Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [be] [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ms Garner said : ‘ Whether or not a murder charge stands or is reduced to manslaughter depends entirely on the individual case . |
| 2 | A rates reduction for a certain period is inadequate to compensate for the great disruption that was caused to people seeking to make a living in that area — people who do not have the wherewithal or the ability to use the court system against the Minister . |
| 3 | Its workstation figures do include sales of server systems , but only servers that are dedicated to workstation environments , plus tools and utilities software such as operating systems , compilers , software engineering tools and graphics libraries , certain peripherals — such as personal computer co-processor boards and laser printers — service , maintenance , custom consulting and systems integration fees . |
| 4 | Chrysalids that are attached to twigs or the walls of the cage should be left where they are . |
| 5 | It proved a complex process to eliminate variables that were related to intelligence without removing any that might be directly related to lead . |
| 6 | A pet pig that was taken to school could have spread disease through Britain 's pig population , according to health officials . |
| 7 | A pet pig that was taken to school could have spread disease through Britain 's pig population , according to health officials . |
| 8 | Using an example of e-mail the paper demonstrates the sorts of data that are lost to history . |
| 9 | Coulton , of Ajax Way , Normanby , Middlesbrough , was convicted of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment in October last year . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's a new lease of life for them , ’ she told her mother , but just before Sarah became ill Miss Louisa suffered a stroke and was confined to bed , and two weeks later Miss Ellen had a heart attack and was also bedridden . |
| 11 | In 1864 he unexpectedly took his brother 's place as a missionary priest and was sent to Hawaii . |
| 12 | Eventually , as darkness began to fall just after 9pm , he went on board a rescue boat and was taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 13 | Eventually , as darkness began to fall just after 9pm , he went on board a rescue boat and was taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 14 | If a son or daughter commits a crime and is sentenced to imprisonment , the court will not allow an anxious father or mother to take their place , so how can it be that my sin can be taken by another ? |
| 15 | Thus for BrF the first band shows a splitting of about 0·32 eV and is clearly due to a level largely localized on Br ; in IBr ( Fig. 6.18 ) the first two bands show splittings of 0·58 and 0·36 eV and are assigned to lone-pairs mainly localized on I and Br , respectively . |
| 16 | The exception was the print collection , which was requisitioned by Hitler for his proposed museum at Linz and was removed to Dresden . |
| 17 | Some people develop very strong appetites for recognition and are attracted to jobs which provide them with endless ‘ jellybeans ’ ; for example , the reward systems of the armed services , higher education and the professions offer substantial opportunities to be recognized and praised for one 's performance . |
| 18 | It was originally an acetylene light but was converted to propane gas operation in 1963 . |
| 19 | Kriel described the force as being committed to impartiality but warned that it would " never be crippled to the point where the SAP is scared to act against unrest " . |
| 20 | We er emphasised to him the impact this would have on Oxfordshire 's er spending requirements and er the hope that the er spending that we get , and we get it in two ways ; one is through , called the standard spending grant , that is a general grant that was given to authorities to spend as they wish , and the other is a specific grants which are given for particular purposes , and some of them cover the legislation that I have mentioned , which we are required to spend specifically on the items for which they 're given . |
| 21 | Even sanguine members of the Cabinet dreaded the return of the taunting yellow ribbons that were tied to trees in Carter ’ s time , and feared especially the visits of grieving relatives to the White House . |
| 22 | Oh , I think the story goes on from there , because I do n't think though and this is a personal opinion and I I 'd love the Committee to I do n't know tha that er I M R O ever did get accounts out of Liechtenstein because a year later B I M the m the ownership of it was transferred from Liechtenstein back to England but guess who the the , the owner was transfer to a charitable trust , so we 've got erm a company that is handling the investment management of seven hundred million pounds worth of pension funds which is owned by a charity and the and the accounts that were given to I M R O and these accounts were given to I M R O a year later , were charity commission er type accounts , which evidently showed something like five hundred thousand pounds in that charitable fund and er and no transactions you know , so and that company that was running that was the beneficial owner of our investment company where all the errors took place . |
| 23 | I had , however , one advantage that was denied to Beveridge . |
| 24 | Find a heart that 's turned to stone — |
| 25 | But for the most part they had been undisturbed in their magic island or resort that was closed to others but which they could leave when they pleased . |
| 26 | He has a radar that is attuned to children . |
| 27 | He played a part that was made to measure , a scarf-wearing , nose-blowing hypochondriac who Dr Jacques was to put firmly in his place . |
| 28 | United Kingdom confectionery trade is worth two point six billion pounds , billion , and two years ago a figure that really astonished me when I saw it was that the total of all money that was given to development charities in the United Kingdom , including CAFOD , Christian Aid and Oxfam was equal to what Britain spent on one product made in York and that 's KitKat . |
| 29 | The editors of Arlidge & Parry on Fraud ( 1985 ) , p. 97 , para. 3.39 , express doubt as to whether the term ‘ employment ’ is intended to include any form of paid work or is confined to contracts of employment in the strict sense . |
| 30 | All countries that are committed to non-proliferation and all the signatories to the treaty must be prepared both for greater resources to go into the inspection process and to submit to greater surveillance . |