Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] to [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This reasoned and ridiculous plea had no effect at all on Jem , other than to inflame him to further violence . |
| 2 | If Harriet did not carry them to higher ground they would surely drown . |
| 3 | A Recompress feature allows you to further squash already compressed drives . |
| 4 | His very silence drove her to further explanation . |
| 5 | He had stood quietly swaying himself on his heels , an almost derisive expression in the curl of his lips as he smoked a cigarette , his very silence provoking her to further abuse . |
| 6 | An honest appraisal will help their progress and guide them to further learning opportunities . |
| 7 | Note also those facts vital for your purpose as well as anything which leads you to further research — names of other publications , for example . |
| 8 | Baker 's sanitary reports on the cholera in Tyneside , and on housing and environmental conditions in Leeds , included a use of maps which brought him to wider notice . |
| 9 | She could n't defend herself without rousing him to greater ferocity ; she knew that in the moment of conflict , an enemy can never protest to be a friend and be believed ; she had seen the distrust Kit 's sudden switches of mood inspired . |
| 10 | This not only brought it into harmony with the existing regime , but also enabled it to further dissociate itself from its Judaic origins . |
| 11 | Increased understanding of the burdens which they carry should lead us to greater awareness of the strain under which they are so often put . |
| 12 | Ahead you 'll find a series of lucrative events which may well put you in the public eye , and carry you to further success and acclaim . |
| 13 | She would have stopped there if the adrenalin in her system had been less potent or the half-smile on his face had n't taunted her to further repartee . |
| 14 | When a pump action toothpaste tube became empty in my bathroom , I decided to take it apart to see if I could put it to further use . |
| 15 | It was they who bore the brunt of efforts by employers to restructure , shift to more intensive labour , subject them to closer supervision from above , and in some cases introduce new machinery which dispensed with their skills . |
| 16 | In FI he 'll be remembered more as Mr Nice than as a great driver : he won his championship in a car that probably a half-dozen drivers would have driven equally competently and successfully , and in that one year lost the one man who could really push him to greater excellence , Ronnie Peterson . |