Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [verb] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the behaviour of Reverend Prentice has only added to his anguish . |
| 2 | Similarly , the attempt to remove barriers to investment has merely led to their redistribution , for instead of paying rates inside Enterprise Zones firms pay higher rents and property prices ( Erikson and Syms , 1986 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Just imagine him standing by the side of you , with his hands crossed before him in a Miss Mollyish style , his intended bow half a courtsey , his fat arms and legs assisting , as in duty bound ; his side glances at you every ten seconds , while he softly , sweetly and insinuatingly informs you — that he has made the arts his peculiar study for the last eight years , and that he flatters himself , by his unremitting study he has greatly contributed to their improvement ; that he came to Ambleside for that purpose ( 't is a great big lie — he came solely to get a living for himself and family , but he is too proud to acknowledge this ) and hopes that the time has been employed with equal advantage to the arts and to himself . ’ |
| 4 | For the Council , the creation of the new institutions has greatly added to its work , while for the colleges the rigours of course submission and CNAA validation procedures have , in some cases , been traumatic . |
| 5 | But success has not gone to his head . |
| 6 | The Rev Bill Harper has championed the cause of the 260 pensioners involved , but is disappointed that the Prime Minister has not replied to his letter pleading for help . |
| 7 | Rev Bill Harper , from Richmond , has championed the cause of the 260 pensioners in doomed homes but is disappointed the Prime Minister has not replied to his letter . |
| 8 | The wife is commonly , these days , a secondary source of income to the family and the loss of her income is something that should be taken into account when the claim comes to be made , together with , most importantly , the loss of the services the wife has gratuitously rendered to her family . |
| 9 | I believe firmly that John McEnroe is not lying when he says he sees the small print on a tennis ball , and Jackie himself has often referred to his vision as a paramount essential in driving . |
| 10 | His knowledge in the improving of ground , it seems has now redounded to his disadvantage . |
| 11 | Mrs Thatcher remains totally opposed to the idea of a ‘ third zero , ’ the elimination of short- range nuclear weapons , and believes the Soviet Union has now rallied to her view . |
| 12 | Originally built by the Jaccarino family ( who also own the renowned Hotel Tramontano ) , the hotel has now returned to their ownership and been beautifully refurbished . |
| 13 | Spiking of losses Colin Webley , the club kipper has now returned to his favorit posishun behind the T-counter . |
| 14 | ‘ We regret to have to inform you that a further breach has now come to our attention and we are instructed by our clients to write to you about it . |
| 15 | His growing fame has n't gone to his head yet , though . |
| 16 | He 's out tonight and has n't responded to his pager yet . |
| 17 | After Madeleine ( Kim Novak ) has seemingly fallen to her death , the acrophobic ex-cop Scottie ( James Stewart ) relives the event , mentally re-enacting her fall from the bell-tower to the roof of the Spanish mission . |
| 18 | The inherent conflicts embodied in their creation has subsequently led to their demise in many countries . |
| 19 | The change in the results is because the company and its auditors discovered that , ‘ based on information that has recently come to their attention , ’ payment for about $5.3m in equipment orders from a foreign government agency , recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 1992 , will not be forthcoming on the schedule expected . |
| 20 | I need to know where I can find a woman who has recently returned to her family after having run away with a man called Resenence Jeopardy . ’ |
| 21 | You can not drill a hole in the boat and when water floods in say to your companion , ‘ It 's nothing to do with you , the water is coming in on my side of the boat . ’ |
| 22 | There is no visible sign of rancour at the curious lifestyle imposed on her ; she appears placidly resigned to her fate . |
| 23 | No , no , he lays there talking to his wine and stuff you know , it 's really |
| 24 | Michael Foot is ‘ an elitist parliamentarian ’ , Barbara Castle is ‘ politically greedy ’ , Denis Healey ‘ wobbles about according to which way the wind is blowing ’ . |
| 25 | The fact that our conceptual scheme is inseparable from the idea of such particulars , he might argue , does not testify to their existence per se . |
| 26 | The problem is that the mother does not relate to her child . |
| 27 | It is significant , for example , that Nizan does not refer to his literature as " socialist realist " , but rather as " revolutionary " . |
| 28 | It is important to stress that this dispute with Marx does not extend to his analysis of the mode of production or to the significance that he gives to knowledge as a relation of production . |
| 29 | Although it does not add to our profitability it appears to be what consumers want . |
| 30 | They have a very lean time of it in winter , and if the spring grass does not come to their succour , they die in large numbers . |