Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was so much the sort of remark one could only make to a girl friend , but Rupert took it very nicely and said with only slightly forced heartiness , ‘ Jolly good , and it 's an excuse for me to have a better meal than usual , too . |
| 2 | It was successfully argued that the phrase " is or " could only relate to a customer when the soliciting is taking place . |
| 3 | Well , as a sonic snapshot that might be true , but it does n't necessarily transfer to a musician playing live , in anger , and across the gamut of dynamics that a night 's performance involves . |
| 4 | Storing things up will only lead to a build-up of anger . |
| 5 | They were men of such unyielding integrity ( they would only admit to a fault in order to show how it might be overcome ) that the wavering personality of a child could not rest for long against those monumental shoulders . |
| 6 | It has been argued , falsely I believe ( 22 ) , that investment in this sector of agriculture , as has occurred in the lowlands , will necessarily lead to a fall in the rural population . |
| 7 | The transformation of the problematic does not necessarily lead to a transformation of the form of validity of knowledge . |
| 8 | Professor Chapman points out that this does not necessarily lead to a drop in standards of physical care , but stresses the apparent risk that patients may occasionally be made to feel ‘ merely an appendage to a machine ’ . |
| 9 | A Halifax spokesman stressed the £20m provision on loans to the Kentish development Burrell 's Wharf was highly prudent and would not necessarily lead to a loss of the same magnitude . |
| 10 | Restricting car access does not necessarily lead to a loss of trade . |
| 11 | He reaffirmed the belief he held then , that the use of soft drugs did not necessarily lead to a progression to hard drugs , although he conceded that he would never have encountered any other drug if he had not become involved with smoking marijuana . |
| 12 | To abandon ‘ news values ’ as the sole criteria of the media would not necessarily lead to a dereliction of duty . |
| 13 | Sympathy with the conditions of the poor did not necessarily lead to a desire for reform by the state but for further voluntary action . |
| 14 | The lights upstairs were still on ; if she could only get to a window she might be able to see what the men outside were doing . |
| 15 | I was on the grass below the paddock when Ronnie 's car pulled off the road with a completely inexplicable failure : inexplicable in that Ronnie could find no reason why his car , which had been going so well , should suddenly come to a halt . |
| 16 | After all , cannabis does much less harm to a person 's health than nicotine , and yet cigarettes are legal . |
| 17 | Breakfast will only stretch to a cup of coffee unless I get my arse in gear and go to Sainsbury 's . |
| 18 | I think one of the most valuable points that emerged from the Felixstowe experience , as far as I was concerned anyway was the fact that with all those people there when we heard their views , erm , it was quite apparent that it was n't the case of local people opposing what the County Council traffic people propose to do , many there were many different and varying interests there and , and we , we could , we can then basically come to a conclusion which satisfied , satisfied I hope most of them , but , we , we , at that meeting among the local people some supporters with some of our road safety and some were very much against them , others were neutral , but it was n't just a question of erm a , a united opposition of what we proposed to do er , and this was very valuable . |
| 19 | This power can only belong to a person if others acknowledge him to be an expert . |
| 20 | In the latter case addressing will probably only point to a bucket number , and in searching the bucket for a particular record using the direct technique it will no longer be an error to detect a dummy record , but part of the search . |
| 21 | The more experienced dealers guessed it might paradoxically refer to a disaster on the horizon , but kept their thoughts from clients . |
| 22 | If the maritime portion does not take place in the first leg of the journey , the transport document can not attest to a loading on board the vessel when , in fact , the goods are only on board a truck or railroad car . |
| 23 | Where solicitors want a " consent order " , provided it does not relate to a possession order of residential premises , and is not for an order in matrimonial proceedings , the Court staff can now sign it , which should provide for a quicker return ; it must be clear from the face of the order that it is " by consent " . |
| 24 | The balance sheet does not relate to a period but sets out the book values of the assets , liabilities and capital as at a particular point in time . |
| 25 | The French architect Philippe Robert 's new Terra Museum at Giverny , due to open in June , is another fine and thoughtful example of a building that does not pander to a public born with a Mickey gene . |
| 26 | They are likely to be fairly extrovert personalities , who are clear and confident in their approach to people and can easily relate to a stranger by establishing immediate contact . |
| 27 | It may be appropriate sometimes to use a material which does not confirm to a given-set of standards ; equally some artists need their materials to be consistent . |
| 28 | One can not refer to a behaviour pattern as inherited ( or instinctive ) or learned ; the terms can only properly be used to refer to the causes of differences between individuals . |
| 29 | It will not be long before the circumstances in this country — I do not refer to a change of Government at the next election , which I profoundly do not wish to see — allow us to catch up in the two key areas which were subjected to further delay on this occasion . |
| 30 | But equally if a school does not matter to a pupil because the school itself does not try hard enough , there is as much risk to the achievement of a sound education as would arise if all the fault lay with the child 's own family . |