Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modern conditions have involved us in rivalry of armaments which is now a conscious struggle to achieve by expenditure and science , by diplomacy and alliances , a balance of power which always eludes us , and because it is always variable and unstable condemns us to a bloodless battle , a dry warfare of steel and gold . |
| 2 | But there is no life , if you dare not test yourself , if you dare not feel free to live it to the full . |
| 3 | My members are willing to assist you to the best of their ability . ’ |
| 4 | Even in normal society it is boring and , after a while , meaningless to trace everything to a common source , especially when the detail is elaborate . |
| 5 | It indicates that he is not content to confine himself to the small island of his own tradition and culture and consequently not recognize the significance of the spiritual insights of other religious traditions . |
| 6 | Mr. Newman also sought to invoke section 11(3) of the Act of 1989 , which confers upon the High Court jurisdiction to order a person 's discharge if , having regard to certain matters specified in the subsection , it would be unjust or oppressive to return him to a foreign state . |
| 7 | ‘ Times when it is hard to take yourself to the 1st tee . |
| 8 | Finding s okay so there was a little bit of it was a little bit awkward to get it to the nearest degree there . |
| 9 | Perhaps it is not possible to reduce it to a single definition , but for the purpose of this passage I will concentrate on the individual learner . |
| 10 | She was reluctant to lose him to the other side . |
| 11 | Only in his own pieces ( all transcriptions of other composer 's works ) is he able to stretch himself to the outer limits of his technique . |
| 12 | Then there was one from ‘ R. Ufricks District Postmaster ’ informing residents of his area that pillar boxes with two holes in them had been ‘ put to an improper purpose ’ , which he spelled out in a way unlikely to commend itself to the Royal Mail . |
| 13 | You may be able to keep us to the straight and narrow . |
| 14 | Your son 's teacher should be able to refer him to an educational psychologist who 'll try to find out why he acts as he does , and how he can be helped . |
| 15 | But it is important to push yourself to the absolute limits of your endurance . |
| 16 | Although judicial business was conducted in English and followed procedure alien to pre-British Sri Lanka , people were able to adapt themselves to the new institutions and the courts soon handled a very heavy criminal and civil load . |
| 17 | They are free spirits , to independent to tie themselves to a single magazine . ’ |
| 18 | Yet if part of the problem at Ibrox in respect of injury has been caused by the addition of European Champions league matches to an already congested domestic schedule , it is only Vogts 's good fortune that no German side was able to make it to the last eight of the European Cup . |
| 19 | Once Ann had been helped to understand that she felt insecure in her relationship with Charles as a result of earlier experiences , she and Charles were then able to commit themselves to a contractual approach to problem-solving . |
| 20 | His story had been absorbing and very revealing ; it was difficult to relate it to the other , more menacing side of him . |
| 21 | They reckon they 've had enough and theywant to leave it to the younger ones.0 |
| 22 | Can I say also a particular thank you to the unsung heroes sitting in the corner here . |
| 23 | The turbo-charged version of Renault 's familiar 1,870 cc diesel engine produces 93 bhp ( the non-turbo is 65 bhp ) , sufficent to propel it to a claimed top speed of 114 mph , yet return between 45 and 50 mpg . |
| 24 | When Donald examined his wire in the last stages of the illness it might be necessary to lead him to a medical textbook and steer those calm , grey eyes in the direction of the chapter headed ‘ The Guillain-Barré Syndrome ’ . |
| 25 | Over here , it 's MCA who have shown themselves more than keen to clutch them to the corporate breast , and have consequently raised the stakes uncomfortably high for a band who readily confess to their ignorance of this caper 's day-by-day dealings . |
| 26 | It was now clear that this was because an atom in its ground state has nowhere else to go , unless it can be given the rather large amount of energy necessary to lift it to an excited state with n greater than I. |
| 27 | For example , if a trade is wrongly allocated , it may be necessary to transfer it to the correct account . |
| 28 | I was obliged to assist him to the easy chair towards the window , so that he could sit upright , for his coughing was agonising at times . |
| 29 | But we are not simply judges or police officials , we are also human beings , and as human beings we sympathize deeply and sincerely with the terrible situation in which the Miletti family find themselves , and wish to do everything possible to bring it to a swift and satisfactory conclusion . |
| 30 | Keynes 's adherence to the Liberal party in the 1920s is a matter of record , and historians of Liberalism have been eager to assimilate him to the great tradition . |