Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Begin eventually agreed to a plan for evacuating the PLO but the bombs continued to fall . |
| 2 | No , he sa , he did , the , happen occasionally went to a neighbour and asked to them to borrow one , he 's not started again |
| 3 | Every road you go down leads to a discovery . |
| 4 | Barenboim also admits to a passion for cafes . |
| 5 | About one in three claims which do not go to a hearing are dropped by applicants . |
| 6 | Most courses are for education and enjoyment only , and do not lead to a qualification , but some courses lead to a diploma , and many universities offer part-time and full-time degree courses in archaeology . |
| 7 | According to the STV 's advocates votes are wasted if they do not contribute to a candidate 's election or are superfluous . |
| 8 | Obviously , constraints have to be imposed on transactions in emission reduction credits in order to ensure that trades do not contribute to a violation of the air quality standards ( Brady , 1983 ) . |
| 9 | It will not be long before the circumstances in this country — I do not refer to a change of Government at the next election , which I profoundly do not wish to see — allow us to catch up in the two key areas which were subjected to further delay on this occasion . |
| 10 | The provisions for charging CTT on settled property do not apply to a settlement for charitable purposes only . |
| 11 | The Incorporated Practice Rules do not apply to a practice conducted entirely outside England and Wales . |
| 12 | Many of the above comments do not apply to a design of the form where S 1 and S 2 now relate to observations ( made simultaneously ) on two different samples of individuals , the first having received treatment X and the second forming the so-called control group . |
| 13 | People who are celibate do not belong to a kind of neuter gender because they do not practise physical sex . |
| 14 | If you do not belong to a union then ask to see the employer 's handbook detailing minimum terms and conditions and ask to amend your contact in advance of signature if you feel this is necessary . |
| 15 | The exclusion principle is crucial because it explains why matter particles do not collapse to a state of very high density under the influence of the forces produced by the particles of spin 0 , 1 , and 2 : if the matter particles have very nearly the same positions , they must have different velocities , which means that they will not stay in the same position for long . |
| 16 | This is the reason we can have solid bodies that do not collapse to a point or radiate away to infinity . |
| 17 | However because of the different practices involved in defining mature student in relation to age the findings of this survey do not correspond to a body of mature students above a specific age , but only of mature students who were accepted in October 1976 as unqualified adults . |
| 18 | The essays in this book do not amount to a programme : but they are intended to provide a springboard for one . |
| 19 | If the IRA were besieging Hampstead , the liberals there would soon realise that tolerance and compromise do not amount to a policy for fighting terror . |
| 20 | Before such questions can be properly investigated , it is worth asking if the changes do really amount to a revolution in the economic roles of men and women . |
| 21 | you know in a , in erm restaurant , in a hotel or whatever , but I , mind you , you do n't go to a hotel that often |
| 22 | ‘ If you want to find fossils do n't go to a library . |
| 23 | Well I do n't , Alec 's probably er one person who I do n't speak to a lot really |
| 24 | But when she got to prison all her mates were telling her , ‘ No , no , you do n't talk to a prisoner like that , you talk to her sharp . ’ |
| 25 | It 's lucky I do n't talk to a microphone very often . |
| 26 | Do n't got to a trader though . |
| 27 | If I do n't work to a routine then I feel everything is up in the air ! |
| 28 | Rick might have put it a little differently : ‘ The problems of the little people do n't amount to a row of beans in this crazy world . ’ |
| 29 | Perkins said : ‘ To misquote the script of Casablanca , the problems of one old actor do n't amount to a hill of beans . ’ |
| 30 | Keep the Looms well oiled and follow the Chronicles , I tell them , but they do n't listen to a word I say . |