Example sentences of "to [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a further complicating factor is that Watling Street , in its latest phases , points directly to the medieval East Gate , strongly suggesting that here also lay the later Roman gate , most probably on a different site to that belonging to the early defences ; if this is so , then the ditch must have been bridged at the gate . |
| 2 | Members of this house will recall that this matter was raised er in relation to an amendment er at committee stage and we argued during the committee stage of the bill that it was not feasible for an entirely new electoral system to be set up for the European elections in June nineteen ninety four and that it was er silly to apply a different system for the additional six seats to that applying to the other eighty one . |
| 3 | THE 15-week ambulance dispute moved into a new area of confrontation yesterday as non-emergency workers in Surrey were threatened with the sack unless they returned to normal working in the new year . |
| 4 | A widower can become something of a ‘ cause ’ to those living in the same street or block of flats , whereas a widow , although not shunned , may be to some extent avoided by all but the most caring individuals in the early days of her bereavement . |
| 5 | However , legal advice is not provided solely by lawyers and it is certainly not restricted to those operating within the professional structure described in Chapter 3 . |
| 6 | The West is moving towards using military force to take aid to those suffering in the former Yugoslavia . |