Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | If not , the computer refers a short list to the doctor . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | Cross-sector consultancy offers a vital route to the transfer of technology between sectors of industry . |
| 6 | Bourdieu goes a long way to remedying this defect in his treatment of actual practices in his structure ( fields ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The course has a similar structure to the HND Design ( Communication ) , but there is a choice of emphasis between Graphics and Product Design . |
| 10 | ‘ The board has a contemporary attitude to graphics , people who 'll come up with ideas in the future . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Celeriac : this knobbly root vegetable has a similar flavour to celery . |
| 13 | They both did a lot of lobbying , which you 're not supposed to do , but the college turns a blind eye to it . |
| 14 | Peak power is up a useful 20bhp to 189bhp at 5900rpm while torque receives a similar hike to 177lb ft at 4700rpm . |
| 15 | One side has a similar effect to deep black crushed velvet but with a slight sheen , the reverse has a rough pile effect painted in a choice of brown , blue or grey . |
| 16 | Each SBus card has a full claim to the 32MB address space available . |
| 17 | Each SBus card has a full claim to the 32Mb address space available . |
| 18 | CITRUS adds a tangy taste to all sorts of savoury dishes , and sharp fruit juices combine well with garlic and spices for an oriental flavour . |
| 19 | ‘ Any defendant has a fundamental right to a fair trial . |
| 20 | Cream of the crop : custard topping adds a crafty touch to Pear tart . |
| 21 | The Department owes a great deal to Noel Thomas and it is a measure of his success as Chairman that when at the end of the 1989 academic year he handed over the hot seat to Angus Easson , the latter 's first task was one of consolidation . |
| 22 | Serum fructosamine concentration looks a possible alternative to HbA 1 ( Baker et al , 1985 ) : it is reliable and reflects the integrated blood glucose level over three to six weeks versus eight to 12 . |
| 23 | → I would add to N B Cherry 's letter by saying that of course modern guitar design owes an awful lot to the pioneer designs of the ‘ 40s and '50s in very much the same sort of way that the modern motor car owes a great deal to its predecessors — that is to say , four wheels , petrol driven internal combustion engine etc. , etc. , you get my drift . |
| 24 | THE MIX says a big hello to Jamiroquay live . |
| 25 | O. metallacta bears a close resemblance to O. notata but differs in the shape of the oral and adoral shield ( see Table 1 ) . |
| 26 | The argument of this chapter bears a superficial resemblance to familiar attempts to base morality on the claim that human beings are naturally unselfish and behave egotistically only out of ignorance . |
| 27 | In fact , while the overall United Kingdom result shows a modest swing to Labour , in Scotland Labour 's share of the vote fell by 3.5 per cent , dropping below 40 per cent for the first time since October 1974 . |
| 28 | Labour adopts a dogmatic approach to the rents-to-mortgages scheme , as it did to the right to buy and will abandon it in the same way . |
| 29 | This programme takes a scientific approach to the story by looking at the advancements in science , like the discovery of electricity , that inspired her to pen it . |
| 30 | The differential staining reflects a different response to chromatin uncoiling brought about by the extended hypotonic treatment ( Table 7 ) . |