Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | By a resolution passed by 305 votes to 36 , with 41 abstentions , Gorbachev was effectively given a free hand to dictate the process of economic reform by decree , to manage the state budget , and also to supervise law and order . |
| 2 | The first stage in the transfer is a preselection process , involving informal discussions with tenants where they may make their own alternative suggestions , which eventually produces a single applicant to go forward to the final stages . |
| 3 | On 1 March , 1986 , the 29.9% ceiling on the outside ownership of Stock Exchange firms was abolished altogether , thereby allowing a single non-member to own 100% of a member firm . |
| 4 | I hope that this book provides others with insights , thereby enabling a scientific consensus to emerge . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’ |
| 6 | Soured by the extreme sectarianism of Communist attacks on the Labour Party in the early 1930s , many Labour activists agreed with their leaders that all the talk of an anti-Government alliance merely disguised a Communist ploy to subvert the Labour Party . |
| 7 | I personally led a vigorous campaign to get Niblet removed at the first opportunity . |
| 8 | The government 's aim is evidently to shift the taxation of motorists on to petrol ; this will link the tax more closely to vehicle use , and so provide a greater incentive to economise on fuel . |
| 9 | I see from today 's papers that DOL will only need a small operation to remove a blood clout on his achellies . |
| 10 | It is obviously every bit as important to respect the wild flowers in a foreign country as it is in one 's own , and not to pick large quantities of anything as you will only need a few pieces to create a floral souvenir of your trip . |
| 11 | Of course — and especially when you only want a single rose to fill a gap — it is all very easy to succumb to the highly coloured and neatly packaged entreaties to impulse buying , conspicuously displayed in supermarkets , DIY garden centres , and even the local street market . |
| 12 | Whether or not he does it , every person has a duty to God not to ‘ harm another in his life , … liberty , … or goods ’ , and so has a parallel right to defend himself against such attack . |
| 13 | The position of a secured creditor is to be contrasted with that of an unsecured creditor who merely has a personal claim to sue for the payment of his debt and to invoke the available legal processes for the enforcement of any judgment that he may obtain . |
| 14 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 16 | One of the most important aspects of bereavement help is perhaps enabling a grieving person to talk about their negative thoughts as well as their sad thoughts ( which are the ones it is presumed we want to hear ) . |
| 17 | Perhaps , when he 'd dropped her , he 'd better give a little thought to damage limitation and the covering of his tracks . |
| 18 | Neither Jochen Mass nor Patrick Tambay did much to push him towards fresh championships ; his Number One status in the team was assured without effort , and I have often been led to wonder what would have happened if Teddy Mayer had been smart enough to hire a young hot-shot to give Master James a needed shot in the arm . |
| 19 | The railway made it worth while for Gustave : he could get to Mantes and back without too much trouble ; and Louise 's complaints perhaps seemed a reasonable price to pay for such accessible pleasure . |
| 20 | This was the line of reasoning adopted in the Takeover Panel case : the government had apparently made a conscious decision to encourage the setting up of a self-regulatory body , and the Panel operated against the background of a network of statutory provisions relevant to its activities . |
| 21 | Managing nicely seemed an odd thing to do at the north end of the Reach . |
| 22 | I 've only got a thousand Sainsburys to do and we 'll be all done by |
| 23 | If you only get a few ideas , you 've only got a few things to look at . |
| 24 | The Crown had long had an unquestioned right to commandeer ships from coastal towns . |
| 25 | It only costs a thousand pounds to get me |
| 26 | Since it necessarily takes a long time to produce such a report , the mandatory period within which the legal claim should be registered has frequently , even usually , expired before the report is available . |
| 27 | But , when she suddenly discovered an urgent desire to know his name , she knew that she would only end up feeling foolish if she asked him what it was in this moment of parting . |
| 28 | Thus , a national curriculum framework was introduced without recourse to legislation : the Secretary of State merely exercised a traditional entitlement to influence . |
| 29 | It only takes a few minutes to write yet receiving a letter out of the blue can mean such a lot to somebody . |
| 30 | Once you know the volume and page of your statute in the main work ( or in the Continuation Volumes ) , it only takes a few minutes to find the annotations in the Cumulative Supplement and Current Statutes Service . |