Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [to-vb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It consists of two plastic wedges , with sticky surfaces to attach to the computer and rubber Feet . |
| 2 | There would , of course , be a temptation for small partnerships and sole traders to convert to the Limited Company form of operation just to avoid tax on distribution to the proprietors , so it might be necessary to levy a Stamp duty on companies as part of their annual running costs ; this would compensate the national exchequer for any abuse . |
| 3 | The first 500 readers to write to The Sugar Bureau will get a free copy of Easy Cooking On A Budget . |
| 4 | It is also a chance for home-grown designers to sell to the world . |
| 5 | I cut a path through the rushes which allows enough space for two rods , and room each side to wade to the water 's edge . |
| 6 | Wordsworth 's accent frequently struck Southern ears as harsh : even though suburban gentility had not yet forced all regional speakers to conform to the colourless vowel-sounds of the Home Counties if they wished to be socially acceptable , and even though Coleridge , like Sir Walter Raleigh before him , spoke broad Devon all his life without being taken for a peasant , it is clear that Wordsworth 's accent did contribute to a general impression of roughness . |
| 7 | People are also being asked to make their voices heard expressing concern over the possible cut to aid to the third world . |
| 8 | People have , have got to have this opportunity to listen to the good news erm |
| 9 | It is , for the reasons I have given , not sufficient in this case to point to the medical cause of death alone when considering the question ‘ how . ’ |
| 10 | It is clearly for the mother in this case to establish to the court that the interests of the children lie in their remaining in England , and that their future can appropriately be determined here so that it would be proper to allow those matters to prevail over the purpose and philosophy of the Convention . |
| 11 | It is clearly for the mother in this case to establish to the court that the interests of the children lie in their remaining in England , and that their future can appropriately be determined here so that it would be proper to allow those matters to prevail over the purpose and philosophy of the Convention . |
| 12 | More fertilizer might mean more grain ( and more carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide to add to the greenhouse effect ) , but there obviously comes a point where more fertilizer does not mean a bigger yield or perhaps is not justified on cost grounds , particularly when grain prices are low , as they were for part of the 1980s . |
| 13 | Writing for period instruments ( players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ) was a further excuse to stick to the keys that Mozart wrote in , and fully enjoy playing with some of the most wonderful musical ideas anyone has ever had . ’ |
| 14 | Leave enough free cable to connect to the light fitting |
| 15 | He told me to be a good girl for Mum , and that he would give me some money to go to the pictures . |
| 16 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 17 | It took only a few minutes to run to the kitchen and request Agnes Diggory to take Lady Merchiston 's luncheon tray straight upstairs when it was ready , and then Theda passed out of the house into the early warmth of a sunny April day , Hector charging ahead . |
| 18 | Well I reckon it 's gon na take us three and a half hours to get to the other end , so two and a half hours to it and an hour on it if it 's not too bad and then of course we 've got to go up from there to Ipswich , Woodbridge but it 's dual carriageway all the way now you see . |
| 19 | Seeking through German unity to contribute to the unification of Europe and to the building of a peaceful European order in which borders no longer divide and which ensures that all European nations can live together in a spirit of mutual trust , |
| 20 | As they do so , they deposit a load of pollen within the orchid flower and immediately afterwards receive a fresh batch to carry to the next false female . |
| 21 | Mr d'Ancona admits : ‘ It was probably harder to get British industry to respond to the legitimate requirements of the oil industry than to get the oil industry to make allowance for the legitimate interests of the supply industry . ’ |
| 22 | While Solomon is posing as a German soldier , for example , he makes a botched attempt to surrender to the Russians that results in his inadvertently capturing their position — but the irony is passed over in so offhand a fashion that one barely notices it . |
| 23 | Another crime to add to the register . |
| 24 | I believe that would be another loss to add to the enormous catalogue of British losses on the international scene . |
| 25 | ‘ It is difficult to judge how far this attempt to appeal to the baser sort is dictated by the mere desire to be re-elected ( which , though by no means admirable , is , we suppose , understandable enough ) , rather than by any firm conviction ; or how far a re-elected Tory government would seek to put these detestable principles into practice . |
| 26 | The failure of Iraqi units to respond to the increasingly aggressive tactics of the allied ground forces gave further credence to reports of low morale and inadequate supply . |
| 27 | On an application for renewal of registration , the Law Society may require the registered foreign lawyer to provide to the Society evidence satisfactory to the Society that the registered foreign lawyer is complying with any indemnity rules or is exempt from them . |
| 28 | It is brass cheek for the hon. Lady to refer to the Government 's record on river quality and water in general when one remembers that the Labour Government cut investment in water quality by 30 per cent . |
| 29 | For those employees who wish some help to adjust to the smoking ban , the Council will be making available information packs and , for those who wish to stop smoking completely , smoking cessation classes . |
| 30 | It requires newspapers who wish to publish stories about a matter some aspect of which is affected by an injunction against another publication to apply to the court for guidance on whether their story trespasses upon the order in existence — a procedure calculated to give High Court judges a good deal of experience in editing newspapers . |