Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients aged 18 or over are deemed legally responsible for their own actions , and it is often with great reluctance that they will agree to see a doctor and possibly begin treatment or undergo admission to hospital . |
| 2 | Countries which forbid or restrict access to contraception : CHAD , EQUATORIAL GUINEA , GABON , GREECE , IRELAND , MALAWI , MALTA , LIBYA , KAMPUCHEA , SAUDI ARABIA |
| 3 | Temporary jobs lasting more than a week can be considered in terms of whether they open or reopen rights to Unemployment Benefit . |
| 4 | There are two methods of fixing Gyproc cove to dry , sound and rigid backgrounds : either use Gyproc cove adhesive , or nail or screw fix to timber grounds or plugs . |
| 5 | The wardrobe is designed to fit from wall or end panel to wall , and from floor o ceiling ( though in high rooms , you might want to finish short of the ceiling ) . |
| 6 | Moreover , Schell et al. ( 1989 ) point out that it is now possible to engineer plants , by introducing B. thuringiensis genes encoded for toxin production , that develop resistance to tobacco hornworm ( Manduca sexta ) and the large white butterfly ( Pieris brassicae ) . |
| 7 | You mean she 's actually washed the hand that lay palm to palm with Rainbow 's as they danced ? |
| 8 | Customers with 30 or more 3270 terminals that want access to Unix are the targets . |
| 9 | In collisions at relatively low energies of PETRA ( the electron-positron accelerator at DESY ) the quark and anti-quark produce two streams of particles that appear back to back in apparatus surrounding the collision point . |
| 10 | He liked to tell one that he was a dilettante , ‘ I 've never written a line for publication nor put brush to water-colour , in short I never did a stroke of work , except for those few years teaching at Harvard , and I must admit that I enjoyed every moment of them — in retrospect . ’ |
| 11 | " to teche allman persons children and other that woll com to hym to lerne " , |
| 12 | His very social nature is the source of conflicts and antagonisms that create resistance to socialization by the norms of the societies which have existed in the course of human history . |
| 13 | I will quote some specific figures that give credibility to amendment No. 7 . |
| 14 | Plasticisers are the molecules that give clinginess to clingfilm and make other plastic wrappers soft and flexible . |
| 15 | An appendix to the book lists resource centres in different areas of South Africa and gives details of organisations that offer training to community organisations . |
| 16 | and bugs that help compost to loam |
| 17 | Urban Myths ( Virgin , £3.99 ) is a fun little stocking-filler of more than 200 tall tales that stretch truth to breaking point — like the one about the poodle in the microwave . |
| 18 | The Chancellor also took the opportunity to nuance his support for German reunification in ways which will reassure those fearful that precipitate moves to unification might unsettle the Soviet Union and threaten the improvement in East-West relations . |
| 19 | We recommend that a small group , which would include a Friends representative , be formed to consider this and make recommendations to Management . |
| 20 | The offences charged had already been committed before the appellants entered the shop and the police , so far from having any dishonest intent , were concerned to return the property to its rightful owners and bring offenders to justice . |
| 21 | It was an attack on the whole community — on sick children and their parents , on old people whose much-needed operations will have to be delayed , on the medical staff who devotedly care for them , and on the security forces who will continue to defend the community and bring terrorists to justice . |
| 22 | He claimed he had acted to protect US lives ; to defend the Panama Canal ( control of which was to passed over to Panama on January 1 , 1990 — eleven days before the invasion ) ; to ‘ restore democracy ’ to Panama ; and to stop drug trafficking and bring Noriega to justice . |
| 23 | In education such a policy would improve performance indicators immediately as a much higher percentage of youngsters would then achieve three or more Highers and gain entrance to university ; success all round ! |
| 24 | Easy to plumb in and cheap to operate … and say goodbye to tea towels ! |
| 25 | Pop to the toilet if you feel the need and say farewell to family and friends , ensuring you arrange carefully how to meet them afterwards . |
| 26 | This new product range involved a change from skilled technical configuration and test work to volume assembly , with short cycle times on individual operations . |
| 27 | Within the framework of the Garden 's overall statutory objectives , information policies will help us to decide on resource allocation , improve the way we communicate with each other and with our ‘ users ’ , and provide feedback to Management and the Trustees on the way our resources are being used . |
| 28 | Charles Dollar has pointed out that archivists and librarians both preserve and provide access to information ( 1992 ) . |
| 29 | This first meeting , attended by delegates from 130 countries , agreed that future talks should concentrate on identifying " appropriate commitments " to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases , and provide aid to third-world countries in developing less polluting industries . |
| 30 | Instead of the anaerobic gravel layer of old style aquaria , this now becomes a biologically active aerobic medium supporting bacteria which decompose organic matter to carbon dioxide and water and oxidize ammonia to nitrate . |