Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had many upper garments of different materials and styles which she changed according not to the weather but to her mood : she had large woollen jumpers and little skimpy vests , lacy or patterned blouses and voluminous T-shirts ; shirts of chiffon and shirts of linen . |
| 2 | The absorbed varieties , which are now rare , included the red-and-white colour-sided East Finnish ( Itä-Suomalainen Karja , or ISK ) , the red West Finnish ( Länsi-Suomalainen Karja , or LSK ) , which contributed as well to the creation of the Estonian Native in the USSR , and the white colour-pointed North Finnish ( Pohjois-Suomalainen Karja , or PSK ) , which was similar to the Swedish Mountain and is probably now extinct . |
| 3 | ‘ As I 've said before directly to the Labour Party , ‘ You must make up your minds . |
| 4 | As the rats moved around the arena , the relative perceived positions of the landmarks in egocentric space would have been likely to change as much in the fixed as in the varied condition with , for example , L+ being seen as often to the left or right of L- both within and across trials . |
| 5 | Yet not only could such a rearrangement be brought about , with the will to do so , but it might come to be seen as greatly to the general advantage of the school . |
| 6 | Smoking was more common among Welsh parents , accompanied by an attempt not to smoke while close to the baby . |
| 7 | On Bonaire all three seats were won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union ( Union Patriotico Bonairiano — UPB — one in 1985 ) ; on St Maarten the Democratic Party of St Maarten ( DP-SM ) won two seats ( three in 1985 ) and the Patriotic Alliance won one , entering parliament for the first time ; on Saba the single seat went as before to the Windward Islands People 's Movement ( WIPM — not the West Indian People 's Movement as given on p. 36212 ) ; and on St Eustatius the single seat went as before to the Democratic Party of St Eustatius ( DP-SE ) . |
| 8 | On Bonaire all three seats were won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union ( Union Patriotico Bonairiano — UPB — one in 1985 ) ; on St Maarten the Democratic Party of St Maarten ( DP-SM ) won two seats ( three in 1985 ) and the Patriotic Alliance won one , entering parliament for the first time ; on Saba the single seat went as before to the Windward Islands People 's Movement ( WIPM — not the West Indian People 's Movement as given on p. 36212 ) ; and on St Eustatius the single seat went as before to the Democratic Party of St Eustatius ( DP-SE ) . |
| 9 | There are indeed principles of law relative to the use of weapons in warfare , and these principles apply as well to the use of nuclear and similar weapons . |
| 10 | As he completed a ruthless second-round knockout of Canada 's Donovan ‘ Razor ’ Ruddock in the early hours of yesterday , Lewis was clasped as readily to the purist breast of those seeking the lesser spotted boxer-puncher as refuge-seeking patriots . |