Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , I consider it more opportune than ever to extend to the entire ecclesiastical community an initiative already observed in some countries and regions that has yielded truly valuable pastoral results . |
| 2 | These days everyone seems to be hopping on and off jets if only to go to the Spanish holiday resorts , but I have never left these shores . |
| 3 | Today 's newcomers are as likely as not to arrive from the opposite direction : businessmen seeking to escape the pollution , water shortages , high taxes and labour costs of southern California . |
| 4 | The National Council annually met in a variety of cities in March , so as not to clash with the customary ‘ May Meetings ’ of the various denominations . |
| 5 | Not until much later were these immense spaces lined with buildings , and even then the houses and shops were kept well back so as not to interfere with the immemorial rights of the stall-holders . |