Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [vb base] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I 've just been saying about the importance of time and movement in Proust 's novel give rise I think to a further question . |
| 2 | Difficult for bread-and-butter manufacturers , never mind the makers of cars so far off the scale ( up to £80,000 for the 600SEL Merc and twice that for the Bentley ) that by any rational thinking they belong to a different era altogether — one without recession , a war just over and all the current uncertainties . |
| 3 | So now if I need a ‘ new ’ piece of equipment I go to a reputable second-hand wood working machinery dealer . |
| 4 | Er , but any change you make to a computer system , is likely to introduce bugs into the system , so that it does n't give the right answers any more . |
| 5 | If you have a low income and no more than £8,000 savings , you may qualify for Income Support , which is paid weekly and tops up any Income you have to a level set by the Government . |
| 6 | You may decide that you wish to eat less in future and send the money you save to a worthy cause — but it 's far too late to do anything now with that extra roast potato or the last spoonful of pudding . |
| 7 | These days I march to a different tune . |
| 8 | lf you go to a specialist shop , such as a plumbers ' merchant or central heating specialist , you will be able to find other sizes . |
| 9 | Spiritual direction is not simply a cosy chat , and being straight may be one of the most important contributions you make to a person . |
| 10 | Economics , sociology , mathematics , law and accounting were suggested as the essential subjects , and although colleges could provide liberal studies also , ‘ we would stress the importance we attach to a liberal treatment of the whole curriculum ’ . |
| 11 | Individuals will also vary in the importance they attach to a particular time-cue . |
| 12 | It is notable that the US Congress has recently granted President Bush fast-track authority to negotiate both the Uruguay Round and the North American Free Trade Area , showing the importance they attach to a favourable outcome in both . |
| 13 | In a second class of cases we refer to a condition which is unusual or abnormal . |
| 14 | I mean one of the problems with probation I think to a certain extent is that er obviously if you get these people who keep going into prison and coming out again , er it 's really pretty difficult to erm er influence their behaviour positively probably . |
| 15 | On journeys , he would study both the red and the green Michelin guides , in search of gastronomy and culture , and sit in the back seat issuing careful instructions to the driver that ‘ in about a quarter of a mile you come to a place to turn right ’ . |
| 16 | And it does seem to me that erm the minute you suggest to a Parish Council who has already complained about illegal encampments on roadsides and laybys that there is a good site in their patch , there is an immediate reaction , and I am thoroughly convinced that this reaction is based on a fear that is actually based on ignorance , and that we have to remember that travellers of any description — and I do n't categorise them like Peter does — travellers of any description are human beings . |
| 17 | these Coward films are probably the nearest things we have to a valid modern school in British cinema … . |
| 18 | On the contrary , the older I get , the greater priority I give to a loving relationship . |
| 19 | on birthdays you go to a swimming club , at lunch time and your mates are there . |
| 20 | ‘ Do not demand interest on loans you make to a brother Israelite . |
| 21 | In the second part of this volume we move to a group of papers dealing with specific institutional settings for professional work . |
| 22 | It works like this , you get the schools involved and realise , I do n't know how many have read the national curriculum , bit like the Maestricht treaty I suppose to a certain extent ! |
| 23 | Heavenly Father , thank you that as I come to you with my concerns about the conflicts in my life I come to a God who understands my humanity completely because you shared this experience fully in the life of your Son . |
| 24 | they do n't want to sit in the restaurant they very rarely do get them sitting in the restaurant I suppose to a certain extent other than the Sundays it 's just waste of space . |
| 25 | Against this background I return to a consideration of the two appeals . |
| 26 | The more status you give to a large number of authority figures , the more , relatively , you diminish your own . |
| 27 | There is nothing wrong with this ; the Commons is , after all , the nearest thing we have to a democratic assembly , but it does not make for thorough and well-informed debate . |
| 28 | These J Wave scientists are investigating Britain 's club culture at close hand , and Norman Cook is the nearest thing they have to a perfect specimen . |
| 29 | Moreover , since immature goats are subordinate to older ones , they may well have to give up any patch of food they find to a larger , more dominant animal . |
| 30 | I 've been in a sauna in London I belong to a health club there . |