Example sentences of "to [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Physically and emotionally exhausted groups of people sit round the bed of the ill person feeling quite unable to leave even though they may have children at home or jobs to go to or a multitude of other functions . |
| 2 | In short , those who propose a deprivation weighting must decide whether this is to be additional to or a substitute for mortality . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) In virtue of the provisions referred to in the subsection , where a licence is granted to or a provisional grant confirmed in the name of a non-natural person . |
| 4 | Clearly it is of interest to know whether the memories of witnesses to crimes are likely to be altered by the often stressful nature of being a witness to or a victim of a crime . |
| 5 | Yeah I would agree with that but I do n't think there is er any excuse for a woman to or a man for that matter to say women deserve rape says M P's wife . |
| 6 | Erm it was still pretty marginal er but er at least it was opened and erm in eighteen er it carried on until , in eighteen seventy , seventy one , the line was extended back to or a station roughly halfway between the two . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , I could not find either a clear description of what these psychotherapies amount to nor a critical account of the scientific trials to which some of them have been subjected . |
| 8 | When things go wrong , they will want more to turn to than a toll-free telephone help-line . |
| 9 | Add to that a groom in a broom cupboard with the bridesmaid and a case of mistaken identities . |
| 10 | Add to that a packed lunchtime season , and late-night entertainment in the studio on Fridays and Saturdays , and we think you 'll agree that there 's always something for everyone at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round . |
| 11 | Add to that a lot of nervousness which led to two false starts , and nobody was too happy , except perhaps Ernie Obeng who just pipped the American Darwin Cook to win . |
| 12 | Beside him a three-pronged trident was staked into the low altar , and next to that a jumble of miniature statues danced with their shadows in the firelight . |
| 13 | Add to that a smooth ‘ knife through butter ’ gearchange and responsive brakes ( with anti-lock from the 2.0-litre engine size upwards ) and you 've a recipe for smooth , undemanding driving . |
| 14 | Add to that a freebie joystick or light phazer , plus an incredible cash saving , and you 've got an offer that 's hard to refuse . |
| 15 | Add to that a low-profile neck , and you 've got a pretty funky little thang . |
| 16 | Add to that a history as rich and compelling as that of any in the country and the possibilities for excursions with a difference take shape . |
| 17 | Add to that a good ‘ who 's who ’ of EC officials and you have the makings of a basic Euro data-base . |
| 18 | Rimsky-Korsakov added an orchestral figure representing flames for the immolation of the Old Believers , and brought back the Preobazhensky March ; Shostakovich added to that a reminiscence of the Dawn music opening the opera ; and Stravinsky used the intended tune plus two more , giving the ending a much more positive and balanced view of the Old Believers as not regressive and obscurantist but charged with dignity and Christian endurance . |
| 19 | But add to that a recession that can cut turnover in half and it 's no wonder that designers are becoming more commercially minded . |
| 20 | She knew Gwen Evans only slightly ; she had seen her at the funeral , and previous to that a couple of times , but the memory stuck . |
| 21 | Add to that a predilection to falling off buses because you think you see Him on every corner , in every crowd , at every window , and the inevitability of actually seeing Him in the off-licence when you were n't expecting to , and feeling your entire stomach lurch forward involuntarily like waking from a dream of falling . |
| 22 | She had been on the verge of hysteria then ; add to that a day of travelling , with him pushing Chalon as fast as the horse could go carrying a double weight , plus the previous day 's tensions , and it was a wonder she had n't given in to it . |
| 23 | Add to that a steamer trunk full of footwear , a stack of rather lavish hatboxes ( occupied ) and enough jewellery to start up a stall at St George 's market , and you get the idea that Pat just might be an out and out fashion fanatic . |
| 24 | Er , could we just er wait , sh he should be arriving in just five minutes , if we could come back to that a a later , could we ? |
| 25 | Add to that a £60 bonus for each away goal and Glenavon left Clandeboye £1,360 richer . |
| 26 | Add to that a £60 bonus for each away goal and Glenavon left Clandeboye £1,360 richer . |
| 27 | What I 'm saying to you is , erm I do n't expect for one minute to have a computer installed in my office , ccessdon'tw alter it to that a particular way , and |
| 28 | I think , I 'll come back to that a little bit when we get on to some consideration of these press releases . |
| 29 | The relationship between the size of a dowry and status makes the dowry system easily adaptable to a class society , which means that as the economies of the villages move unevenly towards capitalism the dowry system remains of vital significance both as an essential accompaniment to and a reflection of this change . |
| 30 | ’ So this was an order and so I had to and a young woman opened the door — about eighteen years . |