Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] to a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and change them to a bigger size |
| 2 | An exception is made in this instance because the policeman 's task in maintaining law and order exposes him to a greater risk of attack than other members of the public . |
| 3 | For example , being born in a neighbourhood may entitle you to a higher place in the queue for housing provided by that local authority . |
| 4 | JEWKES : O , you are very good , sir , very forgiving indeed , but come , I hope you will be so good as to take her to your bosom and that my tomorrow morning you 'll bring her to a better sense of her duty . |
| 5 | to show his students the ways by which great art creates its effects , leading them to a finer appreciation and fuller response , and to help them appreciate more fully the authors ' insights , so often deeper than our own [ sic ] , contribute towards our understanding of ourselves , our community , and life itself . |
| 6 | The visionary places in the ordinary the elements of the eternal and raises it to a higher plane of reality . |
| 7 | It is hoped that readers will feel able to draw on the ideas presented to develop the work further and to apply it to a wider range of contexts . |
| 8 | Some criticised his method of combating Bodyline by stepping away to cut the ball to the off , but Bradman claimed that this exposed him to a greater risk of injury than the orthodox type of batting . |
| 9 | It measured up to precisely what he felt himself and he decided to put it to a higher power . |
| 10 | I moved the reliquary from its altar , after it had been swathed well for safety in moving it to a higher place . |
| 11 | Now , in his wonderful aria of lamentation , he brought the whole performance to life and raised it to a higher plane of artistry . |
| 12 | And are we to think that this loving God really wants us to linger on in pain and without dignity when , according to the same dogma , He is in any case calling us to a better life ? |
| 13 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 14 | Unix Labs will take it to a higher court if the judge does n't overturn the ruling he made himself . |
| 15 | USL will take it to a higher court if the judge does n't overturn himself . |
| 16 | Perhaps racism has conditioned us to a greater extent than we expected . |
| 17 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 18 | Following his split with the SWP James and his small band of adherents joined with another small group , the Workers ' Party , and with the aid his close collaborators , Grace Lee and Raya Dunayevskaya , he set about the task of examining the Hegelian dialectic and Marxist doctrine , which he believed would lead him to a fuller understanding of the Soviet Union , and in particular , Stalinism . |
| 19 | We 'll leave it to a softer Pen : |
| 20 | Clinton offers it to a younger generation . |
| 21 | So I think th th that the one thing which is good I think , is a possibility of re-opening it up , and possibly using it to a fuller extent , which might actually give it er , er , new lease of life . |
| 22 | Silverfish are an awesome experience , and purely on that basis EMF should be applauded for introducing them to a wider audience . |
| 23 | At the first sign of new leaves , give them more water and move them to a warmer place ( about 10–16°C , 50–60°F ) . |
| 24 | When the carrier acknowledges that he holds for and on behalf of the buyer , e.g. by accepting and acting upon the buyer 's instructions not to convey the goods as far as their original destination or to convey them to a further destination , or |
| 25 | If we 'd just attacked they 'd have killed you immediately , so I thought it best to try and get you to a safer distance before anything happened . ’ |
| 26 | The BeSHT did more ; he promoted it to a higher level of importance ; he confirmed and extended the principle of enjoyment , bringing it much more centrally in to the people 's worship as a sense of divine gladness . |
| 27 | well , not to come in the next , but rather to you know , sort of leave it to a higher justice if you like . |
| 28 | The conclusion was that it would be better to destroy the larger animals humanely than to attempt to move them to a safer place . |
| 29 | Works gently but quickly — without harsh abrasive action — to unblock clogged pores , draw out excess oils and help you to a clearer complexion . |
| 30 | But it needs either deep inside knowledge , or real writing skills to take it to a higher plane . |