Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [prep] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her father recounted his latest golf tournament , Guy talked to Charles about sailing , then opened up the conversation by introducing a surprisingly shrewd appreciation of the arts into the debate , when it became clear that in addition to racing yachts around the Isle of Wight he made frequent visits to see the RSC at the Barbican , and was something of an expert on modern ballet . |
| 2 | ‘ I am also very glad that following advice in the normal way , you have been able to make it clear that in relation to subsequent allegations , I have acted within the guidance on the conduct of ministers . |
| 3 | ‘ I continue to do so , Master , ’ said the Robemaker and , although there was not the smallest trace of subservience in his voice , Nuadu , listening intently , received the impression that the Robemaker was choosing his words with care , as if he was in some and of thrall to this being . |
| 4 | Exactly what happened between this date and 10 July is not known precisely and it is possible that in addition to the group of six already identified there were other DGSE agents involved . |
| 5 | The image of public service was strong although from time to time a recognition of the public relations benefits was made by the solicitors we interviewed : |
| 6 | Thus deviation may be held to arise either when incestuous feeling is obsessive as such or in relation to public norms , or from both considerations . |
| 7 | Family property owning patterns are affected by widespread home ownership , so it is not impossible that in addition to ordinary feelings of affection , concern and duty , some carers may be under pressure to care , to save family wealth seeping out in expensive residential care fees . |
| 8 | Of course , I am delighted that from time to time the Garda find some of it . |
| 9 | And enjoys a perfect night 's sleep — deep , clear , and refreshing , like gliding down through sunlit water on a hot day ; such a perfect night 's sleep that he is entirely unconscious of how much he is enjoying it , or of its depth , clarity , and refreshingness , or its resemblance to gliding through sunlit water on a hot day ; so perfect that from time to time he half wakes , just enough to become conscious of how unconscious of everything he is . |
| 10 | The physiotherapist must be able to assess the patient 's needs , both overall and from session to session , in order to define an effective rehabilitation programme and to set him realistic goals . |
| 11 | The last part of this defence means that just because driving was impossible because of injury to him or damage to the vehicle , the court will not automatically find him not guilty . |
| 12 | Controlling the money supply in Victorian Britain was technically quite easy because of adherence to a gold standard . |
| 13 | A 12 Step approach to treatment for addiction to these substances is as appropriate as for addiction to any other drug . |
| 14 | It noted : ‘ Cricket is not widely known in France , ’ and talked of ‘ this sport which appears monotonous and without colour to the uninitiated ’ . |
| 15 | It does raise a very important matter because in the B C C I inquiry , it was quite obvious er that parts of Price Waterhouse were n't fully aware of what other parts of Pri Price Waterhouse were doing and indeed worse than that and in fairness to Price Waterhouse , some of the regulators in different parts of the world did n't know what each other w w were doing and the only people that did know what was happening were the principals behind B C C I who exploited that situation . |
| 16 | It is likely that for regulation to be tightened , more funds are needed for the SROs to improve staffing levels , which inevitably means an increase in the costs of regulation . |
| 17 | She 's had a lot of ups and downs , Christmas , New Year 's Eve night Rudy and I went to a party , Pam 's daughter 's party , it 's her eighteenth and at quarter to twelve when they started getting ready to ring the chimes in , at midnight Wendy said I ca n't stay Joy I 'm gon na have to go I said oh alright then , I said I see you alright , are you alright ? |
| 18 | Raymond was witty and unusual and from time to time he was invited to drink coffee at the artists ' cafés . |
| 19 | Transmission from man to woman is about twice as likely as from woman to man . |
| 20 | Yet these matters , it has been suggested , lie deep — indeed , unutterably deep — in every American psyche ; and it is good that from time to time the unutterable be uttered — it is , one might say , one of the things that we look to poets for . |
| 21 | Receipt of that capital by the shareholders will be taxed under the CGT provisions , with possible reference to rebasing to 31 March 1982 under s 35(2) , TGCA 1992 and by reference to s 272(1) , TCGA 1992 . |
| 22 | They know the job is challenging and from time to time frustrating : they probably would n't have it any other way . |
| 23 | For one corporeal hereditament to fall within the curtilage of another the former must be so intimately associated with the latter as to lead to the conclusion that the former in truth forms part and parcel of the latter ( Methuen-Campbell v Walters ) . |
| 24 | She was holding herself so stiff that from time to time she trembled . |
| 25 | A body composed of other and smaller bodies , separated and in opposition to one another , which oppress and despise each other and are in a continuous state of war . |
| 26 | It 's a testament to how captivating The Orb 's music is that I got off on this so much , completely alone and without recourse to anything stronger than the Institute 's lukewarm lager . |
| 27 | ‘ Limited finances mean that only courses important and of use to the library service are considered ‘ … . |
| 28 | They are required to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable that any plant ( machinery , equipment or appliance ) is so designed and constructed as to be safe and without risk to health . |
| 29 | A person who manufactures , imports or supplies any substance for use at work must ensure that , so far as is reasonably practicable , it is safe and without risk to health ; there are requirements for testing , examination and research . |
| 30 | The ears should be neat and in proportion to the head . |