Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In East Anglia people either in the on their pub lunches they either throw themselves on to that or on to treacle pudding . |
| 2 | If the right hon. Member for Aylesbury ( Sir T. Raison ) inquires of the trustees and directors of either the national or the Tate he will be told in no uncertain terms that it is extremely unsatisfactory that they can not acquire the sort of painting that they need to keep their collections fresh and up to date . |
| 3 | Given his professed contempt for journalists , the importance of this last source was surprising , but all the more revealing about his determination to keep informed and up to date . |
| 4 | We are now at a point in this evolution where , I believe , the climate is more favourable than hitherto to cooperation between linguists and educationalists . |
| 5 | The site must be central , easily accessible and close to parking facilities . |
| 6 | The prison system in England and Wales , then , is creaking and close to collapse . |
| 7 | The tough-guy actor — filming smash hit movie Patriot Games which is released in Britain to-morrow — had to be rescued by emergency crews after a tough underwater fight scene left him exhausted and close to drowning . |
| 8 | When this logic was applied to the lower ranks of the armed forces it also carried the gloss that these men were less capable of intellectual control , being more animal and closer to nature . |
| 9 | Name a person whom you would wish to be contacted if you are seriously ill and close to death |
| 10 | Then he said , ‘ I knew an eagle once who was also ill and close to death . |
| 11 | She 's jolly and up to date . |
| 12 | AFTER the uplifting win at Shrewsbury the gallant Quakers move out of the bottom four in Division Three and up to chairman Dick Corden 's stated target of fifth bottom . |
| 13 | She was fun and easy to be with , natural and down to earth , yet she was sensitive and courageous in the way she had coped with her father 's illness . |
| 14 | Another recent royal portraitist is the amiable and down to earth Yorkshireman , Tom Wood . |
| 15 | Well , I went round and talked to group , but I think there 's a lot of er , about keeping everything fine and up to date at all times in all places and all the rest . |
| 16 | Hair becomes instantly shiny and easier to style WITHOUT greasiness ! |
| 17 | He was looking neither to the right nor the left but out to sea , where a round ship was coming in from the south-east , her sails shuddering , her course designed to intersect with the Genoese just outside the harbour . |
| 18 | This may seem so obvious as not to need stating , but I believe that it can be overlooked . |
| 19 | His security undermined , he was now more vulnerable than ever to Mauve 's voice and its cutting edge , to his cold eyes , the touch of condescension . |
| 20 | Reports from Lebanon suggest that British hostages could be closer than ever to freedom . |
| 21 | Adopted just five weeks ago ‘ I 'd tried for other seats but had n't got anywhere ’ he has been staying in Northallerton with Jim Stafford , the cheery and down to earth constituency agent . |
| 22 | The mill was powered originally by water , then converted to steam in 1811 and finally to electricity in 1914 . |
| 23 | Tinitus in her ears is the only physical reminder of the violent illness … which left her unconscious and close to death . |
| 24 | This does n't give curls but leaves you hair thicker and easier to style . |
| 25 | Permed hair is thicker and easier to style than untreated hair and you wo n't have to worry about frizz if you handle it with care and use the right products . |
| 26 | So I phoned her last Nancy phoned me last Friday afternoon before she went on holiday to tell me , and I phoned I was n't sure whether just to sort of play it low key or then I thought , Well I know I really should just give here a wee ring . |
| 27 | The text flow can be interrupted at any time by clicking the mouse or the flow method can be altered to semi-automatic or back to manual by clicking in conjunction with the Command or Shift keys . |
| 28 | They provide a very active participation in the many voluntary groups supporting the revolution and contribute much more than previously to development through participation in the labour force . |
| 29 | You are never stuck with less than up to date equipment . |
| 30 | His remark to Berthe Morisot in 1889 — ‘ I go less and less to paris , where the only thing people talk about is politics ’ — supports this view . |