Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adv] [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prisoners are now sent to prison as a punishment , not for punishment . |
| 2 | The principles described above still apply in that skills are especially suited to analysis , and can be assessed more easily than the other domains by objective tests . |
| 3 | The Attorney General for England states that cases are often brought to trial which , from being imperfectly got up , break down , and thus cause the acquittal of guilty parties . |
| 4 | Although few characters from the professions appear to influence demi-caractère dance ( their activities are usually confined to character works ) , the Navy and Army have regularly inspired choreographers. first comes the Navy' . |
| 5 | The Government generally take the view that matters of pay and hours are better left to negotiation between employers and employees , or by their representatives , and that they should certainly not be dealt with in legislation or in codes of practice provided for in statute . |
| 6 | In larvae of the Hymenoptera Apocrita and the higher Diptera the antennae are often reduced to minute tubercles or are atrophied . |
| 7 | In aquarium conditions such attempts are usually doomed to failure due to bacteria attacking the severed portions before the wounds heal . |
| 8 | I mean is it going to be a case that market values are actually going to work to our advantage ? |
| 9 | They act , in Scott 's phrase ( 1982 , p. 125 ) , as ‘ internal capitalists ’ ; even if they do not hold major shareholdings their rewards are closely tied to company profitability . |
| 10 | Many of these differentiating characteristics are closely linked to personality and can not be homogenized out of existence , although their significance as factors fragmenting proletarian unity can vary widely . |
| 11 | Jewry 's role in the revolutions of the 19th and 20th Centuries are also brought to light , from leading the 1798 French Revolution to the origins of Communism and the 1917 Russian Revolution , a revolution financed by New York 's Jewish-owned Wall Street Banks and led by imported American Jewish revolutionaries . |
| 12 | It provides a standard method for treating contaminated soils , sands , and solids ; it provides treatment for surface contamination , while other methods are more suited to subsurface treatment ; and it also requires a relatively low level of technology , meaning less can go wrong with the process . |
| 13 | I have long been suspicious of the official line that terminal bonuses are directly attributed to investment surplus and that poor value on death or on policy premium amendment is the price for higher returns if you are lucky enough to make it to retirement . |
| 14 | Once he and his family and animals are ritually stoned to death and burned and buried under a great heap of stones , then God 's anger evaporates , and the people are able to attack Ai again , and deliver up its inhabitants , men , women , and children , to the same fate as met those of Jericho ( 8.1–29 ) . |
| 15 | and she said er , and I said , I said Dave said you were a bloody fool to go up there , you let mother talk you into going , Terry had a job here , he , alright you had your house , you had your ups and downs , it was a bit small , you persevere with it , I said your kids are nearly going to school all of them , so I said , you do n't need a big house |
| 16 | Garden centre managers need to know that wildflower seeds have to be grown from native stock ; that highly ornate ‘ mock-Tudor ’ nest-boxes put nestlings ' lives at risk by attracting predators ; that the natural balance of a pond is not best served by chemical algicides ; that salted peanuts are a killer for birds ; that eco-friendly insecticides are a contradiction in terms ; and that wildflowers and buddleias are little help to wildlife if they 're grown in peat-based compost . |
| 17 | The cars were massively constructed to railway standards ( above ) , and were well finished internally in attractive Alhambrinal panelling . |
| 18 | The pupils of the youth 's eyes were fully dilated to azure marbles . |
| 19 | According to data from animal perfusion systems , net sodium movement even in glucose containing solutions is linearly related to sodium concentration of the perfusate and this pertains equally in secreting intestine , although the threshold at which sodium absorption occurs is higher in the secretory state ( 120 mmol/l v 60 mmol/l ) . |
| 20 | Preliminary analysis of these questions suggested that dissatisfaction with six of the organizations was importantly related to preparedness to break the law : the press , local government , the civil service , banks , the police and the local doctor . |
| 21 | The information contained on the questionnaires was then copied to computer input forms specially designed for this purpose . |
| 22 | Realistic recreations of past dark deeds are dramatically brought to life through tableaux , scenic effects and spectacular sound and lighting . |
| 23 | Set in a labyrinth of passages and secret chambers deep below ground , realistic recreation of past dark deeds are dramatically brought to life with scenic effects and spectacular sounds and lighting . |
| 24 | Yet as soon as people harbour parasites ( 70% of sub-Saharan Africans ) those parasites are potentially exposed to selection under drug pressure . |
| 25 | Concrete blocks are well suited to d-i-y work . |
| 26 | Describes amateur rowing-parties on the Thames and the passengers on the Gravesend boat from St Katharine 's Wharf ( below Tower Bridge ) ‘ on a Saturday morning in summer when … the steamers are usually crowded to excess ’ . |
| 27 | These ratios were then applied to business-unit book values to obtain notional market values . |
| 28 | Some Polish judges were even appointed to district courts . |
| 29 | Upstairs the young postulants were now retiring to bed in the long dormitory . |
| 30 | That day , April 29 , twenty Spitfires were safely delivered to Renfrew with one each on April 30 and May 1 for a total of 52 aircraft which constituted 100% of the complement assigned for the second delivery to Malta . |