Example sentences of "[vb base] to a [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctors believe the majority of cancer tumours grow to a certain stage before their cell walls rupture and release enzymes . |
| 2 | In old males the tusks grow to a great length and are often broken , as if by combat , so there may be something in this theory . |
| 3 | The best sorted sediments approximate to a single size and have low σ 1 , values ( Table 3.5 ) . |
| 4 | Rather than expressing the individual reality of the speaker who happens to utter them , these ‘ personal ’ aspects of language testify to a certain self-consciousness or reflexivity within language itself . |
| 5 | A sparse population — about 1,500 — and a dream-like absence of speed boats and motor cars conspire to a remarkable silence and calm . |
| 6 | It must therefore help learners when they listen to a foreign language if they can see as well as hear what is going on . |
| 7 | The scenes in solitary are especially well depicted , as the prisoners react to a shrill whistle when it is feeding time , but Schaffner 's tone , like McQueen 's personality , lacks the austerity needed for such a subject . |
| 8 | Qualitative assessments depend to a greater extent than quantitative scoring on the skills of the person administering and interpreting the test . |
| 9 | WELCOME TO A NEW LOOK AND A NEW EDITOR |
| 10 | ( 1 ) A licensing board may , on an application made to the board in that behalf , transfer to a new tenant or occupant of any licensed premises the licence then subsisting in respect of those premises . |
| 11 | Transfer to a roasting tin and bake for 30 minutes until crispy . |
| 12 | Discover the beauty of Rievaulx and Byland Abbeys or travel to a secluded valley where Kirkham Priory stands peacefully by the River Derwent . |
| 13 | Add to a moist beef or lamb stew about half-an-hour before the end of the cooking time , making sure there is enough liquid in which the dumplings can cook . |
| 14 | Trees and contours all add to a sylvan setting and any attractive existing features may well be incorporated in a proposed scheme with advantage . |
| 15 | Finally whisk to a smooth consistency and stir — you 'll find it works a treat ! |
| 16 | got ta recognize when you get to a certain stage that like if you drink any more you 're gon na be ill . |
| 17 | When you get angry you pump all sorts of different chemicals around your body and they do n't do your body any good that 's for sure , you know you get the adrenalin that starts making everything well making the blood move faster heart beat faster you get other chemicals ready and if those chemicals are n't used properly or if something does n't happen and it uses those particular chemicals and they 're left inside the body then that causes eventually physical illness in some sort of physical wearing of some sort or another , so gradually just the opposite of this where you 're you 're not internalising your throwing it out , but there 's a hell of a lot in there that 's been stored up there and bottled up there before it throws out , and when you do tend to be aggressive it 's not because you 're being aggressive on purpose it 's because it 's just something that just happens and wells up when you get to a particular point and whoosh out it comes . |
| 18 | Yet if the ‘ act , ’ ‘ neglect ’ and ‘ default ’ mentioned in the Act all refer to a similar act or omission , that must be so . |
| 19 | I refer to a legal framework that protects without stigmatising , which recognises and takes account of the needs of society in general , the needs of the families and carers , and the needs of the individual and which provides as equitable a balance as possible between the individual 's rights of autonomy and liberty and the right to have access to the best possible treatment , rehabilitation and care . |
| 20 | When we say that a flag at half-mast means that someone has died , we refer to a social convention that death shall be marked in this way . |
| 21 | I refer to a parliamentary answer that was given to me by the Under-Secretary of State for Employment , the hon. Member for Mid-Worcestershire ( Mr. Forth ) . |
| 22 | Singular statements , unlike a second class of statements that we will meet shortly , refer to a particular occurrence or state of affairs at a particular place at a particular time . |
| 23 | Evolving over centuries , the fabric of the Nafferton which stands today bears witness to a continuous process or both change and continuity . |
| 24 | Defective tiled roofs can produce problems identical to those posed by ageing slate roofs , but because clay plain tiles are necessarily hung on battens ( not every tile is nailed except on very steeply pitched roofs ) and it is not possible simply to apply tiles direct to a boarded surface as in the case of a slate covering , the problem of rotting roofing battens and sarking does not arise in connection with tiling . |
| 25 | Thus by referring to such values as ‘ our country 's values ’ , business men appeal to a higher loyalty than obedience to the law and thereby free themselves from its moral constraint . |
| 26 | Before deciding on which model to buy , talk to a reliable manufacturer or dealer as their advice could save a lot of time and money at a later stage . |
| 27 | The stage is high , deterring those who see the stage as their personal Kuwait and giving the laser-lit silhouettes of the Inspirals real presence when they arrive to a pre-recorded keyboard and mooing groove . |
| 28 | Thus although possibly it may amount to a transfer of value it could not amount to a chargeable transfer and it is only upon chargeable transfers that inheritance tax is payable . |
| 29 | For Labour , Mr Donald Dewar said the figures did not amount to a real increase and took no account of cuts in local authority spending in recent years . |
| 30 | It is the resulting harm ( death ) which still dominates , as is evident from the fact that many forms of conduct fall within the law of manslaughter if death happens to result , whereas they would not even amount to a serious offence if a consequence less than death had ensued . |