Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb base] to a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As you know , comrade , I usually cater to a civilian clientele . ’
2 In talking about a subject we generally refer to a given area of knowledge or to the contents of an information source of a given scope .
3 Politics , for us , is evolutionary rather than axiomatic ; we recognize , in working toward a perfectly just state , that we already belong to a different one .
4 ‘ The British diet has started to change , but a far greater rate of progress can be achieved if we now shift to a positive message about what to eat , rather than going down the old road of saying do n't eat certain foods .
5 There was good reason for this : when Government ministers want to test opinion in a particular sector , they normally turn to a single trade body , such as the National Farmers Union , the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders , or the Retail Consortium .
6 They also point to a hung parliament .
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