Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the downfall of military regimes in South America and elsewhere provide clear evidence that no political structure relying solely on coercion can hope to survive for long , we should not be surprised to find that the most effective form of social control involves attempts not to crush opposition but to stop it arising in the first place : that is , by the control of people 's ideas , rather than of their actions . |
| 2 | One of his great hallmarks is the stare : not a demented warrior eyeball-to-eyeball look , but that rather silent , unassuming , dismissive look which can wind opponents up to breaking point . |
| 3 | Or young and trendy , favouring outlandish schemes for bringing religion up to date , inviting the congregation to shake hands with each other , and expecting them to sing newfangled and jolly hymns to the accompaniment of the local pop group . |
| 4 | That 's what headed Charley back to earth . ’ |
| 5 | Having explained carefully to Willis what he was about to do , Richard invited Pinkie out to lunch . |
| 6 | In the absence of a ready-made framework in Scotland , the firm looked elsewhere to the English Law Society 's Continuing Professional Development scheme , launched last year and aimed at not only keeping solicitors up to date with the law but to develop management and other professional skills and to enhance career development . |
| 7 | Her persistent phone calls and the risk of public disclosure unsettled Jack Kennedy and he was happy to pass Marilyn over to brother Bobby , who apparently consummated their relationship parked in a car outside the same brother-in-law 's beach house in Santa Monica . |
| 8 | UK Agriculture and Fisheries Minister , John Gummer expressed outrage over the feast , claiming that " the world knows perfectly well that whalers have attacked stocks almost to extinction " . |
| 9 | Where Land 's theory differs from previous models of colour vision is that , instead of relating colour directly to wavelength , he argues that colour experience is related to the relative outputs of these three classes of receptor in different parts of the visual field . |
| 10 | If attitudes change and , with the need to attract people back to work , they may have to , then company creches could soon be as common as canteens . |
| 11 | Keeping information up to date was considered to be difficult due to the increasing number of information sources , and the fact that only certain sections of documents might be superseded by new information . |
| 12 | Responsibility for changing this and keeping information up to date can be delegated to a staff nurse or senior student . |
| 13 | But such work must be done , and field men put in several hours each week in their area offices , writing reports , keeping records up to date , drafting letters , answering the telephone and communicating with colleagues in the field and staff at headquarters . |
| 14 | steer conversations through to consensus decisions by encouraging group members to say what they really think and genuinely agree on a course of action |
| 15 | For the sake of convenience future references to article 10 in this judgment should be deemed to include reference also to article 19 . |
| 16 | And Aunt Margaret did the same , quite often , after she shooed Melanie off to bed early . |
| 17 | The Meltem can give winds up to Force 8 , but the Llewellyns never met more than a 5 . |
| 18 | I told McKenzie not to post any guards , just lock the doors and pocket the keys . |
| 19 | While I was waiting for my companions to stir , I put water on to boil , but soon noticed that the stove had given up . |
| 20 | ICAS welcomed the review but also said it was a timely reminder of archaic and unnecessary burdens in the UK tax system and urged an independent examination by a working party of all interested bodies to tackle problems close to home . |
| 21 | There was further deformation of the Moine and Dalradian rocks on the north side of the Iapetus Suture causing metamorphism up to granulite grade and widespread granitic intrusion . |
| 22 | I 'd only met Mrs Tuckett twice , once when she drove Billy down to university at the start of a term and once when she turned up to see him get his degree . |
| 23 | He can send legislation back to parliament , veto the prime minister 's choice of ministers ( as President Evren has done on occasion ) and in extreme circumstances dissolve the National Assembly and call a general election . |
| 24 | Afterwards , Molland drove Peter back to Number 29 . |
| 25 | Spread paste on to piece of glass or rigid plastic . |
| 26 | It 's one that should bring excitement back to heavyweight boxing . ’ |
| 27 | Jesus told Jairus not to worry but to have faith . |
| 28 | As they rode , Artemis pushing Buttons on to keep pace with the free-striding chestnut , her father never spoke . |
| 29 | In myths and dreams tears are seen as magical , turning into flowers , trees and jewels as they fall and bringing heroes back to life . |
| 30 | ‘ When you did n't show up to see Kirsty off to school this morning , I thought you might have caught an early flight back to London . ’ |