Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whence it came it will return , perhaps again , to be communicated to some being higher than man , perhaps to pass through gradations of glory from the pale human soul to brighten the seraph . |
| 2 | If it is argued that a man has a moral duty to obey the law and that to break the law of the land is a violation of one 's duty to one 's country , then one has only to point to instances of government policy where it would clearly be immoral to obey the law of the land . |
| 3 | She was n't sure just how she felt , but she retained enough control to know that she could n't give in to shock in front of fitzAlan . |
| 4 | It has been the long-standing practice of Leaders of the House not to comment on matters of security within the Palace of Westminster . |
| 5 | To provide an aetiology is not to pronounce on matters of authenticity . |
| 6 | This is not to argue in terms of structuralism but in terms of a combination of institutional form and individual behaviour — elements which are bundled together as either part of ceteris paribus or part of the residual in factor productivity analyses . |
| 7 | On the other hand , a look at a small group of Young Conservatives might be able to throw light upon ideological issues , which tend not to arise in studies of society 's victims . |
| 8 | So if you are not a UK taxpayer you are advised not to enter into Deeds of Covenant , but to make your regular charitable payments by simple Banker 's Order without any covenant . |
| 9 | Half an hour later , her second son emerged , as strong and healthy as the first , and Pen Browning arrived two hours later to go into paroxysms of delight . |
| 10 | Where risk has increased there is an increasing need for capital to provide a buffer against loss … the removal of the old protective barriers led to a rush by the smaller players to merge with new , bigger partners both to benefit from economies of scale and scope and to augment their capital base sufficiently to meet the requirements of the new , more demanding market context … |
| 11 | At junction turn left to pass behind range of farm buildings . |
| 12 | Reach T-junction with track ( castle on left ) and turn left to pass in front of castle ( b ) . |
| 13 | The study set out to look at responses of Primary 7 pupils to simple addition problems . |
| 14 | It 's substantially to do with registration of inspection duties arising from the Children Act , the registration and inspection of childminders , erm , workplace creches , and and Mike can go into detail on that if members wish . |
| 15 | Tapes could be made for specific campaigns , for use in education , or simply to cater for communities of interest too small to be considered by the broadcasters . |
| 16 | However , there are signs of change at some levels , because men are now being accepted on to the CARE course , which provides specialist training in how to deal with victims of sex crimes , although this might simply reflect a recognition that an increasing number of victims are young boys . |
| 17 | Still pinned to the floor I was about to burst into tears of frustration when I was suddenly released . |
| 18 | Hoomey 's face , screwed up with panic and about to burst into tears of shock and fear , quivered with a heroic effort at control . |
| 19 | Dooley suggests that staff training should cover : how to guard against fires ; how to react in case of fire ; how to raise the alarm ; how to help evacuate patients ; how to stop fires spreading ; and how to help fight the fire . |
| 20 | They suggest that clinical psychologists , with an understanding of psychological aspects of disability , may have a role to play in the development of services for older people with disabilities , and in training other health service professionals in how to respond to problems of disability in older people . |
| 21 | The combined effect of these concessions was virtually to remove from threat of rate-capping all but about 20 ( 4.4 per cent ) of the 456 principal local authorities then existing in England and Wales . |
| 22 | CW intimated he wishes eventually to move to bar-coding of Library stock to facilitate loans , and the same technology will suffice for both Horticultural and Library purposes . |
| 23 | Perhaps it 's because Switzerland is the most boring country in the world , and once you 've learned to play the Alpine horn there 's precious little else to do in terms of entertainment . |
| 24 | By the means/ends equation , I mean the assumption that what the learner has eventually to achieve by way of language ability should determine what he does in the process of acquiring that ability . |
| 25 | Er , we 've already got some items on the agend agenda this morning , specifically to do with issue of teen care , but it might be that we look at , at , at a lot earlier |