Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun sg] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since it is clear that the vocation of hermit was officially recognised in the fourteenth century , the account of Richard 's pursuit of his calling points to parental opposition and possibly a reluctance on Richard 's part to commit himself to any officially supervised licensing . |
| 2 | There was more to this canal than just a final obstacle , however . |
| 3 | In retrospect the decline of the tram in Britain was not so much a response to technological change but more a decision to cut capital investment in public transport . |
| 4 | Legal opinion was opposed to exclusive concentration upon criminal work on the grounds that the monotony tended to cause staleness , in judges and in counsel , leading to decreased competence and possibly a tendency on the part of judges to become ‘ prosecution-minded ’ . |
| 5 | It is , however , a mistake to pigeon-hole Corinth as just a city of traders , craftsmen and luxury . |