Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] an [noun] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These considerations were to bear heavily upon the drive after the war to improve the housing of rural workers by , for the first time , explicitly introducing the criterion of housing need rather than an ability to pay the rent . |
| 2 | Political analysts said Tuesday 's outspoken comments by Mr Chirac — like Mr Giscard d'Estaing a candidate for the presidency — seemed to be a tactic to dissuade Mr Mitterrand from offering him the premiership rather than an attempt to force the president out immediately . |
| 3 | When the first draft was published in October 1988 , the Commission presented it more as an EC contribution to wider European agreement on patent law , seeking uniform protection for what Brussels termed ‘ inventions in biotechnology ’ , rather than an attempt to create an ethical framework . |
| 4 | Sharpe reckoned it could not take the enemy longer than an hour to overrun the fragile line of Dutch-Belgian troops , and in one further hour they could have fortified the crossroads to make them impassable to the British . |
| 5 | Six firemen took more than an hour to bring the fire under control . |
| 6 | Demonstrations and disorders continued , some of them involving firearms , explosives and loss of life ; the decision of the Congress of People 's Deputies to elect an Azerbaijani as well as an Armenian to represent the region in the new Supreme Soviet aroused particular indignation . |
| 7 | The foal is given a health check and normally given a routine antibiotic and tetanus antiserum as well as an enema to aid the passing of meconium . |