Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 What is anatomical basis of this orientation selectivity ? ( personal communication ) suggests an answer which is reminiscent of that proposed by to account for the ability of octopuses to recognize spatial patterns .
2 To a man of Panmure 's connections this was not a particularly difficult matter in time of war , even with the qualification which the Lyells made to their request , that ships about to sail for the West Indies were not acceptable , but it was clearly a very material favour to the family concerned .
3 The wage agreement produced some drift back to work in the following days , but the strike held steady in the Kuzbass , Donbass and Vorkuta .
4 Part 4 goes on to look at the training of parents in skills necessary for successful completion of these steps .
5 Yeah but they were all fixed up to go into the same envelope sort of thing .
6 The rain having petered out for a while , we all went out to stare at the sunset , about which the two poets made lurid remarks .
7 The British Team , just before they were due to fly out to compete in the World Championships , were photographed by a national daily paper .
8 THE Prime Minister , Jeffrey Archer , Sylvester Stallone and Rod Stewart are among those lined up to appear on the Wogan chat show as part of BBC TV 's £82 million line-up of programmes for the new year .
9 So does that add up to conflict for the pubs ; healthy drinking verses healthy profit ?
10 Several joined in to complain about the tribute required by the deputy in Riba .
11 Uncle Mick found it difficult getting down to kneel for the Consecration .
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