Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past 25 years the population has trebled due to the building program . |
| 2 | Cooper , who has lopped six to nine inches off his action , made four birdies in his last six holes , with his four at the long 16th the proverbial whisker away from a three . |
| 3 | The move is needed to secure profitability which has fallen due to world-wide over capacity in uranium enrichment . |
| 4 | I am very desirous to get all the species of this genus which I can , and am making observations on their flowers and fruit : for Doctor Linnaeus has joined these to his genus of Rhus [ sumach ] , with which all the species of Toxicodendron , which I have yet examined , will by no means agree ; for these are either male and female in distinct plants , or have male flowers in separate parts from the fruit on the same plant , which , according to his own system , must remove them to a great distance from the Rhus . |
| 5 | Bill has explained this to Paul five times . |
| 6 | It is a pity about Gray because he has given much to the club over three years . |
| 7 | It is disappointing that Management has failed to provide this information on the issues raised by IBOA and IBOA has referred this to the Labour Relations Agency for a Conciliation Meeting . |
| 8 | He does manage carefully prepared appearances in public , he does see journalists ( this interview was conducted by telephone , still his chief channel of communication ) , it does sometimes seem as if every second person on the London meeja circuit has sat next to Rushdie at some dinner party . |
| 9 | ‘ Profitability in the commodity area has collapsed relative to ICI 's expectations , ’ he says . |
| 10 | So , for a moment , consider a long-distance runner who has collapsed near to the finish on one occasion . |
| 11 | The Physics Challenge at Marton Sixth Form College , Middlesbrough , has attracted 14 to 16-year-olds over three two-day periods . |
| 12 | A 9in ( 230mm ) boundary wall , which has cracked due to settlement , is to be replaced . |
| 13 | Over the years Aurigny has honed this to a fine art , and new pilots have to work hard to get up to the requisite standard . |
| 14 | A stake in the business , which has come near to bankruptcy , is put up for sale . |
| 15 | No one has come near to me when it comes to boxing skills , and that 's what I 'm interested in . |
| 16 | This , his last concerto , was the first great concerto for the clarinet , and nothing has come near to matching it among all of the wind concertos written since . |
| 17 | The human race has carried this to another stage . |
| 18 | Although he has added 40,000 to its mileage , this will not deter potential buyers if the condition has remained good and £1750 should be easy to get . |
| 19 | Improvements in mathematical storage theory has pushed this to 16.5k or more on smart drives . |
| 20 | All instructors expect this , because the student has grown used to performing the basic techniques in a linear movement . |
| 21 | Its success can be measured by how it has moved Labour to the right of the Heath Tory government . |
| 22 | Eastern Germany aside , the rest of Eastern Europe has been economically timid , and the Soviet Union has done next to nothing . |
| 23 | Ms Redd Harvest has made available to this network a volume of evidence that is still being sifted by our experts . |
| 24 | Although the company has no connection with the killings , JS has made available to customers a list of the products involved . |
| 25 | Because I know that I will soon put it aside , as our Lord Jesus has made clear to me . |
| 26 | The Attorney-General has made clear to the House the position under the law and it is important that the House should recognise that . |
| 27 | It has been claimed that a third brother settled in America and that one of his descendants founded the internationally known Piper Aircraft Corporation but research has shown this to be false . |
| 28 | George has shown this to be a satisfactory option , reporting a five year survival of 80% , but this has never been compared in a randomised controlled trial with a treatment regimen . |
| 29 | Marslen-Wilson ( 1978 ) has shown this to be true . |
| 30 | Usually parents are permitted to stop using the alarm if the child has had fourteen to twenty-one dry nights , but need to be warned that the child may relapse for a short time . |