Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To it we owe that nervous , spidery line of the drawings — so quick , so attentive , yet so despairing — that alerts us to the elusiveness of the subject at the same time that it perseveres in the attempt to render it . |
| 2 | In the ignominious collapse of the grand scheme the two separated , each to accommodate itself to the developing capitalist system , each to find its own way forward within the system and as part of it . |
| 3 | Once everybody gets to know The Afros , we 're gon' introduce 'em to the Baldhead Posse . |
| 4 | This led her to the alarming conclusion that it was not they who were bigger , but she who was smaller — and a lot smaller . |
| 5 | This bring you to the main designing screen . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , well , some make it to the big time , others do n't , ’ Melissa remarked smugly . |
| 7 | Few make it to the top . |
| 8 | This links itself to the three previous parts because it displays a process which metaphorically or symbolically represents change . |
| 9 | She watched as Luke fought his own anger and then half threw him to the ground . |
| 10 | This leads me to the last determinant of transmission teaching I want to explore here : that of teacher isolation . |
| 11 | All this leads me to the conclusion that the greater part of the passage of geological time has left over most of the earth no more than Shakespeare 's " gap in nature " . |
| 12 | This leads us to the composition and behaviour of sports crowds , especially at football matches and the current debate about the reasons for hooliganism . |
| 13 | This leads us to the most widely adopted material for kite sails , Ripstop Nylon |
| 14 | This leads us to the disturbing conclusion that there is a degree of subjectivity in identifying a stretch of language as discourse — it may be meaningful and thus communicate to one person in a way which another person does not have the necessary knowledge to make sense of — yet in practice we find that discourse is usually perceived as such by groups , rather than individuals . |
| 15 | Our concern then Mr Mayor is to see social housing used correctly , for those in greatest need and this leads us to the conclusion that means testing is the best way to ensure , is positive discrimination in favour of people in such need . |
| 16 | This owed something to the thoroughness with which Gloucester outmanoeuvred the opposition , which meant that he did not need to hunt for extra support . |
| 17 | This owed something to the thoroughness with which Gloucester outmanoeuvred the opposition , which meant that he did not need to hunt for extra support . |
| 18 | Further , with a little prompting ( i.e. respondents presented with a standard list of classes and asked to place themselves ) the overwhelming majority of respondents were willing to assign themselves to the ‘ middle ’ or ‘ working ’ classes or some sub-division of these . |
| 19 | Against the urgent advice of Keith , Fraser and other veterans , they decided that the English were afraid to put it to the test ; but they were not . |
| 20 | ‘ I doubt if His Grace would ever stand up in a court-room to give evidence on my behalf , but I counted on Magistrate Peck being afraid to put it to the test . ’ |
| 21 | Two trucks overtaking one another brushed him to the side . |
| 22 | This takes you to the top of the crane and the two flags — well done , level complete . |
| 23 | Oh well it 's always protection of the family and yet they 're not prepared to put anything to the family . |
| 24 | I really think , although I would not be prepared to put it to the test , that you could go out in the streets of London in your nightdress and nobody would notice . |
| 25 | She also makes the crucial point that it is wrong to attribute it to the mass of black people , finding it most marked among some intellectual and political leaders , who also obscure the central roles played by lesbians and gays in black communities . |
| 26 | But there is no life , if you dare not test yourself , if you dare not feel free to live it to the full . |
| 27 | My members are willing to assist you to the best of their ability . ’ |
| 28 | This endeared me to the young Noones . |
| 29 | Kylie will never forget the major role PWL played in changing her life , making a millionairess out of a minor TV star , and is prepared to defend them to the hilt . |
| 30 | He grabbed hold of Steve by the scruff of the neck , half lifted , half dragged him to the front door . |