Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [verb] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Lloyd 's Register surveyors invariably decline to be nominated as experts to determine technical disputes during construction , for this very reason ; and the parties usually refer disputes to arbitration rather than expert determination . |
| 2 | Perception gradually yields territory to fantasy and hallucination as the protagonist 's faculty for reality-testing breaks down and doubt increases . |
| 3 | Luke broke off without completing the shocked question , the appalled look in his eyes gradually giving way to contrition as he stared at her . |
| 4 | In terms of formal policy , a shift in recent years has seen equity ostensibly yield place to efficacy . |
| 5 | The study then compares NT to Unix on 80 functional areas falling into three categories : user environment , operating environment and development environment . |
| 6 | We had n't gone very far when we met up with another Lancaster returning from a Cook 's Tour , and to my horror the two aircraft then flew wing-tip to wing-tip all the way home . |
| 7 | Love Child once paid homage to street musician Moondog on an EP called ‘ Love Child Plays Moondog ’ which Forced Exposure mag released with much snickering . |
| 8 | As a person 's independence gradually gives way to dependence in one or more areas of daily life , it is generally accepted that the family will increase support and assistance . |
| 9 | With the backing of the BBC , the guarded co-operation of the couple and the collaboration of a fine screenwriter , Andrew Davies , a full-length film drama was prepared and Gerard even secured permission to film in Cape Town . |
| 10 | Loathsome as he now is , he becomes still more so as he hypocritically professes to Cornwall his filial embarrassment : ‘ How , my lord , I may be censured , that nature thus gives way to loyalty , something fears me to think of … . |
| 11 | This fact would be useful for Essay A as Moltke was responsible for the military brilliance of the Prussians in the period and with Room for the restructuring of the army , which crisis also brought Bismarck to power on 23rd September 1862 . |
| 12 | ‘ They have had two years now to take people to court . |
| 13 | Firstly , merit pay ; if it is the case that money is not the most important motivator then linking pay to performance , as with merit pay , is not likely to improve performance . |
| 14 | CHRISTMAS morning , 18,200ft up Mount Everest and the Darc Star team reluctantly conceded defeat to nature . |
| 15 | Budhoo also explains why the IMF never suggests cuts to defence , police or public control measures instead of to basic services and subsidies for the poor : ‘ It 's one thing to push around countries and say , OK you have to treat the poor that way ’ ’ . |
| 16 | Under the agreement , ICL also gets access to Pyramid 's operating system technology . |
| 17 | The professional studies course also draws attention to language issues through a number of other units — for example , the Equal Opportunities Unit ( class and gender aspects of language ) , the multicultural Unit ( problems and opportunities for enrichment through multilingual contact ) , the Parents and Schools Unit ( the language of school-parent contact in reports , interviews , letters ) . |
| 18 | Ultimately the final culmination was the same : anarchy eventually gave place to patrician capitalism . |
| 19 | Essentially , therefore , the provisions only had application to income falling within the first limb . |
| 20 | The budget of the Horton generally puts day to day work has got to better reflect the fact that there 's a growing district Hospital , and has got to better reflect the size of the population it serves , and then also about a third of the patients that are treated at the Horton come from Warwickshire , Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire , but actually the Horton is funded as if every patient there comes from Oxfordshire , and that 's clearly crazy , and we 've got to make quite sure that cross-boundary flows of patients are better reflected by cross boundary flows of money . |
| 21 | He argued that the Europeans still needed time to arm and to build up their self-confidence . |
| 22 | In most of Spain , especially in the demoralized countryside , the strike quickly collapsed thanks to ill-preparedness , lack of resolution and determined government action . |
| 23 | Some firms also provide advice to insurance companies . |
| 24 | Most senior executives now have access to desktop microcomputers and , of course , fax and telex are used regularly . |
| 25 | A Farmland and Rural Development Act was passed in 1988 and farmers now have access to grant aid to help in diversification projects . |
| 26 | Travel agents and tour operators often make back to back reservations which means that certain accommodation is booked over a period of time and as one group of guests depart another group takes their place . |
| 27 | The results indicate therefore that this radionuclide technique accurately detects occlusion to portal venous inflow to the liver , particularly in patients without coexisting cavernous transformation . |
| 28 | Despite the difficulties , people still regard access to education for their children as a ‘ passport out of poverty ’ . |
| 29 | Such a definition also excludes approaches to modernity and modernism which focus upon an outlook or attitude usually restricted to elite sections of the population such as artists and planners ( for example Berman 1983 ) . |
| 30 | Buildings section of the policy also covers damage to water tanks and pipes themselves unless due to normal wear and tear . |