Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since there was a higher population and a greater surplus of output people had a higher disposable income ; this led directly to a desire for more than just food and a demand for material commodities for the household ( pottery , cutlery , more and better clothing in cotton and wool ) . |
| 2 | But the inherent political weaknesses of the struggles , the chronic inability to attract support from other sections of labour , and the social composition of the unemployed led directly to a collapse of militancy after state intervention . |
| 3 | Always be prepared to listen patiently to a guest 's chatter no matter how boring , but develop a technique of being able to detach , oneself politely from a conversation without giving offence , especially if there is work to be done or other people waiting for attention . |
| 4 | This leads immediately to an estimate of about 360,000 heavily employed trainers needed in addition to school , college and tertiary education staff . |
| 5 | This leads naturally to a comparison of the two methods . |
| 6 | This leads naturally to a review of the nature and potential of collective actors and the field of action in which they might be engaged . |
| 7 | This leads directly to a situation that you should avoid . |
| 8 | The vogue for this owed much to a bastard Darwinism ; Latin nations were less taken in by it than were Slavs and Teutons . |
| 9 | This applies particularly to an understanding of the biological principles underlying the reproductive process . |
| 10 | Levels of caesium in upland grasses increased dramatically after Chernobyl , while the ratio of caesium 137 to 134 fell dramatically to a value characteristic of Chernobyl fallout . |
| 11 | Level 2 Respond appropriately to a range of more complex instructions given by the teacher , and give simple instructions . |
| 12 | It is n't easy to talk naturally to a piece of machinery and your performers may find it easier to talk to you rather than directly to the camera . |
| 13 | But it was obviously impossible to deal with a nation-wide emergency such as lorry-drivers ' strikes , and equally impossible to respond properly to a rash of major disputes all at the same time . |
| 14 | Leeds were again without their six-figure signing from Hull , Lee Crooks , and the Great Britain forward 's mysterious absences are likely to lead shortly to a parting of the ways . |
| 15 | All these contributed much to a sense of fellowship and corporate social identity as well as providing opportunities for personal development and individual enrichment . |
| 16 | What percentage of candidates are likely to respond favourably to an approach ? |
| 17 | These relate particularly to a pupil 's " mental … development " . |
| 18 | An elusive figure , there is nothing to show that his wealth approached Thomas Spring 's in scale , his wider tame owing more to a flair for the flamboyant gesture . |
| 19 | Skipper Brian Robson , Lee Sharpe , Giggs , and Gary Pallister , all went close to an equaliser but United 's two best chances fell to the mercurial Cantona . |
| 20 | A DP communiqué of March 11 looked forward to a time when Albanians would not " need to undertake dangerous adventures in search of a better future " . |
| 21 | The mode of action of the toxin appears to be for the non-conserved sequences in Domain II to bind specifically to a glycoprotein on the target insect 's gut membrane . |
| 22 | Intensive diplomatic negotiations between UN and Iraqi officials in New York on July 24 and 25 led finally to an announcement on July 26 confirming that the government had agreed to a compromise proposal by the UN , involving the appointment of a new team of " impartial " inspectors . |
| 23 | It can also be used when several results have already been found but people are unable to proceed further to a generalisation ; for instance , they may have failed to spot a linear relationship or a well-known number-sequence in their results . |
| 24 | Once they 're approved landlords or homeowners will be able to go straight to a county court for a possession order . |
| 25 | The decline of around 35 per cent in the number of births between 1964 and 1977 led rightly to a review of the provision of educational places . |
| 26 | Groups of people who feel under threat are unlikely to respond enthusiastically to a researcher with a questionnaire . |
| 27 | In all humanities disciplines the use of computers seems to have passed through three stages , each corresponding roughly to a decade . |
| 28 | If you do not have enough of the right kinds of food , or if you have too many high-fat , high-sugar foods in the cupboard , it is difficult to keep strictly to a diet . |
| 29 | In this latter group of patients it may be more efficient to proceed directly to a trial of amiodarone or ICD placement rather than to proceed with a lengthy course of serial drug testing . |
| 30 | It is tempting to react sourly to a string of major infrastructural projects in south-east England though , in truth , they will also help Scotland 's connections , particularly with continental Europe . |