Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some researchers ( for example , Bates 1976 ; Lock 1980a ) have gone a step further and proposed that the non-verbal communicative skills which are displayed in ‘ showing ’ and ‘ requesting ’ objects are direct precursors to the linguistic functions of ‘ telling ’ or ‘ giving information ’ and ‘ asking questions ’ . |
| 2 | The manager and chairman are such strangers to national television that probably less than 10 per cent of football fans would be able to name them , let alone recognise them . |
| 3 | This is because shareholders are residual claimants to the value of the firm . |
| 4 | Erm , when we look at the environmental strategy , I always think that environmental strategies are common sense to people , and that sometimes the involvement of large organizations is sometimes counter-productive . |
| 5 | The opening hours are 12 noon to 5pm and admission is free . |
| 6 | Running water from taps , plug holes and drains are all things to be explored , as are ditches , puddles , fish tanks and the pets ' water containers . |
| 7 | Joy holds the following beliefs : ‘ Cities are exciting places to be . ’ |
| 8 | Gloom , in contrast , believes : ‘ Cities are horrible places to be . ’ |
| 9 | But Casaubon is not without insight in his idea that the committed experimental philosopher may come to think that all areas of human concern and experience are legitimate grist to his mill . |
| 10 | Many of those struggles are linked to the sphere of circulation ; groups are contesting access to the commodities produced within the society . |
| 11 | Three groups are easy prey to the underclass 's recruiting sergeant . |
| 12 | There can be no doubt that crossings of the North Sea and the English Channel were being made ; the fifth century migrations and the international trade of the sixth and seventh centuries are clear testimonies to such sea journeys . |
| 13 | Soda ash and its co-products are many things to many manufacturers . |
| 14 | Mediaeval literature has frequent references to insanity , in sermons and saints ' lives , where holy men struggle with the insane and usually cure them , by the power of God , or where the violent against Christians ultimately become mad ; in homiletic literature , where the figures of Nebuchadnezzar and Herod present fearful lessons ; and in Arthurian romances , where Tristram and Lancelot are interesting figures to the modern psychologist . |
| 15 | Stephen and Millie are touching bows to strings , then screwing up their faces as they force pegs another fraction of an inch tighter , waiting for a string to break … |
| 16 | Interwoven with these images are subtler references to the metaphorical borderlines which separate Latin American culture from that of Europe and North America . |
| 17 | The show homes are open Thursday to Monday , 11am to 5pm . |
| 18 | Most Pick-Your-Own plots are relatively unguarded and couyld be easy prey to the picker gangs . |
| 19 | It should be noted that where the grounds for revocation be serious detriment to the amenity the area , any disposal operation will be allowed to continue pending an appeal under s. 10(2) . |
| 20 | Throughout the script were continual references to the history of Skaro , the background of the Thals , the evolution of the Daleks and the strangeness of their world . |
| 21 | The Newton Aycliffe teenagers were close runners-up to the winners from the sixth form centre . |
| 22 | The PWL disco machine of Stock Aitken Waterman has never stopped reviving disco ; Madonna 's ‘ Vogue ’ and her ‘ You Can Dance ’ remix album were clear tributes to disco culture ; the Pet Shop Boys ' ‘ Disco ’ album was released in 1986 ; Deee-Lite 's ‘ Groove Is In The Heart ’ was disco , as were Army Of Lovers , the Pasadenas , Marshall Jefferson 's productions for Ten City , the early S'Express tracks , the Night Writers ' ‘ Let The Music ( Use You ) ’ and even Yello 's ‘ The Race ’ , which stole its horn arrangement from Gino Soccio 's ‘ Dancer ’ . |
| 23 | His 28 goals were free tickets to every night-club in London and despite a quiet off-field life when he first moved to London , McAvennie finally succumbed to temptation and took his rightful place in the twilight zone . |
| 24 | The interpretation of this would appear to be within the competence of the state of origin , and it is to be hoped that an interpretation reflecting the realities of the position would always be adopted ; what is important to the defendant is prompt access to the information he needs in order to judge how to respond to the current move by the other party . |
| 25 | The result is added comfort to your game . |
| 26 | The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is small consolation to an audience which ca n't hear any of them . |
| 27 | It is concluded that assuring nuclear non-S phase staining is faint comparative to staining of replicating cells , PCNA antibodies may be reliable markers to detect in situ cells with S phase contents . |
| 28 | The key is fast access to all information and integration : the ability to provide almost limitless permutations of information combinations — fees by fee-earner by job , profitability by industry sector , the number of clients who like two spoonfuls of sugar in their morning coffee — the possibilities are endless . |
| 29 | In an interview he recalled that Kylie was great fun to be with but she was not keen on spending too much time at parties or discos . |
| 30 | A majority of two-thirds was required to pass constitutional modifications , and the result was 364 votes to 70 . |