Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The central issue which underlies the continuing pattern of human rights violations is that members of the armed forces are rarely brought to justice for the crimes they commit and therefore act with impunity . |
| 2 | Members experience less work-related stress and are better adjusted to life in the organization . |
| 3 | The Government generally take the view that matters of pay and hours are better left to negotiation between employers and employees , or by their representatives , and that they should certainly not be dealt with in legislation or in codes of practice provided for in statute . |
| 4 | These are normally presented to Parliament in the previous December , along with the winter supplementary estimates for the previous year . |
| 5 | We have n't set up a company , we 're just going to work on each other 's customer base and then take the value proposition to the market . |
| 6 | It 's interesting though , that after all this aggravation , the fact that er the Prime Minister nearly lost his job , er there was nearly another election erm there 's going to be no celebrations , no fireworks , no balloons , no huge dinners on Monday we 're just going to sort of peter into the Maastricht treaty coming into effect . |
| 7 | so they 're probably trying to muscle into the er that niche you see , but er brown bottle you find the critics ? |
| 8 | That 's our problem , that , that 's what we 're really going to home on first of all . |
| 9 | They 're really going to town on these pavements are n't they ? |
| 10 | IDENTIFICATION Some people who have been rudely awakened to awareness of difference , who have never learnt to value the otherness of the other or feel safe with it , may need to search for love only with their mirror image . |
| 11 | The position was that the plaintiffs effectively retained possession of the surgery premises and the defendant er moved out of the premises and er went and found other surgery premises and er the position as I understand it is that he is carrying on his own practice today from other premises , the plaintiffs are such as now surviving , are still continue to practice from the former part of the premises . |
| 12 | Student members of the HCIMA on appropriate courses ( see under students heading ) are automatically upgraded to licentiateship on successful completion of their studies . |
| 13 | He added : ‘ I want you to know you are both going to prison for a very long time . ’ |
| 14 | The evening services are also packed to capacity with a thrilling atmosphere of worship and sense of God 's presence . |
| 15 | The providers of domestic , portering and ward ancillary staff are also subjected to pressure from staff for the peak-holiday periods . |
| 16 | The College proposes that this should apply to a small group of patients who are repeatedly admitted to hospital under sections 3 or 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and who require long-term support and supervision in the community , but are known to have a history of failing to co-operate with treatment ’ |
| 17 | However in many cases it is doubtful whether these are anything other than the traditional wage system in a new disguise — for ‘ merit ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ and ‘ cooperation ’ , which are often tied to length of service have been used as major criteria for wage increases granted in this fashion … managements have not proceeded hastily towards full-blown wage rationalization because of their own concern with preserving worker identification with the enterprise … |
| 18 | If these problems can be overcome by the planners who are now setting to work under the direction of the UN Secretary-General , the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal could be an important step in strengthening international law . |
| 19 | Prisoners are now sent to prison as a punishment , not for punishment . |
| 20 | All penguins are flightless but are perfectly adapted to life in water and to withstanding cold . |
| 21 | But the Ragdoll , lacking these responses , could be literally loved to death by unthinking children . |
| 22 | The Amiga is already supported by a large body of games software which can be easily transferred to CD-ROM for sale to CDTV owners . |
| 23 | No , I 'm just going to sleep at ten o'clock ! . |
| 24 | However , it is harder to see why age should be directly related to poverty in the years after retirement . |
| 25 | All your efforts can be painlessly printed to paper with superb control of the layout . |
| 26 | Others were convinced that they 'd be well suited to life in combat uniform . |
| 27 | Obviously chlorophyll is a pool and primary production is a flux , but primary production ( carbon fixation ) can be quantitatively related to chlorophyll through light , nutrients and temperature , independent of the fate of the production . |
| 28 | Brando was furious and said , ‘ I 'm never going to work with Mankiewicz again . ’ |
| 29 | Used carefully , however , over an extended period , Indian patronage could permit a politician to capitalise upon feelings of gratitude aroused by acts of seemingly disinterested friendship several years earlier , acts which would in fact be quietly brought to mind by a shrewd politician 's regular enquiries about the activities of his young friend in India . |
| 30 | Burstall ( 1975 ) reports that primary and secondary school attitudes towards learning French are strongly related to success in the language . |