Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [art] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government also orders , or turns a blind eye to , more violent methods of keeping opponents quiet . |
| 2 | When someone complains that he has a toothache , or attributes a similar condition to another person , what exactly is he saying ? |
| 3 | Whether one agrees , disagrees or maintains a neutral attitude to this technique is a matter of personal choice , but how one would respond to a professional call to administer this procedure is a different situation entirely . |
| 4 | The structure of the turbulence is thus changing in a way that produces a faster approach to laminar motion , perhaps because the generation of eruptions ( Section 21.6 ) is suppressed . |
| 5 | Hogarth devised a line of beauty that has an uncanny similarity to a woman 's back ! |
| 6 | Dinner is probably the meal that causes the most problems to the dieter . |
| 7 | Converted markets can offer a different facility that adds a new dimension to urban life . |
| 8 | Of course , it is quite possible to use in other positions an adjective that adds no fresh property to the entity to which it is applied , as in ( 14 ) ( ordinary predicative position ) and ( 15 ) ( predicate qualifier ) : ( 14 ) ( 15 ) However , failure to contribute a fresh property is not the essence of non-restriction . |
| 9 | The program designer takes charge of the production of the computer program for the unit which must achieve a presentation that allows the educational objectives to be reached . |
| 10 | Observe , for instance , the ungrammaticality of ( 2 ) , and , while ( 3 ) is acceptable , it is only acceptable with an interpretation that bears no systematic relation to the sentence in ( 1 ) : ( 2 ) *how does muzak drive them ? ( 3 ) how will the mixture turn the buttons ? |
| 11 | ‘ Boggers ’ ( no , I do n't know why , though I suspect it may have something to do with a haircut that bears a passing resemblance to a bogbrush ) may have a couple of incisive seasons left in him at best , but opponents will rarely get a moment 's peace when he combines with Bicknell and Waqar Younis next year . |
| 12 | Several wild song thrushes in different parts of Britain — and some blackbirds too — have been heard singing a new song that bears a striking resemblance to the distinctive electronic warble of British Telecom 's ‘ trimphones ’ . |
| 13 | It neither assumes a detailed medical knowledge nor adopts a patronising tone to those ‘ who should know better ; ’ the balance struck is admirable . |
| 14 | Reference is made to the unconstructive nature of housework tasks , to the emotionally frustrating sense of being on a treadmill that requires the same action to be repeated again and again ; |
| 15 | One of the assumptions that underlies a traditional approach to the role of the tutor is the idea that more effort , direction , control , leadership , motivation and so on by the tutor is better . |
| 16 | But no film or lecture can prepare for the culture shock that awaits the new tourists to the sub-continent when they arrive early tomorrow in Delhi . |
| 17 | Part 1 is a weekend course of illustrated lectures and a practical pool session that presents a broad-based introduction to the subject . |
| 18 | Why am I not allowed to feel the same about something that means a great deal to me ? ’ she retorted fiercely . |
| 19 | In practice it is often difficult to define bibliographical types in a way that gives a reliable guide to content , and the selector is best advised to look at each bibliography individually . |
| 20 | And then in darkness with a shout that gives a fierce twist to his jaw — we 're in it . |
| 21 | The refusal to concede that gives an obstinate glory to Spanish policy , conquered any thought of a negotiated settlement . |
| 22 | Beyond the last buildings of Cowgill , a bridge over the river admits to the branch road that gives an alternative return to Dent Town . |
| 23 | It is the commercialisation of fuel that poses the greatest threat to India 's forests . |
| 24 | An external utility that does a similar job to TrueType is , of course , Adobe Type Manager . |
| 25 | It is magnificent , but it is not the kind of historical writing that brings a dead world to life for late twentieth-century students . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Again , if you 're feeling generous , a 1985 bottle of Château Lascombes ( £24.99 ) is a powerful claret that makes a superb accompaniment to cheese . |
| 28 | Twenty years old , the Range Rover is still the only serious off-roader that makes a convincing alternative to a luxury saloon . |
| 29 | Yet more sweet scent came wafting from the generous drifts of white alyssum that softened the open areas of stone chippings in Cheshire Pink shade — a surface that makes a practical alternative to the conventional lawn and can be defined and contained by brick edging . |
| 30 | The unity of the ending is a fairy tale happy-ever-after that provides a jolting contrast to the grimly realistic descriptions of misogyny and racial hatred . |