Example sentences of "[adv] be [vb pp] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can only be put down to the ravages of drink ’ . |
| 2 | A change in Eisenhower 's thinking on the USSR can perhaps be traced back to the visit by Churchill and Eden at the end of June 1954 . |
| 3 | Every militiaman in Lebanon should perhaps be taken up to the Dog River to see these memorials to pride and power . |
| 4 | Dr Susan Blackmore , of the Brain and Perception Laboratory of the University of Bristol , suggests that a group of babies be trained to use a ‘ baby-operated tape player ’ invented by Tom Troscianko and herself , which will shortly be released on to the market . |
| 5 | Emphasis is put on the fact that learned skills such as shorthand are never forgotten and can soon be brought back to the standard required . |
| 6 | The ultimate origin of our seven-day week and the restrictions for long imposed on Sunday activities can thus be traced back to the Babylonians . |
| 7 | The destruction of the monopolistic purchasing cartels , which was the commons ' real object , ensured that the tax would no longer be passed on to the producer in the form of lower prices , and the establishment of the Company of the Staple as a selling cartel enabled the real burden of the tax to be imposed upon the purchasers , the cloth manufacturers of Flanders . |
| 8 | However it ca n't just be bolted on to the tractor , and Mr Tomlinson had to spend further hours in the workshop matching it to the tractor 's backend and getting the gearing right . |
| 9 | In a normal cat , ears flattened to this degree would already be twisted round to the rear . |
| 10 | At Key Stage 2 , with older pupils , the enquiry can easily be pushed back to the Victorian Age , when pupils are now faced with the " problem " that all the people who lived at that time are now dead . |
| 11 | The persistent failures can always be traced back to the original false premise that all existence is controlled by an undefined and unassailable ‘ god ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ Why do n't you tell me what to do ? ’ , and similar questions , should always be passed back to the counsellee . |
| 13 | Sections that have been saved to disk from other designs can also be imported on to the current grid , so a completely new pattern could be created simply by combining various sections from other designs . |
| 14 | If desired , a message could also be piped on to the middle band of the balloon . |
| 15 | Their victory can also be put down to the lack of a co-ordinated attack by the Whites . |
| 16 | The conflicts which have developed over land and housing can also be linked up to the very mobility of incomers . |
| 17 | From next season , the world 's top 16 players will automatically be seeded through to the last 32 of the three overseas ranking events the Dubai Duty Free Classic , European Open and Nescafe Asian Open . |
| 18 | there is increased liberality in interpretation in several texts , but they can mostly be traced back to the increasing imperial intervention in trust cases from the time of Marcus Aurelius . |
| 19 | Certainly , while some type of guarantee scheme or bonding would seem to be desirable , the cost will inevitably be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher charges . |
| 20 | The problem in such cases can often be traced back to the actions of the owner . |
| 21 | On a clear day the Black Mountains of Wales can even be made out to the north-east . |
| 22 | The results may then be cross-referenced back to the ACORN codes that are supplied with the sample , for aggregation and analysis . |
| 23 | The updated file can then be copied back to the central system , by modem and telephone if necessary . |
| 24 | The piece can then be glued on to the damaged area and made ready to receive the gold leaf . |
| 25 | The plan of action will be written and taken to a full meeting of the governing body for its agreement or amendment ; it will then be taken back to the staff . |
| 26 | By its membership , the central committee was the coming together of regional committees to discuss common strategies , which would then be taken back to the regional committees for further discussion . |
| 27 | Any unsold bonds ( known as ‘ tap stock ’ ) will then be released on to the market in an orderly way at a price set by the Bank of England . |
| 28 | They could then be sold off to the tune of a hundred million pounds to pay off debts . |
| 29 | The form should then be passed on to the Computer Services Department . |
| 30 | These views will then be passed on to the department of transport . |