Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb base] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is plain that the notions of a superior and a supreme criterion merely refer to a relative place on a scale and do not import any notion of legally unlimited legislative power . |
| 2 | Half-closed , dozy eyes usually belong to a placid , lazy horse . |
| 3 | MY PEN IS DRY , I 'm staring sadly at the dawn as I hears deep , cool sigh- Please write to a lonely girl of 16 . |
| 4 | If , in the future , the majority in Northern Ireland formally consent to a united Ireland , we will introduce the necessary legislation . ’ |
| 5 | The insects either come to a sticky end ; lured by sugary solution onto a sundew which then slowly digests them , or they get the chop in more dramatic fashion after landing in the jaws of a Venus flytrap . |
| 6 | In reality , some business processes do not operate best as a networked ‘ blob ’ , so many organisations actually operate to a hybrid model somewhere between Figures 2.1 and 2.2 . |
| 7 | The market place and its world renowned gothic cathedral in the old part of the town , the numerous wine-bars , restaurants , pubs and cafe e s all add to a warm and friendly atmosphere . |
| 8 | If you want guaranteed matching between your screen image , your page printer proofs and the final imagesetter output then stick to a single standard — Adobe 's PostScript . |
| 9 | The answer is probably yes , provided there were concessionary tax rates for the retired and proper facilities for their leisure and recreation ; for surely these people only go to a foreign land for these reasons ? |
| 10 | Such people usually point to a single statistic for evidence ; for instance , that the public sector employs about 30% of the labour force or , as with Milton Friedman , that public expenditure at around 60% of National Income threatens to destroy freedom and democracy . |
| 11 | The motel-supermarket-hamburger civilization has now been superimposed on what was left of nineteenth-century towns , and has further worn down the differences between one region and the next , but it is doubtful whether the mass mind or the mass man has yet come to pass , except to the extent that people always conform to a prevailing style while it lasts . |
| 12 | If the Branch is in doubt about a particular case please refer to a local Marine Surveyor or H O Accident ( Personal ) Claims & Support for guidance on whether the area involved should be deemed to be ‘ an exposed beach or shore ’ . |
| 13 | The Weltklasse Meeting , established in 1962 , in Zurich 's Leitzegrund Stadium is one of the truly great meetings of the world where the track and field stars always play to a large and enthusiastic audience of about 25,000 people . |
| 14 | Girls either go to a local centre for tuition , or to the tutor 's home , or are taught within their own homes . |
| 15 | Standing on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater , I watched the pastel purple of the Tanzanian dawn slowly change to a golden red . |
| 16 | The other two uses of the term risk both refer to a particular person 's assessment of risk , Summala uses the term ‘ subjective risk ’ only for estimates of risk made when no fear is actually experienced and uses the term ‘ ostensive risk ’ to describe situations where a person actually feels fear . |
| 17 | But in many cases , increased security measures simply lead to a greater thrill for the would-be shoplifters creating the opposite of the desired effect as thieves become more determined to steal . |