Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also generalize about the taste of the discriminating and set up standards , useful as guides as long as one does not credit them with greater authority than a considered choice which violates them , but not without the suspect motives and tyrannical pretensions of standards in morals ; if you show signs of food-and-wine snobbery , I had better when listening to your recommendations take care to distinguish what I sense on my tongue from an affected taste . |
| 2 | The first S in SSC comes from the fact that its magnets rely on coils of superconducting wire , which work only when chilled to about -269C , 4C above absolute zero . |
| 3 | I must say , that when you live here as opposed to visiting , the apparent lack of walks — and I agree that this is so — vanishes . |
| 4 | Get them involved pro-actively as opposed to letting them sit there and snide at you cos they know more about it than you do . |
| 5 | Apparently they had no friends , with the possible exception of Roger — and she had seen him stiffen slightly when referred to as ‘ old Rodge ’ . |
| 6 | It appears that the squares enclosed a central roundel bordered by a band of wave-crest pattern : indeed , they dominate rather than contribute to the structure and must , originally , have greatly influenced determined the effect of the pavement on the spectator . |
| 7 | He played well as lead to Chris Bryan , but it was Whiteman 's all-Barking rink and again Paul Maynard 's all-Essex County quartet of youngsters who particularly caught the eye . |
| 8 | Drummer Steve is most looking forward to visiting Liverpool and seeing the relatives and friends he left behind when emigrating to Australia ten years ago . |