Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [to-vb] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are as much as five feet high , and the floor is pierced , whether for libations to the dead or just to prevent accumulation of rain-water . |
| 2 | knitted directly to cast on edge or directly to last row of knitting |
| 3 | It seems more reasonable to anticipate a response to a formal written instrument , especially one which may have adverse consequences on a third State , and thus to regard lack of response as acceptance of that agreement , than it is to demand early protest to an emergent rule of customary international law . |
| 4 | In the Summer Term of 1989 the LEA published and distributed a short booklet ( Leeds City Council 1989e ) which was ‘ intended to help parents to appreciate what constitutes the best primary school practice and also to highlight aspects of education that the Authority wishes to promote ’ . |
| 5 | She uses her silk to line the walls and also to bind particles of soil together into a circular lid three-quarters of an inch across . |
| 6 | Thus the companies ' approach to investment has been to ensure that there is sufficient availability of short-term assets to meet unforeseen contingencies and then to maximise holdings of long-dated , higher-yielding assets . |
| 7 | The cream of one dairy 's workforce have received basic police training on crime prevention techniques and how to spot signs of trouble . |
| 8 | These include the individual 's pension rights ; the powers and responsibilities of scheme members , trustees , employers and advisers ; and how to manage conflict of interest . |
| 9 | It seems illogical to require response to a treaty which adversely effects a third State , as in the instance of a territorial settlement when the third State also has a claim , and yet to regard lack of protest to an evolving principle of customary international law as acquiescence to it . |
| 10 | It has been observed , for example , that British firms find it easier to persuade workers to accept redundancies but harder to obtain flexibility of working practices and job demarcations than do their French counterparts . |
| 11 | We were very fortunate that our faithful ‘ visiting ’ advisers were willing as always to take care of art , music , social sciences , and playing cards ; and , above all , that Scott Anderson and Laurie Bruce would undertake the entire sorting and evaluating of stamps and records respectively . |