Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amused speculation on whether the new vicar could really be casting lustful glances at the choir-mistress produced an effective antidote to the emotional tension a few minutes earlier . |
| 2 | This would constitute information — data plus a contextual framework allowing a larger picture to be revealed . |
| 3 | α 1 -microglobulin concentrations were measured by enzyme immunoassay using an identical methodology to that described for transferrin . |
| 4 | Brine shrimp make a good addition to its otherwise vegetarian diet . |
| 5 | For those tiring of today 's political grand prix scene , Gerald Donaldson 's Gilles Villeneuve — The Life of the Legendary Racing Driver represents a long-overdue memorial to the heroic Canadian driver who was killed seven years ago practising in his Ferrari for the Belgian Grand Prix . |
| 6 | Characters not of Good alignment suffer a -5 penalty to all tests here . |
| 7 | If not , the computer refers a short list to the doctor . |
| 8 | Ronnie Hodgins , senior lecturer in charge of knitwear at the college , says ‘ This course offers a unique experience to people of any age who have a desire to be creative . |
| 9 | In the case of IRC v Levy [ 1982 ] STC 442 , the taxpayer made an interest-free loan to his company which was repayable on demand . |
| 10 | The Division made a useful contribution to exhibitions during the year , arranging , for example , for the provision of the well-received background music to ‘ The Hebrides Surveyed ’ . |
| 11 | But Bregawn was the winner , and the £45,260 he earned that afternoon made a major contribution to the £358,837 prize money which saw Michael Dickinson champion trainer again that season , with 120 winners in all — a record total — from 259 runners , a strike rate just short of one in two . |
| 12 | The GRIST funding represents a timely response to addressing these issues , although a cautionary note has to be sounded — if the curriculum is not considered satisfactory for four years olds in general , what of its relevance for four year olds with special needs ? |
| 13 | Cross-sector consultancy offers a vital route to the transfer of technology between sectors of industry . |
| 14 | Bourdieu goes a long way to remedying this defect in his treatment of actual practices in his structure ( fields ) . |
| 15 | What is significant for understanding why to is used with the infinitive of reaction is that the notion of " evaluation " implies a judgement as to whether the event was opportune or not , and this judgement involves an implicit reference to the situation as it existed before the infinitive event occurred , i.e. to the factors making its occurrence either opportune or inopportune . |
| 16 | For the Profitboss it is an opportunity to provide a new challenge to Steve Lockhart , the graduate trainee in Personnel who 's won the confidence of the line management in engineering . |
| 17 | The story has a familiar ring to it in the sense that women are seldom encouraged to be in top positions at work the world over . |
| 18 | The section allows a licensing board to grant an occasional permission to a representative of a voluntary organisation whereby liquor may be sold during specified hours in the course of catering for a function outwith licensed premises , which function arises from the activities of the organisation ( subs . |
| 19 | Moreover , Europe was still recovering from wartime devastation , and had achieved neither political coherence nor a sound enough military/ industrial base to provide a viable alternative to the North American connection . |
| 20 | The strength of the bureau then became founded on two basic propositions : first , that communism posed a serious threat to the United States and , secondly , that the FBI afforded the United States unique protection against that threat . |
| 21 | At the same time the university created a second demonstratorship to which Fenton was appointed . |
| 22 | The course has a similar structure to the HND Design ( Communication ) , but there is a choice of emphasis between Graphics and Product Design . |
| 23 | The significance of the user applying a similar strategy to library catalogues has not been realized . |
| 24 | ‘ The board has a contemporary attitude to graphics , people who 'll come up with ideas in the future . |
| 25 | Having spoken , the monk undergoes a physical reaction to the utterance of his salacious thoughts of the wife being exercised , sexually , in bed : This response to his own thought and speech on the monk 's part creates another novelty within this fabliau : a character who assumes a role parallel to that of a real reader outside the text ; a listener to and responder to a text and its implications , and what is more a reader who indulges in an interpretation of the text of his thoughts as pornographic , i.e. capable of exciting vicarious , erotic sensation . |
| 26 | Celeriac : this knobbly root vegetable has a similar flavour to celery . |
| 27 | Hunt 's laconic expertise provided a perfect counterpoint to Walker 's high-octane delivery . |
| 28 | His searching mouth made a languid foray to the silky disorder of her blouse , nudging aside the filmy material . |
| 29 | The cleft in the rock made a dramatic framework to the distant mountains , reminding Melissa of her initial reason for this expedition . |
| 30 | Representatives of Conservative Central Office helped Heseltine 's local constituency association to draft a public reply to his open letter declaring its support for the leadership . |