Example sentences of "[adv] [vb mod] [verb] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 No matter what benefits the salesperson discusses , the buyer may be reluctant to change from his present supplier or change his present model because to do so may give rise to unforeseen problems — delivery may be unpredictable or the new model may be unreliable .
2 My understanding of the law is that an adult patient who is capable of doing so must give consent to any medical treatment if that treatment is to be lawful .
3 To proceed without doing so would give rise to conflicts of interest which could impede the proper performance of his duties .
4 She is aware , as you yourself only too well know , that her looks are bound to attract attention , and that beautiful hair ; its colour is so unusual that that alone will draw eyes to it .
5 Nobody pretends this is a cheap option , but the specialist alone will have access to injectable antibiotics and other items of first aid not generally available .
6 If you were wise at the time , you will have had a second report bound up and filed , containing every fact used , every reference studied , all the results of tests , every reason you had in mind when you drew your conclusions — and you alone will have access to these private notes .
7 One eye alone can give clues to depth .
8 The boldness of so many of her contemporaries in changing direction in their career or in life generally should encourage Janet to be bold in following her own inclinations .
9 The fact that the glider is not responding normally must cause alarm to any pilot until the cause is identified .
10 Way back in the middle ages its lonely church was a link with one of the wealthiest , and eventually most corrupt , of religious orders — an order which , it has been suggested , could have shattered , and indeed , still could shatter Christianity to its foundations .
11 They always used to give way to 'em .
12 I think we 'll have to think very carefully that our systems are compatible so that one home can send mail to another and that I would like .
13 In addition , the making of false statements ( whether in adverts or otherwise ) which are made either knowingly or recklessly may give rise to a criminal prosecution under section 14(1) Trade Descriptions Act 1968 .
14 If the care worker believes the young person is at risk or presents a risk to others they now may take action to physically stop the individual leaving the home .
15 However , since it is to be hoped that the essentially problematic and contestable nature of good primary practice has by now been adequately demonstrated , the state of affairs described here must give rise to some concern .
16 Perhaps there is a slight disadvantage in playing in Division 2 in that you do not play against the very top sides and players week in , week out , but hopefully Dundee High will earn promotion to the top division before very long .
17 A trivial slight , a threat to self-esteem , which might cause you a moment 's irritation , here can give rise to resentments which may fester for centuries . ’
18 Roads , schools , refuse collection , etc. will provide inputs to the scheme but the cost of these inputs will be reported within the departments ' accounts .
19 The law of that state as to the service of documents originating abroad may permit documents to be sent directly to the defendant without the use of any local official acting as intermediary , or it may insist on the documents passing through , for example , the court having jurisdiction at the defendant 's place of residence , the parquet attached to that court , or a huissier practising in the relevant area .
20 Historians have been attracted by the wealth of available material : Darwin 's private notebooks have survived , along with much of his correspondence , and this material is now being published so that scholars everywhere can have access to what must stand as a unique record of creative thought .
21 Cannabis may have few immediate withdrawal effects and this again may give rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive .
22 The grounds of the appeal were , inter alia , that ( 1 ) there was no sufficient evidence that the requirements of section 31 of the Children Act 1989 had been satisfied ; ( 2 ) the justices had made the order on the ground that to do otherwise would cause harm to the boy , when the Act required the justices to find that ‘ significant harm ’ would be caused before making the order ; and ( 3 ) the justices failed to state their reasons adequately .
23 I tried to get drawing pins from the office , but Peter McCormick & Bill Nicholson were both away , and apparently no-one else can get access to the stationery cupboard — I bought pins from a local shop .
24 I says I 'd rather can get Ben to next September , Joseph , Charlotte starts on September and Joseph will be the next one .
25 Do you think , in fact , Michael , that , that parents actually can do harm to their children by insisting on being involved in their teaching at too early a stage , for example by forcing their children to read ?
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