Example sentences of "to [Wh det] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having analysed the main provisions of the UCTA in relation to specific types of contracts it remains to consider the extent to which contracts with a foreign element are caught by its provisions . |
| 2 | Rockboots and stone sliver axes give access to what turns into a classic mountain route . |
| 3 | The Democratic Congressmen and Senators , who yesterday scurried to give bi-partisan support to what looked like a patriotic pre-Christmas success , may be forced to think again if this drags on into a stand-off with American hostages in Noriega 's hands . |
| 4 | At the far end of the hall , Quigley was showing Mrs Danby to what looked like a comfortable chair . |
| 5 | Most theories of rhythm have concentrated on metre and metricality , and while it has long been recognised that the rhythms of the spoken language give variety to what occurs within a given metre , the functioning of these rhythms in poetry has never been adequately investigated . |
| 6 | It is clear , I think , from these examples that if the principle of induction is to be a guide to what counts as a legitimate scientific inference , then the ‘ large number ’ clause will need to be qualified in some detail . |
| 7 | Yet the signs are that industry largely turns a blind eye to what appears to a growing problem |
| 8 | Massey 's realism is implicit rather than explicit but she remains committed to what looks like a traditional and reflective , rather than revolutionary and transformational , conception of explanation . |
| 9 | If it does not , and the person is merely displaying sexual ambivalence short of transsexualism , then the issue is really one of giving recognition to what amounts to a homosexual union , and will be discussed below . |