Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The mitigation of the law was at first carried so far as to sacrifice that object , said J.S. Mill . |
2 | Uncontrollable items , such as inflation , are best treated separately from controllable costs so that cause and effect can be related more readily and to avoid unnecessary worrying about items over which the budget-holder has no influence . |
3 | Some 300MW of the output will be used in nearby ICI plants , and the waste heat in the form of steam will also be used either directly or to generate more electricity , lowering the effective energy costs . |
4 | In enamel these crystals are very closely and beautifully packed together so as to constitute 99 per cent by volume of the material . |
5 | Such speeds would seem to be at variance with the shared space concept ; indeed some have gone so far as to suggest eight km/h as a more appropriate maximum consistent with child safety . |
6 | Well , if you are typical of your birth sign , you will have already made up your mind and taken your leave around August 6th , when it became apparent that certain associates had sided against you or even gone so far as to hatch some kind of plot . |
7 | Indeed , some people have gone so far as to elevate these restrictions on the initial conditions and the parameters to the status of a principle , the anthropic principle , which can be paraphrased as , ‘ Things are as they are because we are . |
8 | Indeed they had gone so far as to bring one Nicoleyva , from the Soviet Union to plead with British men and women to do just this , and open a second front in Europe . |
9 | The up to date Medical Report should be obtained now so as to allow adequate time for a Minute of Amendment or other investigation before the Proof . |