Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then transports them to earthly space for human use . |
| 2 | Such cynical behaviour and insincerity is a waste of parliamentary time and contributes nothing to democratic government . |
| 3 | They have to compete for telescope time , to make sure that no one beats them to crucial measurements . |
| 4 | Thus ministers no longer feel that the doctrine exposes them to special risks in the House but , by confining all the advice of the departments to ministers , it does ensure that they are so much better informed and briefed than their critics . |
| 5 | He has a weasel face and subjects me to piercing scrutiny . |
| 6 | Thus , the chronic 20 cigarette a day smoker exposes himself to regular falls in gastric secretion associated with each cigarette smoked . |
| 7 | Much of the overall improvement owes itself to improving fertilizer prices and better productivity . |
| 8 | This allows you to Clear and Set fonts to any range . |
| 9 | Philosophy that limits itself to conceptual analysis can discuss the discourses of those who talk about sex and gender , looking for conceptual coherence and the presence or absence of rational argument . |
| 10 | The first person in each team places it on their nose and then passes it to other members of the team without using their hands . |
| 11 | Will the Minister tell the House and the people of the Province what measure he intends to take to assist people over 45 whose age condemns them to humiliating interviews and , indeed , rejection ? |
| 12 | The weekly UK journal " Marketing " noted that " computer power … takes larger , geographically organised databases , of which published Census statistics are the most important , and links them to other sets of marketing information , intelligence and research data . |
| 13 | All that leads me to British Rail Bills , and the fact that only now are we talking about ditching the procedures of 150 years ago . |
| 14 | Another care assistant takes them round the Home , introduces them to other staff and residents and helps them settle in . |
| 15 | His deputy or the senior care assistant takes them round the home , introduces them to other staff and residents and helps them settle in . |
| 16 | The horror of bachelorhood which condemns you to arid thought for ever , and the horror of marriage , which condemns you to lies and hypocrisy for ever . |
| 17 | Some nurses are very enthusiastic about the bank as a route of re-entry , as it enables you to sample different wards and departments and introduces you to new people . |
| 18 | Leave Quebec and continue to Montreal where a brief city tour introduces you to Old Montreal and the French Quarter . |
| 19 | A particular , and in representational terms crucial , development of this new activism ( and one which links it to other movements based on class , gender , colour , and so on ) is the de-biologising nature of the disability . |
| 20 | This is not magic , for it introduces us to new relationships of intimacy and friendship , rather than of impersonal power and fantasy . |
| 21 | The twists and turns of Goldwyn 's life can become tedious , since he was so often fighting the same battles ; and the extent of his involvement in the industry means that Berg continually digresses to enlarge on some aspect of movie history , or introduces us to other personalities as they appear . |
| 22 | Legend has it that the lake was formed by the tears of a love torn nymph , and at the end of a luminous day , when the sun turns everything to delicate hues , even the sceptical are ready to admit they have seen the Trasimeno nymph — adding to the water level with a few tears more . |
| 23 | Today 's tour takes you to New and Old Delhi . |
| 24 | Welsh folklore has a richness all of its own and exploring some of the areas with strange tales takes you to unbeatable walking country amid fantastic scenery . |
| 25 | Now , amongst varied voluntary work she enthusiastically organises and participates in orienteering , ‘ It is a good family sport and it takes one to interesting and beautiful places in this country and abroad ’ . |
| 26 | That takes us to Joint Planning and the part of the voluntary organisations play or should play in the process . |
| 27 | The left-angled Swastika symbolizes the centripetal force related to the pull of gravity — the force which ties us to mental stagnation — decay and dissolution . |
| 28 | At the front of the line a man in short hair and a blue suit directs them to different booths as they become available . |
| 29 | Monde de L'Art welcomes four artists from Senegal : Amadou cloaks the everyday in the light of legend , applying considerable sophistication to the use of voids and subtle colouring ; Souleymane Keita paints abstract scenes influenced by local mythology and European stylistic developments ; the sculptor Ousmane Sow looks to Rodin , Bourdelle and Giacometti but employs local colours and rhythms ; Serigne Mbaye Camara carves geometric forms and applies them to two-colour backgrounds . |
| 30 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the local income tax is not an alternative to council tax which commends itself to Conservative Members — or even to most Opposition Members , and he is right to say that anybody interested in knowing why local income tax will not work could do no better than to read the report of our proceedings in Committee . |