Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Newton there was no satisfactory account of why the planets should orbit the sun in the same direction and in roughly the same plane : This aesthetically pleasing scheme could only be explained by appealing to God 's initial design . |
| 2 | Abilities or aptitudes can be tested psychologically ; experience can be validated by talking to peers or previous employers . |
| 3 | She obviously feels it can not be resolved without going to court . ’ |
| 4 | A parallel disjuncture can be claimed with regard to anti-Semitism . |
| 5 | And what 's more , Uncle Pumblechook , realizing that this boy 's fortune may be made by going to Miss Havisham 's , has offered to take him into town tonight in his carriage , and let him sleep in his own house , and deliver him tomorrow to Miss Havisham 's . |
| 6 | But the difficulty of establishing a claim to self determination can be seen with regard to birth control . |
| 7 | erm but these things could be done without going to committees , without any problem whatsoever if we just have this experiment to see how it works . |
| 8 | He felt that this could best be done by resorting to myths . |
| 9 | In these circumstances there was much to be said for sticking to forms that were known and accepted ; and in spite of the great list of possible wordings in PS , the Digest does not give the impression that the more obscure terms were much used . |
| 10 | If this is the case , rather than attempt to invent a new conceptual framework , there is much to be said for turning to marriage as the one , already existing legal concept which has the obvious potential for expansion so as to provide the institutional framework for such a union . |
| 11 | Russia can not exist without the Ukrainian sugar industry , and the same can be said in regard to coal ( the Donbas ) , cereals ( the black earth belt ) , etc . |
| 12 | He said Labour , Conservative and Lib Dems have refused to share a debate with Dr Clarke but he warned the BNP would not be prevented from going to election meetings in the town . |
| 13 | To do that the changing needs of customers has to be met with regard to materials , marketing and services by anticipating their future needs and working with them to achieve these objectives . |
| 14 | Could this huge array be supplied without straining to breaking-point the thin lifeline ? |
| 15 | As my hon. Friend will know , an agreement dating back to November last year provides for the Forestry Commission to offer land to local authorities prior to disposal so that an agreement can be reached with regard to access . |
| 16 | The charity can be contacted by writing to Cruse Bereavement Care , Foyle Branch , 9 Crawford Square or by telephoning 262941 between 9.30am-1.30pm . |
| 17 | The problems which are likely to be encountered in attempting to mesh such divergent data are both technical and philosophical . |
| 18 | It has been calculated that in 1922 an average of 38 minutes would be spent on going to work and coming back , with a working day of between 14 and 15 hours in the warmer months . |
| 19 | I suggest that the answer to this can be found by looking to theories of the family and to legal structures . |
| 20 | Sometimes a clean break just wo n't work , where , for instance , there is n't any capital sum available for you to pay your wife and she has n't any job prospects ; then you may be saddled with having to fork out ‘ periodic payments ’ — the English term for alimony . |
| 21 | Added together , the anti-London lobby said , there was around £2.5 million to be gained by moving to Manchester . |
| 22 | There is only one freedom to be gained by travelling to Bavduin . |
| 23 | A similarly timid attitude had to be taken with regard to strikes by ASLEF , the train-drivers ' union , and the bailing out of British Rail . |
| 24 | Details can be obtained by writing to Freepost , Chosen Heritage , East Grinstead , West Sussex , RH19 1ZA , or telephone free of charge on ( 0800 ) 525555 . |
| 25 | All applicants are advised of the fees to be charged when offered a place , and an up-to-date statement of any later changes can be obtained by writing to Faculty Offices from March onwards . |
| 26 | Further general information , can be obtained by writing to Mrs. L. Paterson , Postgraduate Secretary , Faculty of Law , University of Edinburgh , Old College , South Bridge , Edinburgh , EH8 9YL . |
| 27 | Entry forms can be obtained by writing to Pat Wallace , Polaroid International Instant Photomicrography Competition , Polaroid UK Ltd , Ashley Road , St. Albans , Hertfordshire , AL1 5PR . |
| 28 | Most of its cost recovery will be achieved by providing to customers such as surveyors , planners , property developers and the like a vastly enhanced and continuously up-dated digital database . |
| 29 | Reducing carbon dioxide emissions to required levels will not be achieved by ceasing to mine coal in Britain . |