Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] an [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ingredients : ; the juice of a lemon , for instance , will make the shade even more brilliant ; a strong cup of coffee adds depth and richness , whilst a full-bodied , deep red wine will intensify the redness or add an extra glow to the Chestnut Warm Brown variant . |
| 2 | It is uncertain whether he composed this song himself or adapted an existing poem to the mocking , sentimental tone that was his and was already regarded as typical of Dublin . |
| 3 | She would never be a great beauty , he knew , but she had a natural charm and personality that lent an extra depth to her character , and he imagined that this would have been how his mother would have looked at a similar age . |
| 4 | Hogarth devised a line of beauty that has an uncanny similarity to a woman 's back ! |
| 5 | In the 82nd minute , Hateley guaranteed Rangers ' win with a goal that heralded an unfortunate end to the night for Dykstra . |
| 6 | For example , we would expect to find cells that give an excitatory response to long wavelength light shone on one part of the retina and an inhibitory response to long wavelength light shone on to an adjacent part . |
| 7 | She made no attempt to disguise the sarcasm that gave an added cadence to her voice . |
| 8 | The refusal to concede that gives an obstinate glory to Spanish policy , conquered any thought of a negotiated settlement . |
| 9 | Beyond the last buildings of Cowgill , a bridge over the river admits to the branch road that gives an alternative return to Dent Town . |
| 10 | None of them could disagree that it was a species of tyranny that left an unhappy debtor to the mercy of a remorseless creditor whose affluence prevented him from knowing the sorrows of adversity and who , nursed in the lap of plenty , had never heard the call of hunger or knew the cry of distress . |
| 11 | In 1993 , the year that brings an open market to Europe , the European nations seem to take a similar view of Britain , regarding it as a strange and ultimately negligible country . |
| 12 | For though you and your ancestors got your property by murder and theft , and you keep it by the same power from us that have an equal right to the land with you by the righteous law of creation , yet we shall have no occasion of quarrelling … |
| 13 | This , Schell et al. believe , may one day facilitate the production of crop plants that have an inbuilt resistance to the specific insects that feed on them . |
| 14 | I sniffed it and whispered an obscene word to it , then I put on my coat and overshoes and walked out of the hotel . |
| 15 | These should be major counselling objectives , and encouraging an ageing person to be part of such a group would indeed constitute a major counselling success . |
| 16 | ( a ) Use any exposure in the spreading region , and make an appropriate correction to the measurement obtained . |
| 17 | You now know that local government is a satisfying career choice and offers an exciting challenge to the solicitor . |
| 18 | His speech also emphasized the " new covenant " concept and made an unabashed appeal to the middle class which , he promised , under his administration would " be forgotten no more " . |
| 19 | You went for rides with her in her VW , and made an extended trip to Lisbon - to Madrid also , I believe . |
| 20 | Clio accounted for 2.1 % of all new car registrations in Britain during 1992 and made an important contribution to the success of Renault UK , whose sales in 1992 grew by 15.14% . |
| 21 | Obviously this is highly selective , and has an uncertain relationship to non-documentary reality ; this might be called the problem of ‘ rose-tinted documentation ’ . |
| 22 | The town predates Richmond in Surrey , whatever the latter may say , and has an unshakeable claim to be the home of the ‘ sweet lass of Richmond Hill ’ , Frances I'Anson . |
| 23 | Although they have received no professional training , they have learnt from the older generations a huge wealth of practical knowledge about childbirth and provide an invaluable service to the community . |
| 24 | These are augmented by an advanced stop line to aid cyclist visibility at the junction and to provide an early start to the turning manoeuvre ( Figure 6.24 ) . |
| 25 | There could be no question now of the French fleet overwhelming the British and escorting an invading army to Scotland and Essex . |
| 26 | The generally pragmatic ethos of British higher education in matters of course planning means that some basic , theoretical problems may never really be faced or thrashed out , although the process of having to formulate and present an interdisciplinary case to the CNAA may mean there is some difference between the polytechnics/colleges and universities in this respect . |
| 27 | The Pontypool full-back joined the threequarter line and lobbed an intended pass to a colleague . |
| 28 | To achieve the status of ‘ Preferred Supplier , ’ a company must demonstrate that it can provide products and services which are uniform , consistently meet requirements and show an on-going commitment to quality . |
| 29 | The two , sometimes three , hours spent in the College quadrangle when , we are told , the Professor would courteously listen and give an intelligible answer to every question , and when the instruction he communicated was stamped on the memory by the good temper and joke and repartee with which it was accompanied , these were periods which an old student liked to call to memory , for they were hours pleasantly and usefully passed . |
| 30 | This was especially apparent in 1990 when the Trust recruited its two millionth member in August , and received an overwhelming response to the Enterprise Neptune Appeal for the purchase of coastline in Wales , Cornwall , Northumberland and County Durham . |