Maclean established inevitably gave rise to claims that he was , if not actually involved in slave-trading and slave-holding , insufficiently energetic in combating them .
11 The German press disappeared after Germany 's defeat in the First World War , while the missionary press , though of some historical interest , did not give rise to publications of any major importance .
12 The Act of 1988 did not govern access to quotas , but the registration of fishing vessels .
13 ‘ Well ? ’ said Calatin who was , truth to tell , becoming just the smallest bit afraid of this strange , golden-eyed creature , but who would not have dreamed of showing it , because you did not show discourtesy to guests , not if you wanted business from them .
14 Residents of the City of Westminster , while falling into the catchment areas of three different health districts , did not have recourse to admissions to any long-stay hospitals after the closure of Banstead in 1986 .
15 The ICRC confirmed that political prisoners numbered 1,268 , although their representatives did not have access to prisons run by the state security services .
16 ‘ When we hear such sounds we do not pay attention to things like pitch and timbre .
17 Eventually the local authority associations agreed a self-denying ordinance and in many authorities councillors do not seek access to records on individuals .
18 But do n't add oil to baths if you have spots : try adding powdered seaweed to the water as it 's good for drawing out impurities .
19 However , the Act of 1988 does not govern access to quotas but the registration of fishing vessels and therefore affects access to all sea-fishing activities , including fishing for species not subject to quotas .
20 ECGD does not lend money to companies but does offer a number of schemes to banks to allow them to finance exports at interest rates which are often significantly below prevailing market rates .
21 Even if a will does not give property to trustees , the property , whether real or personal , does not go directly to those for whose benefit it is given , nor does property passing on intestacy go directly to those entitled under the rules above stated .
22 Gravelle ( 1985 ) points to an implicit assumption which , when relaxed , gives rise to one of them : " that either no managerial effort is required to reduce costs or that such effort does not yield disutility to managers ' ( p. 115 ) .
23 Please note that EURO DISNEYLAND does not guarantee entry to visitors wishing to purchase tickets on the day .
24 Jahsaxa 's pals had virtually pulled hir to bits .
25 For example in Germany , works councils have long had access to resources to investigate design of work systems under the Quality of Working Life .
26 Her clear sighted approach to bring long lasting help to mothers and children , so that children could benefit , wherever they were whatever their country , their colour , their situation - urban or rural , their culture , their religion , their society in the sense of its development and their expectations and their infrastructure .
27 When justices are advised not to have regard to statements of evidence and to medical reports on that ground they are being deprived of potentially valuable material in these difficult cases and I wish to make it clear that hearsay evidence is available to assist the court in all these cases although its weight will always be a matter for the judgment of the court .
28 Colonies have always given scope to adventurers from the metropolis who have enjoyed irresponsible power over the natives , whether as administrators , police officials , soldiers , traders , or settlers ( even if these were of the peasant class ) .
29 Financial collapses , major frauds , litigation , environmental responsibility , all have understandably given rise to demands for companies to strengthen their control over their business and their public accountability .
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