Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why has the Secretary of State failed effectively to tackle those problems and to take action against the excessive profits and unacceptable boardroom pay rises and perks ? |
| 2 | The son , apparently , claimed that the partnership had been formed expressly to prevent this happening . |
| 3 | As one rather disillusioned Protestant Unionist put it : ‘ they were a party who believed in their God given right to rule this country ’ and they were not about to give up that right , especially as they could see signs of regaining control of their own party . |
| 4 | " That seems sensible — we do n't want merely to duplicate each other 's work , " Henniker said . |
| 5 | Remarkably , by the time the boy reached London , contrary to the general prognosis , the ulcer had healed sufficiently to avoid any major surgery . |
| 6 | This year 's Convention remembered the Doolittle Raiders an impressive collection of B–25 Mitchell bombers were gathered together to re-enact that historic first air attack ( April 18 , 1942 ) by US Forces on Japan , operating , as President Roosevelt called it , from Shangri La ! |
| 7 | Sadly , I failed daily to get any of the pilots to use the Link , so I used the periods myself and , in time , overcame my shortcomings in bad-weather flying , I am convinced to this day that those stolen trips in the Link could well have prolonged my flying life in later years . |
| 8 | And how two cultures failed entirely to understand each other . |
| 9 | A director of the discount house needs to attend personally to effect this , traditionally complete with top hat . |
| 10 | Ludwig is also the Emperor 's bodyguard and his mere presence has so far proven enough to discourage any attempts on the Emperor 's life . |
| 11 | They were intended merely to acquire enough western technical knowledge , particularly in military matters , to help strengthen the defensive powers of an empire increasingly threatened by European armies . |
| 12 | I 've got to find somewhere to put all that sugar . |
| 13 | So we 've always got to find somewhere to eat that 's |
| 14 | While these , of course , are unique to each school , other schools , by using similar methods , would come up with their own action plans , secure in the knowledge that those most involved with the school have had a chance to pull together to ensure that appropriate learning , with support , is taking place . |
| 15 | In the following pages , some companies brave enough to make these claims tell you how they back them up . |
| 16 | I was never so self-assured again , though I rallied enough to get some good results in the School Certificate exams , and joined in enough activities — rowing , choir , dramatic society — to be dubbed as an all-rounder by the headmaster ( a description which brought jeers from my schoolmates ) . |
| 17 | World Clique was an invitation to all the inhabitants of the planet to come together to respect all cultures and to aspire to better days . |
| 18 | As the whole House has shown this afternoon , recent events in Belfast have considerably underlined the need for the political leaders within the Province to come together to find some solution to the problems that is acceptable throughout both communities and within the island of Ireland ? |
| 19 | The idea — a version of managed competition — is that each pool , with its thousands of members , will be in a strong position to negotiate for a menu of medical-benefit packages.Health-care providers — physicians , hospitals and pharmaceutical companies — will be compelled to come together to offer these packages or risk losing patients . |
| 20 | From 1964 onwards US wheat prices were subsidized enough to undercut all comers on world markets . |
| 21 | One has only to recall such beautiful horn solos as that in the Andante of Tchaikovsky 's 5th Symphony , and Mendelssohn 's Nocturne from the Midsummer Night 's Dream music , to mention but two examples , to realise this . |
| 22 | One has only to read these two subsections to appreciate that in appeals in respect of contempt , the court has a complete discretion fettered only by the need to do justice . |
| 23 | The Nun 's Priest 's Tale is a complex and supremely witty composition that has been described as a microcosm of the Canterbury Tales as a whole ; I shall seek only to illustrate those points of particular relevance to our study of the Shipman 's Tale 's immediate literary context . |
| 24 | Of necessity , therefore , the larger , more sophisticated structures had to occupy whatever land was available , unless they were specifically imposed upon the plan by official action or were grouped together to form some sort of central focus within the layout . |
| 25 | Lord , we know that you guide the ways of all your servants , but we want especially to commend these people to you , that they may experience a special measure of your support and may know that the Holy Spirit is building the unity of the church in the places to which you have called them . |
| 26 | The family drew together to help each other , and most of them had additional sources of comfort . |
| 27 | I felt as though I was being hung , drawn and quartered for my past , and the only way to live with what was happening to me was to try desperately to provoke some emotional reaction in you . |
| 28 | Most of the time he spoke gibberish , changed the subject or just did n't finish his sentences , walking away to examine some dark stain on a wall . |
| 29 | My hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield ( Mr. McCartney ) expressed his anger at Conservative Back Benchers who had supported the poll tax measures and who are now trooping forth to support this Bill . |
| 30 | Given the widespread support on both sides of the house for Sir Thomas ' recommendations , the government believes that we should now act promptly to pass these changes into law . |