Example sentences of "[verb] to [art] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He started buying expensive clothes , a car ; he moved to a better flat … |
| 2 | This can not fall on the last syllable of the stem , and is , if necessary , moved to an earlier syllable . |
| 3 | A cost cutting programme also contributed to the better figures at the company . |
| 4 | It is because of the concern expressed by my hon. Friend and others that the Government are committed to a further increase in the use of the ’ lane rental ’ method of procurement of motorway repairs . |
| 5 | We are committed to a saner transport policy including better public transport . |
| 6 | We are committed to a saner transport policy including better public transport . |
| 7 | We are committed to a saner transport policy including better public transport and this , as I mentioned , must ultimately benefit the majority of NFC employees . |
| 8 | So the budget fixed for the current year was £20 million and the £7 million underspent in the first two years of the scheme did not go back to the Treasury — it was not lost to computerisation — but was committed to the further development of GP computerisation . |
| 9 | Subtly rounded corners give it that added touch of class , while the slimmer and lighter size adds to a smoother profile in your pocket . |
| 10 | Only when man aspires above his station and wants to be like God does he fall to a lowlier position in which all his relationships are soured . |
| 11 | Liz wanted to get on to the exciting bits , in which Job demanded why light was given to him that was in misery , and life to the bitter in soul : in which Job desired to argue with his God : in which the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind : but she knew it would be cheating to miss out the she-asses and skip to the livelier parts , so she plodded dully on with the dull narrative . |
| 12 | Due to the low pay offered the likelihood was that anyone with creative talent would be attracted to a better-paid job elsewhere . |
| 13 | At times when selling is difficult , owners who maintain standards will appeal to a wider market , sell faster and reach a higher price , ’ says Mr. Warshaw . |
| 14 | The use just discussed bears a relation to the occurrence of the bare infinitive after the expressions rather than and sooner than : ( 32 ) He paid the fine rather than appeal to a higher court . |
| 15 | This negative element can be felt in ( 32 ) above in the fact that this sentence implies that he did not appeal to a higher court even though he could have . |
| 16 | IAAF spokeswoman Jayne Pearce today confirmed that the federation did not accept the Ohio court decision and would appeal to a higher court in Cincinnati . |
| 17 | Did he appeal to the younger members ? |
| 18 | But if Mr 's argument is that windfalls and recycled land are as it were free of any environmental penalties and can be added to his thirty one thousand , then I think that er the way to treat that is to come to a higher number which takes them properly into account . |
| 19 | Above all , and most curiously of all , it is to come to a deeper knowledge of the inexplicable mercy of God , and of that fierce love that simply will not let his world go . |
| 20 | Pupils can be helped to come to a deeper understanding of other peoples and/or events with the questioner 's guidance . |
| 21 | It was evident that the skilled soldiers would naturally gravitate to the tougher units , like the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes , giving the Legion a regiment full of highly-trained soldiers who had received their instruction at somebody else 's expense . |
| 22 | In the towns they drink wine and liqueurs , but we ca n't do that in the villages … the result is that the gents can drink , but it 's forbidden to the lower classes . ’ |
| 23 | Both of these are good ways to adjust to a better salt balance . |
| 24 | A good game to play is ‘ Kim 's game ’ [ p.60 ] with items that are relevant to the cowboy theme and , in doing so , it will give you an opportunity of explaining to the younger ones the relevance of some of the items . |
| 25 | Stabstitch braid to the outline of the pelmet on right side at this stage , but stitch fringing to the lower edge of the pelmet when the pelmet has been completed , or fix with fabric adhesive . |
| 26 | Petion 's voice dropped to a softer tone . |
| 27 | When the mare basins were excavated the fragmentary material beneath them must have been compressed to a higher density than before . |
| 28 | Friction may also occur when staff managers report to a higher authority in the scalar chain of command . |
| 29 | Heath-Stubbs , whose own disturbed childhood had been marred by insensitivity to his progressive blindness , instinctively responded to the darker images of Keyes 's own imagination . |
| 30 | ( The left-hand tailplane was modified to a later standard and showed no signs of distress or incipient failure . ) |