Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the location is , as it were , accidental , and contributes nothing to the tension between Circe and Persephone as it has been teased out , in this passage along with others , by Guy Davenport ( see his ‘ Persephone 's Ezra ’ , in New Approaches to Ezra Pound ) . |
| 2 | Thus the illustration contributes nothing to the text , which runs ‘ Edward [ actually Edgar ! ] lightly sprung aside and avoided the cut aimed at him , and then delivered a blow with all his force just in front of the ear , and the man dropped again as if shot . ’ |
| 3 | I never use plonk — it contributes nothing to the recipe and can ruin a dish . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been telling myself I would n't let this happen , ’ he rasped , ‘ but there 's something about you that drives me to the edge of my control . ’ |
| 5 | Now , after every Hong Kong citizen with a television set has seen how Peking treats its dissenters , it offers nothing to a public whose mood has become one of restrained panic . |
| 6 | ( Araceae ) , which offers nothing to the ants . |
| 7 | In the different sense of the priest ‘ representing ’ the people to God in worship the role is more that of an intermediary or go-between — a role more akin to that of a Member of Parliament who understands the needs of his constituents and represents them to the Government in Parliament . |
| 8 | As these animals roam around their home ground , any unaccustomed mark alerts them to the passage of a stranger . |
| 9 | " The very thought of it chills me to the bone . " |
| 10 | The central figure points me to a single chair , placed opposite . |
| 11 | It points me to the verse numbered twenty-one , and the line is : ‘ And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death . ’ ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Fits me to a T. I suppose I could n't keep it , could I ? ’ |
| 13 | Thus the dilemma of the polluting industry is that controlling pollution is expensive , but adds nothing to the value of the goods produced , and is bad business for any firm whose main concern is to maintain profitability in a competitive situation . ’ |
| 14 | But as Cohen suggests , echoing Miller 's point , there are also cases where an individualist account adds nothing to the explanation . |
| 15 | If reliability is defined in terms of the production of truth , it adds nothing to the first condition once we restrict our attention to the particular case . |
| 16 | If it is defined in terms of justification , it adds nothing to the third . |
| 17 | Reg. v. Grant and Hewitt , 12 J.L.R. 585 , although it adds nothing to the established principles , is an example of inconsistent previous statements wrongly withheld by the Crown at the trial but properly , if belatedly , disclosed on appeal , so that a conviction depending on evidence of identification was quashed for want of a fair trial . |
| 18 | This helps to explain why they do not publish consolidated opening statements : ‘ cost of the services of the organization ’ adds nothing to the fund operating statements ; the measure of performance has no meaning ; and , of course , there are no balances included to be carried forward to the new year which are not included in the balance sheet . |
| 19 | To undertake strategic research , which takes the new ideas coming out of basic research and develops them to the point where the possibility of commercial application can be identified . |
| 20 | The accused agrees to transfer shares to the victim but before doing so he transfers them to a third party . |
| 21 | At this stage , he was firmly opposed to federation ; ‘ Federation is harmful because it sanctions segregation and alienation , elevates them to a principle , to a law . ’ |
| 22 | anybody then he wants me to the Thursday and I said yeah that 's alright . |
| 23 | This makes them rather like Health Maintenance Organisations ( HMOs ) in the United States , which receive a fixed annual sum of money to provide health care for enrolled patients ; the system subjects them to the same financial incentives and may lead to the same adverse effects . |
| 24 | In terms of laws governing dress , the nude bather on a public beach , the ‘ streaker ’ at a sporting event and the ‘ flasher ’ who exposes himself to an unsuspecting individual are subject to official punishments of varying severity . |
| 25 | ‘ That it is Joan de Warenne rather than the lady Anne who accompanies you to the Tower , must be a close-kept secret , ’ Elizabeth Woodville told him , her mind working rapidly . |
| 26 | ( 3 ) Where the creditor leaves it to the debtor to obtain the signature of a third party surety on documents of guarantee or on documents charging the surety 's principal or important asset , it exposes itself to the possibility of being restrained under applicable equitable doctrines . |
| 27 | Holding it up , he shouts something to the two Tibetans by the fire . |
| 28 | Second , the fall in unemployment adds something to the theory that the economy has in fact been recovering for a good deal longer than generally realised . |
| 29 | An instruction adds one to the modifier field of a specified index register , and jumps to a specified address unless the two fields are equal . |
| 30 | Ageing phobia , too , often dulls one to the very real prospect of things getting better as time goes on . |