Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] to a [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The source of the leak was eventually traced to a vent which had been left open , and firemen hosed down the affected areas . |
| 2 | The source of the leak was eventually traced to a vent which had been left open , and firemen hosed down the affected areas . |
| 3 | Organic meat needs experienced butchery and not a quick swipe with the band saw before being instantly packaged — so go to a butcher who buys his meat on the hoof from a farmer who is n't into organics just for the sake of profit . |
| 4 | The lights upstairs were still on ; if she could only get to a window she might be able to see what the men outside were doing . |
| 5 | I think one of the most valuable points that emerged from the Felixstowe experience , as far as I was concerned anyway was the fact that with all those people there when we heard their views , erm , it was quite apparent that it was n't the case of local people opposing what the County Council traffic people propose to do , many there were many different and varying interests there and , and we , we could , we can then basically come to a conclusion which satisfied , satisfied I hope most of them , but , we , we , at that meeting among the local people some supporters with some of our road safety and some were very much against them , others were neutral , but it was n't just a question of erm a , a united opposition of what we proposed to do er , and this was very valuable . |
| 6 | In saying that the County Council is not committed to a road which goes north or Knaresborough . |
| 7 | You 're not listening to a word we 're saying , you 've done sponge , that 's good , now what else float ? |
| 8 | When that finally came to a crisis I was within four days of complete paralysis . |
| 9 | Today an adolescent is probably as likely as not to belong to a family which is an uneasy mixture of the nuclear set-up and the institution known as serial marriage ( marriage , divorce , remarriage ) . |
| 10 | Just get to a shape you feel happy with , ’ he says . |
| 11 | We 've just spoken to a bloke who 's into us and would be really interested in doing something . ’ |
| 12 | The requirement specified in Regulation 4 does not apply to a person who is — |
| 13 | The acquirer should not agree to a clause which states that if by completion it is aware of a breach of warranty and it still elects to proceed to completion it thereby waives any claim for damages . |
| 14 | He 's not listened to a word you 've said . |
| 15 | And there are many who are deeply committed to a faith which is alive and obvious to everyone with whom they come into contact . |
| 16 | Both utilise a tie-off ( Spectra on the HB ) , permanently fixed to a bar which is an integral part of the karabiner . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't you ever listen to a word I say to you ? ’ he bit out thickly . |
| 18 | We 've got a number of questions we want to ask you , because er though you 're pivotal to all of our erm activities in this enquiry , we are also looking to a report which is hopefully going to be influenced the Bill the Government brings forward . |
| 19 | This also applies to a person who is incapable of understanding questions or giving a proper answer by reason of mental incapacity or permanent or temporary disability . |
| 20 | When the carousel eventually slowed to a halt she had difficulty persuading Belinda to get off the horse 's back . |
| 21 | Two years after her conversion to strictness of life , she was sexually attracted to a man she knew well , although she seems to have had just before this a grandiose sense of her own imperviousness to sin . |
| 22 | The Women 's Tennis Association have announced that fines for playing in an exhibition without approval in the same week as a major event have been sharply increased to a level which it is hoped will help to prevent it happening again . |
| 23 | It is now determined to a degree it never was in the past to put an end to beef intervention being viewed , by the Republic of Ireland in particular , as a market it has a right to supply . |
| 24 | The organisation housed on the corner of Old Broad Street and Throgmorton Street has mercifully reverted to a name which accurately describes where it is and what it does . |
| 25 | I did n't like the feeling ; it brought it home to me how much you are judged by how you look , all the time , and how weird it feels when you are talking to this compere , and all the time you know he is n't listening to a word you are saying , just looking down your cleavage . |
| 26 | As the tool is n't linked to a compiler it allows developers to build applications across different language environments without adhering to specific compiler specifications . |
| 27 | When asked if it was the Ministry 's intention to sell the aircraft in an airworthy condition , the spokesman explained that the aircraft was airworthy , but felt there was a good chance it may well go to a museum who would want to road the airframe away . |
| 28 | Odium and opprobrium may well attach to a brother who ruins another brother by such guile . ’ |
| 29 | " You have n't listened to a word I 've said , " Slater gasped . |
| 30 | Do n't listen to a word they say . |