Example sentences of "[art] [adv] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | SHOULD the worst come to the worst , John and Norma Major will at least be able to make a dignified departure from Downing Street . |
| 2 | This , added to Iberia 's own stake , placed 49 per cent of the airline in Spanish ownership , the most allowed to foreign buyers under Argentine company law . |
| 3 | The BBC says the 8–8.30am segment of Good Morning Ulster is the most listened to half-hour of radio in Northern Ireland . |
| 4 | While philosophy and history may be used as part of a tactic for establishing the disciplinary validity of English against the soft option charge , the essence of English is none the less taken to inhere in its " nobler , more eternal and universal element " , that very artistic quality which is said to transcend both the historical process and all systems of ideas : |
| 5 | There was a tendency for the highly born to be preferred to the prince bishoprics of Germany ; and in the tenth and early eleventh centuries training to knightly pursuits had been almost a necessary qualification for a successful German bishop . |
| 6 | Of these three studies those of Richards and Cripps are the best devised to date . |
| 7 | This gallery is probably the best known to the general public ; standing back from the Ambleside-Coniston road , it is easily seen . |
| 8 | The best known to fishkeepers are the Cichlids — Mbuna , Egyptian Mouthbrooders , and others . |
| 9 | The fastest kicked to 100 , 200 , 300 , 400 , and 500 points , his technique , composure and accuracy , especially from within a 35-yard radius , have made a matchwinner par excellence . |
| 10 | Barbel inhabit all kinds of swims in a river , from the fastest run to the slackest pools . |
| 11 | These walls are now covered in an amazing number of climbs ranging from the well protected to the very bold . |
| 12 | That is to say he is not in the least drawn to the idea that Christ came in the flesh , and he finds the simplicity and literalism of what might be termed ‘ mere Christianity ’ frankly unacceptable . |
| 13 | Recalling , no doubt , the sad disruptions of her own early life , she declared that ‘ our grand study has been to make him happy ’ , and added that under their Rousseau-inspired regime , in which Basil was taught nothing ‘ but what he learns from the evidence of his senses ’ , he had become ‘ certainly the most contented child I ever saw ; the least disposed to be fretful . ’ |
| 14 | The least marked to her mind was the Leader . |
| 15 | For a moment they were both silent , then Merrill said softly , ‘ I was never , at any time , in the least attracted to Rob , you know . |
| 16 | She just hoped he had n't recognised her start for the violent sexual reaction it had been — a totally ridiculous reaction , she told herself , since she was n't in the least attracted to Fenton Marshall . |
| 17 | Or perhaps he was n't being considerate , she suddenly realised with a pang — perhaps he had n't made a move simply because he was n't in the least attracted to her . |
| 18 | The people from the highest paid to the lowest paid were all just one unit . |
| 19 | Sandwiched between the pair is a vast array of goods , ranging from the luxurious to the novel , the exorbitantly priced to those selling for a few pounds . |
| 20 | Interview schedules can fall anywhere on a scale from the completely structured to the completely unstructured , and many include questions of several types within the same schedule . |
| 21 | They had a right set to while I went to look for my knitting . |
| 22 | Dmitri , typing letters of thanks for the Freud books sent by American friends , was a little irritated to be interrupted . |
| 23 | Meanwhile Eddie Stratton was to enthuse about a quick stroll around the centre of Oxford before it got too dark , and an invitation to accompany him was accepted by Mrs Brown , a woman with whom he 'd become friendly on the tour , and who probably felt a little flattered to be asked . |
| 24 | And a little added to an almond base , and used as a massage oil , can help those who find it hard to sleep . |
| 25 | His walk , attitude and gestures were those of a self-confident man , a little addicted to be indifferent to others , and far more disposed to lead than to follow . |
| 26 | The false pretence ( or ‘ deception , ’ to use the new term ) was no long confined to pretence about an existing fact and no longer excluded a misrepresentation as to the offender 's intention . |
| 27 | Consequently , in the early modern period , gable-lidded wooden coffins were no more restricted to any one area of the country than , say , the lead anthropoid type used for vault deposit . |
| 28 | Of course I knew that , in its practical effects , our bombing was no more confined to military objectives than was that of the Germans . |
| 29 | As we have already seen , the general principle regarding a wrong done to the company is that the company is the proper plaintiff . |
| 30 | Basically , I come to praise the positive steps taken by Health Ministers over the past five years , although in a minor way I will ask for reconsideration of a wrong done to a medical practice in my constituency . |