Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [adv] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course play may well be slowed down if the new rules are imposed and there has to be a ballot before every strike , but while that is being negotiated Mr Christie may well resort to the block vote at the back to defend his resolutions . |
| 2 | Also , I received a note in March ‘ 91 , sent with the proposed SEAA constitution , which stated : ‘ All clubs who affiliate to the SEAA will automatically affiliate to the county in which their headquarters is located . ’ |
| 3 | A broad-beamed fellow like myself should have no difficulty careering it across the ironing board , although a woman or even a bachelor-wimp might sooner resort to an old-fashioned metal iron than attempt to put this monster through its paces . |
| 4 | For example , the experience of members of the Women 's Cooperative Guild , who in both their own estimation and that of observers were adjudged respectable married women , shows that family misfortune , particularly in the form of sickness and unemployment , could quickly plunge a family into poverty , whereupon the wife would probably resort to strategies similar to those of her poorer sister . |
| 5 | But since the two parties are untrammelled by tradition or ideology , Nigerians will probably resort to voting for ethnicity anyway . |
| 6 | In order to secure the payment of tribute , servicemen would often resort to taking hostages ( amanaty ) . |
| 7 | Even where there is some attempt to account for female/male differences in deviant behaviour , the explanation may simply resort to the simplistic notion that sex roles are generally differentiated . |
| 8 | The counsellor should never resort to the giving of advice . |
| 9 | Feelings of worthlessness , hopelessness , grief , lack of purpose and depression may still have to be dealt with , or the individual may again resort to an alcoholic solution . |
| 10 | He went on to state that the Party would definitely affiliate to the Labour Party if accepted as a " revolutionary organisation " . |