Example sentences of "[verb] they [adj] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mike Benton 's ideas are reminiscent of those of Tony Swain and Gillian Cooper-Driver who proposed that dinosaurs became extinct through their dietary requirements They suggested that the development of alkaloidal synthesis of cyanogenic glycoside precursors in the early angiosperms made them unpalatable to the dinosaurs , effectively starving them into extinction . |
| 2 | It was broadly the premise of those movements that science and technology were evil , totalitarian and devoid of the attributes which could make them amenable to the " human spirit " . |
| 3 | We can also recognise , as we did , at an , on an earlier paper that it is national government policy and increasingly so , to encourage the development of capital schemes , borrowing , we noted that in relation to transport and the availability of S C A's I think it 's also right to say that the government does set down the level of borrowing which can be entered into in in any one year , that is the credit approvals are controlled by the government and they do make them available to the County Council and to district Councils , so in a sense , the government is both saying that we expect borrowing to be a feature of a budget and also that we want to control , and restrict the amount of money that can be borrowed through the amount of credit approvals . |
| 4 | My deliberate actions are means to ends , and are defended in debate by proving them adequate to the ends . |
| 5 | If a school can tailor its in-house courses and make them relevant to the needs of the whole school staff , then the dynamics of that collective and shared experience may provide greater rewards . |
| 6 | Do n't write out cheques to your adviser — always make them payable to the company you 're investing in . |
| 7 | ‘ I would envisage a process of discovery , so each party would list documents in their possession and make them available to the other parties . ’ |
| 8 | The citation does however leave unexamined one further consideration ; that there might within the range of manufacturing and service industries be some which , for whatever reason , whether of the nature or of the size of the business , make them unsuited to the industrial co-operative form of organisation . |
| 9 | To force increased employment costs on such firms , as we do when we add all that baggage to employees , is likely to drive them nearer to the margin , nearer to closing down . |
| 10 | Taking a step back , he flung the blanket aside , cursing aloud as the movement wrenched his arm , and lowered them both to the hard bench . |
| 11 | Quite simply , this will ensure that the loan repayments are protected if you are unable to meet them due to the death , illness or injury of specified members of your business . |
| 12 | They were evidently hearing something different from the rest of us now , for we would watch them slow-dance to the fastest beat , and then , on the next record , see them execute perfect and elaborate improvised arabesques , all fast footwork and impassioned arms , in the gaps of a slow blues . |
| 13 | I welcome them both to the Board . |
| 14 | We had no doubt that if there was the slightest suggestion that the statements differed materially from the evidence given by the witnesses the learned trial judge would have called for these statements and examined them himself and if necessary would have made them available to the defence . |
| 15 | as their political and moral equals by signing an agreement which committed them all to the same values . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's all right , love , ’ Mitch said soothingly , leading them both to the horses . |
| 17 | The program enables you to make designs , print them out , or transfer them direct to the E6000 console . |
| 18 | In his speech , De Michelis urged EC countries to devote at least 0.25 per cent of their gross national product ( GNP ) towards investment in the Maghreb countries where demographic pressures were rendering them vulnerable to the forces of Islamic fundamentalism and encouraging mass migration to Europe . |
| 19 | Proposals made by way of change to a deposit copy have a relatively stronger affect against emergence , owing to the lesser public consultation which attends them prior to the enquiry stage . |
| 20 | Strict control on the police and military would include a code of conduct for the police , holding them responsible to the public , and mechanisms to investigate complaints against the police . |
| 21 | Pupils with defective sight are especially in need of the opportunity to look at objects at close range , holding them near to the eye and having time to gaze . |
| 22 | Without thinking , she elbowed through them , sending them sprawling to the floor as the scientists dashed out shouting . |
| 23 | Tom , when he woke later had insisted that they should absorb some culture , had chivvied them both into his car and driven them first to the Villa Lante . |
| 24 | I propose Elizabeth that you circulate Jenny 's reprocedures to everyone but we do n't know with them , that we will read them prior to the next meeting and agree them at the meeting papers turning I have got to assess papers turning take one . |
| 25 | I 'd take them all to the Salvation Army — if they 'd have them . |
| 26 | To call all these jobs by the same name is to disguise their differences , to reduce them all to the same common denominator . |
| 27 | Once the syndicate was formed and terms agreed , the borrower would sell the bonds to the managing group , which in turn would sell them direct to the underwriters or the selling group , who in turn would distribute the bonds to the public . |
| 28 | Although these omissions suited me at the time , I have since found them incredible to the point of doubting my own powers of recollection , but when I checked recently with my sister , she confirmed their accuracy . |
| 29 | The excellent graphics and animation sequences keep them interested to the end , especially if you have a soundblaster card as well as it is now supported with this program . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm sorry I took so long — ’ Jenna started apologetically , but he interrupted smoothly , standing and motioning them both to the door . |