Example sentences of "[pron] to [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the retirement of coaching team-mates Jim Telfer and Derrick Grand after the recent World Cup , Ian McGeechan has committed himself to a further term as Scotland 's principal coach . |
| 2 | He is probably downstairs , knocking back a stiff gin and tonic before submitting himself to the milder offering of champagne . |
| 3 | If we 'd just attacked they 'd have killed you immediately , so I thought it best to try and get you to a safer distance before anything happened . ’ |
| 4 | For example , being born in a neighbourhood may entitle you to a higher place in the queue for housing provided by that local authority . |
| 5 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 6 | Works gently but quickly — without harsh abrasive action — to unblock clogged pores , draw out excess oils and help you to a clearer complexion . |
| 7 | but then again I 'd rather just let them get on with it I 'm not trying to convert you to the better way of doing things , cos obviously I do n't know a whether there 's |
| 8 | Metal lends itself to a wider range of decorative techniques than most other materials because of its physical properties , particularly its ductility , which allows it to be twisted into wire or inlaid with other metals and even other materials such as gemstones . |
| 9 | In that way , so Eliot has suggested , Pound made himself responsible for a whole ‘ period ’ , the period of his lifetime , anxiously impatient that it too lift itself to a higher level . |
| 10 | It did not — how can I put it ? — lend itself to a faster tempo . |
| 11 | ( Italy had committed itself to a smaller margin of fluctuation within the EMS in January 1990 — see p. 37198 . ) |
| 12 | Molesworth claimed that the House would not be committing itself to the larger scheme , nevertheless it was not in a mood for what George Bankes called an ‘ extensive scheme to enable Cabinet Ministers to entertain foreign visitors and their friends ’ . |
| 13 | It does not lend itself to the earlier analysis of symbolism which identified distinct abstract signifiers and concrete signifieds , since it simultaneously operates at both levels . |
| 14 | Believe it or not , it can wash ( and dry ) virtually everything to a better finish than you can in the sink . |
| 15 | Erm it looks like you 've gone from a lower cost one to a higher cost one . |
| 16 | This last brings me to a further point . |
| 17 | ‘ And that brings me to a further reason for my summoning you here today . |
| 18 | Come with me to a warmer place , and listen to my story . |
| 19 | Silverfish are an awesome experience , and purely on that basis EMF should be applauded for introducing them to a wider audience . |
| 20 | The conclusion was that it would be better to destroy the larger animals humanely than to attempt to move them to a safer place . |
| 21 | and change them to a bigger size |
| 22 | Similarly , all the forms of human culture — art , law , religion and so on-are objectifications of the human spirit by which it projects itself externally in order then to move on through them to a higher self-realisation . |
| 23 | to show his students the ways by which great art creates its effects , leading them to a finer appreciation and fuller response , and to help them appreciate more fully the authors ' insights , so often deeper than our own [ sic ] , contribute towards our understanding of ourselves , our community , and life itself . |
| 24 | When the carrier acknowledges that he holds for and on behalf of the buyer , e.g. by accepting and acting upon the buyer 's instructions not to convey the goods as far as their original destination or to convey them to a further destination , or |
| 25 | At the first sign of new leaves , give them more water and move them to a warmer place ( about 10–16°C , 50–60°F ) . |
| 26 | Officials , especially , fear that candour unscreened by confidentiality will open them to the later ridicule of diarists . |
| 27 | Cumberland , an eye-witness recorded , ‘ jumped around the room with joy ’ on learning he could resume his pursuit of the rebels , ‘ and declared that he would follow them to the further part of Scotland . ’ |
| 28 | Following his split with the SWP James and his small band of adherents joined with another small group , the Workers ' Party , and with the aid his close collaborators , Grace Lee and Raya Dunayevskaya , he set about the task of examining the Hegelian dialectic and Marxist doctrine , which he believed would lead him to a fuller understanding of the Soviet Union , and in particular , Stalinism . |
| 29 | Some criticised his method of combating Bodyline by stepping away to cut the ball to the off , but Bradman claimed that this exposed him to a greater risk of injury than the orthodox type of batting . |
| 30 | An exception is made in this instance because the policeman 's task in maintaining law and order exposes him to a greater risk of attack than other members of the public . |