Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] it [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The proportion of tax paid decreases with increases in income : or to put it the other way round — the proportion of tax paid increases at lower levels of income compared with higher levels . |
2 | The difference which justifies the labels is the period to maturity of the debts , or to put it the other way round , the length of time for which the funds are borrowed . |
3 | But how do we know that it is vocationally advantageous to study history or to put it the other way round , that to study history is not vocationally disadvantageous ? |
4 | Yes , that 's right , or to put it the other way round , Sarah , whenever you start speech , whenever you start writing down what the wor the words somebody actually says , Louisa , Yvette , concentrate hard you always use a capital letter . |
5 | We do not envisage using the TA to respond immediately to outrages in Northern Ireland or to make it the first wave of our assault for the repossession of Kuwait . |
6 | The trick is to keep the line direct to the float , without disturbing the float more than to give it a slight lift . |
7 | it is generally best to quote the nearest authority first and to allot it the most space , the other cases can be brought more casually into the discussion , as you have time . |
8 | Unsuccessful attempts were made in April to broaden Poland 's governing coalition , and to give it a stronger majority in parliament which would enable it to push through its budget proposals and economic reforms . |
9 | ‘ We are determined to uphold the law at Wellington and to keep it a drug-free zone , ’ said Mr Bone . |
10 | In the period after 1986 , many of those guesses were in the form of leveraged buy-outs , the use of debt finance to buy a firm from its existing shareholders and to make it a private company . |
11 | It is also possible , also without such misuse , not to call the second member an effect , but to call it a nomic correlate instead , as we have . |
12 | His hand hovered over the book as though to give it a second chance . |
13 | Wishful thinking : the statement ‘ If I could do anything I would implant the standards in his brain ’ may spark off more realistic ideas such as running a course to explain the standards ( perhaps in a country hotel so as to make it a pleasant experience ) . |