Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun sg] to [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Diego Maradona did most to restore Napoli to the top , creating headed goals ( 18 and 45 min ) for Andrea Carnevale and scoring a virtuoso third ( 84 ) . |
2 | Like all Far Easterners , Chan likes his action thick and fast and has since fallen victim to a perversion of the game known as Pai Gau poker — a game of pure chance , played as fast as mah-jong for very large amounts of money . |
3 | Hungarian football has since fallen victim to the corruption and match-fixing scandals . |
4 | Commissioned as an administrative officer , he eventually became adjutant to the commander of the tactical air force , based at Larisa in central Greece , and made a point of being around whenever any representatives of civil suppliers appeared at headquarters to make presentations . |
5 | They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy . |
6 | The middle-class parent who is dissatisfied with the quality of school rarely has access to a parochial or private school option . |
7 | On the reverse side of the body some wood has been removed in a sort of crescent moon shape , extending from the upper to lower horn , presumably to increase access to the upper reaches of the Standard 's fingerboard . |
8 | ‘ The Labour group wants to take a reasoned , properly considered approach to the momentous events that are taking place in South Africa , ’ he said . |
9 | In November I made a much delayed return to the Swanage area after a ten year absence . |
10 | Pryce ( 1979 ) points out that , as a male , he ‘ had only limited access to the women for research purposes ’ . |
11 | She was wearing huge aviator glasses , designed to hide but only drawing attention to the palely perfect face , the unlipsticked mouth , the silvery blonde hair fine as maize silk , which was drawn back into the nape of her neck . |
12 | Shortly afterwards he apparently became tutor to a son or sons of Sir Thomas Hoby [ q.v. ] , of Bisham Abbey , Berkshire , whose wife Elizabeth [ q.v. ] commended him to her brother-in-law William Cecil ( later Baron Burghley , q.v. ) , whom Hayes apparently served in unknown capacities for at least twenty years . |
13 | Such policies only make sense to the corporate investors and stem from the perceived need to avoid integrating the industry in any but the core capitalist countries . |
14 | But even Christians of a more liberal variety must necessarily make reference to a past age . |
15 | The long awaited guide to the Ormes , by Steve Meyers , has appeared , but one marvels at the arrogance of a publisher who can not be bothered to credit in full the first ascent teams . |
16 | More sensitive than their counterparts at the beginning of the decade had been to the technical qualities of Hollywood films , the critics of the time constantly drew attention to the gap between the aspirations and the achievements of British films . |
17 | In a message to the State Department on 25 May John J. Muccio rightly drew attention to the unwise nature of various statements relevant to Korea made in the previous five months : |
18 | Conversely , the major benefits of privatization are likely to stem not from literally returning ownership to the private sector , but rather from associated measures which make it clear to managers that they are expected to compete effectively and efficiently . |
19 | She might get over this present illness but would only fall victim to the first virus that came along . |
20 | This not only adds power to the punch , but also gives the karateka a second strike in readiness , should it be needed . |
21 | They will be on sale with many other tasty offerings in Bartholomew Square , when the Dieppe Street Market makes a much awaited return to the festival . |
22 | If the debt is unpaid at maturity the bank will in most cases only seek recourse to the exporter if non-payment is due to a contractual dispute . |
23 | Broca ( 1961 , in Kolb and Whishaw 1985 ) had reported that a series of patients with severe disturbances of speech had all suffered damage to the inferior part of the third frontal convolutions of their left hemispheres and Jackson ( in Kolb and Whishaw 1985 ) had described cases of ‘ petit mal ’ epilepsy which involved only a limited number of ‘ faculties ’ . |
24 | As Duchess of Aquitaine she had inherited the ducal claim to Toulouse , but at Limoges Raymond had not only done homage to the Dukes of Aquitaine , he had also done homage to the Young King . |
25 | How well-cut his suit now turns out to be , and how confidently , as they disappear once more he is laying down die law to the old man sitting so respectfully opposite . |
26 | They could only speak Greek to the Romans , and it was for the Romans to decide whether they wanted an interpreter . |
27 | But the divine message will only bring gloom to the Greens . |
28 | Might n't it merely give rise to a new , psychologistic , feminist reductionism ? |
29 | There was a strong belief that radio should not merely give prominence to the national leadership but also take measures to reduce foreign influence and content in its programmes . |
30 | The income arising to the trust can only be taxed under Schedule D , Case IV or V. Payments from the trust can only give rise to a new source under Case V. Those Cases give the taxpayer the benefit of the remittance basis . |