Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do nuances within this relationship continue to reverberate throughout life ? |
| 2 | However , as MacPherson and others have pointed out , such a formulation fails to come to terms with the central dilemma confronting liberalism , which is that in an unequal society , where some people come to depend on provision made by others in order to pursue their livelihood , all are not equally able to lead a fully human existence . |
| 3 | And yet , of course , that derogatory , throw-away term of abuse does sum up a position that some people choose to adopt in defence of the natural world and its species . |
| 4 | IT IS a sad fact that some people seem to change in personality immediately they get behind the wheel of a car adopting an aggressive and impatient approach where every second seems to count . |
| 5 | Some species manage to live on land in humid tropical forests , undulating on mucus that they secrete from their undersides . |
| 6 | Ballet simply does not figure in black or working-class lives ; such children tend to go into dance through rock music , reggae , discos — and that means modern dance . |
| 7 | To recall and build on the earlier analysis , these rules have to do with truth-telling , sincerity , intelligibility , empathy and active listening . |
| 8 | What any of these matters have to do with intercountry trade or a single market in Europe is not readily apparent . |
| 9 | Yet these feelings seem to diminish in intensity as one gets older . |
| 10 | Nonetheless , many employers wish to concentrate for redundancy purposes upon only a particular segment of the work-force . |
| 11 | ‘ It may be said that the duty is difficult to define , because when the act of negligence in manufacture occurs there was no specific person towards whom the duty could be said to exist : the thing might never be used : it might be destroyed by accident , or it might be scrapped , or in many ways fail to come into use in the normal way : in other words the duty can not at the time of manufacture be other than potential or contingent , and only can become vested by the fact of actual use by a particular person . |
| 12 | All adults need to learn about solvent abuse and to be aware that it could happen to their children . |
| 13 | The tax signalled that he was both tough on the deficit ( it will raise , he hopes , $12 billion over the next five years , and $12 billion a year thereafter ) and serious about the environment ( the more people have to pay for energy , the less likely they are to squander it . ) |
| 14 | Living rooms that also have to act as office or work room by day ( and more and more people elect to work at home if they can these days ) can still perform both functions with comparative case . |
| 15 | The same principles need to extend throughout community care , so that the medical approach to disability becomes just one part of a response involving a whole range of agencies , professions and interests . |
| 16 | The same trends tend to occur at work . |
| 17 | And let me tell you this : should you in any way try to get in touch with me , even go to the partners and ask for my whereabouts , I swear before God — ‘ He now raised his hand in a dramatic fashion and paused before he added , ‘ See , I 'm taking an oath . |
| 18 | The few studies which found some relationship had to resort to extensive and differing lag structures , using interest rates which hardly reflected the rates most companies have to pay for borrowing . |
| 19 | It 's perhaps understandable that most people tend to think of life insurance in one of two ways — either as a means of cushioning loved ones against the financial upset that sudden death could cause , or as an investment with the future in mind . |