Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adj] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The privilege from self-incrimination is abrogated in bankruptcy proceedings not by the opening words of section 31 of the Theft Act 1968 , but by rule 6.175 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 made pursuant to section 412 of the Act of 1986 : |
| 2 | This became apparent to others before it did to MacDonald himself . |
| 3 | This became clear to Fenella during the Liverpool run . |
| 4 | It was quicker to go direct to Jamaica Road and along through the railway arch to Bermondsey Market , but Nellie made the detour purposely . |
| 5 | This stands close to Euphronios but is hardly his ; perhaps a youthful work of Euthymides , whose masterpieces are on big amphorae ( details , figs. 91–3 ) . |
| 6 | It does not seem wildly improper to apply this to Rose of Lima three hundred years later . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's fine on the food — I 'll buy the drinks , I 'm too old to get used to women buying my drinks . ’ |
| 8 | The bickering prompted former Tory Premier Sir Edward Heath to urge Mr Major to dismiss all the rebels who either want ‘ to bring him down ’ , or are not prepared to stay loyal to Government policy . |
| 9 | A common formula used throughout the trade is to multiply cost price by 2.35 ; this proved equitable to supplier and vendor alike , giving a margin of 50% while still allowing for VAT . |
| 10 | This sounded excellent to Brian and me . |
| 11 | If an individual faced with a higher level of benefits out of work relative to expected income in work will be more choosy in job selection , the actual magnitude of the effects of these benefits on the behaviour of the unemployed becomes important to policy makers . |
| 12 | Their chemical nature has not been satisfactorily elucidated and it is , in fact ; difficult to distinguish between cuticular darkening due to sclerotization and that caused by the presence of true melanins ( Richards , A. G. , 1967 ) . |
| 13 | Tough Epsom Derby winner Dr Devious ( 10–1 ) ran a blinder to finish fourth to Fraise in the Breeders ' Cup Turf but has been on the go since April . |
| 14 | Most immigrants of oriental origin , the Sephardim , on the other hand , were thought likely to remain loyal to Likud . |
| 15 | Malta were unfortunate to lose 2-1 to Italy last December , but , with three defenders suspended this time , they could not repeat that performance . |
| 16 | These decline due to exclusions made during follow up . |
| 17 | These seem identical to Sheldrake 's morphogenetic fields and to what the ancient Sanskrit texts refer to as a ‘ deva ’ ( or ‘ shining one ’ ) . |
| 18 | People are already beginning to think of pre- and post-AIDS periods just as we in the seventies grew accustomed to thinking of pre- and post-gay liberation periods . |
| 19 | The reply I envisage is likely to prove unsatisfactory to radicals and utilitarians alike , since it would state that poetry is ultimately its own justification , like music or games . |
| 20 | ‘ That sounds similar to Tom 's . |
| 21 | Immediately all became clear to Fleury and he drew back with horror , thinking : " Cholera ! " |
| 22 | ‘ So we all fly direct to Helsinki ? ’ |
| 23 | It all looks beautiful to Bill . |
| 24 | They were all made available to members er of both the County Council and the Borough Council when they were making their decisions and they were fully aware of the impact these proposals would have . |
| 25 | Detention in young offender institution — offender aged sixteen pleading guilty to offence punishable with fourteen years imprisonment or more — whether wrong in principle to impose sentence of twelve months ' detention in a young offender institution |
| 26 | Apart from those two , like Chinese people to the Duke of Edinburgh , cricketers from Pakistan all look alike to Johnners . |
| 27 | Well I think that 's embarrassing to do that to children . |
| 28 | Politicians are reluctant to popularise or enforce measures against which many campaigned prior to Independence and ‘ the majority of farmers remain unaware of the causes of erosion and unconvinced of the need for or value of conservation measures ’ ( ibid. : 28 ) . |
| 29 | Working party interim reports , Secretary of State reactions , draft materials and final publications were all sent direct to schools but , unlike the organization of assessment , the mapping out of the curriculum and its proper support through staffing , books and other resources , time and leadership were a matter for heads and curriculum leaders . |
| 30 | Surprisingly , the same phosphodiester bond at -41.5 remains sensitive to DNAaseI on the gal P1 promoter and on the malT P1 promoter ( data not shown ) . |