Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rewards of a more subtle kind thus have to be substituted . |
| 2 | The second part of the chapter comprises a narrowing of the focus from arts education in general , to one area in particular , namely English lessons and the fictional literature typically offered to whole classes of pupils in the lower years of secondary schools ; the ‘ class reader ’ . |
| 3 | The first acknowledgement of a possible opportunity usually applies to an area in which a company does better than budgeted . |
| 4 | But Ven , she discovered , was not prepared to let her off the hook , and , ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge , ‘ … when you 're honest , I know it , yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why , when it 's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’ an alert look suddenly came to his eyes , and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing , his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you 'd do anything for , as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now , without another thought ? ’ |
| 5 | The effect in Britain was a sizeable reduction in arable areas of production , and the agricultural industry gradually ceased to be the employer of the most workers . |
| 6 | Experienced advisers never respond to this question , but the unrepresented applicant often responds to the question with bizarre unsupportable allegations of bias and corruption by the employer which are sometimes seized on by the tribunal to the prejudice of the applicant . |
| 7 | The political side also relates to defence . |
| 8 | ( a ) less than the difference between the total vote then credited to the continuing candidate with the lowest recorded vote and the vote of the candidate with the next lowest recorded vote ; or |
| 9 | Tap the Right key once to move to the with text : prompt |
| 10 | Tap the Right key once to skip to : right : 1.25 ″ . |
| 11 | Between the wars , in a word , English literature briefly ceased to be British , and there were those who imagined the change might easily be irreversible . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) Nothing in subsection ( 1 ) above shall prohibit or restrict : ( a ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor in any premises at any time within fifteen minutes after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if such liquor was supplied in those premises during the permitted hours ; ( b ) the taking of alcoholic liquor from any premises within fifteen minutes after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if such liquor was supplied in those premises during the permitted hours and was not supplied or taken away in an open vessel ; ( c ) the sale or supply to , or consumption by , any person of alcoholic liquor in any premises where he is residing ; ( d ) the taking of alcoholic liquor from any premises by a person residing there ; ( e ) the supply of alcoholic liquor , in any premises , for consumption on those premises , to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by , and at the expense of , that person , or the consumption by such friends of alcoholic liquor so supplied to them ; the ordering of alcoholic liquor to be consumed off the premises or the despatch by the vendor of liquor so ordered ; ( g ) the supply of alcoholic liquor for consumption on licensed premises to any private friends of the holder of the licence bona fide entertained by him at his own expense , or the consumption of alcoholic liquor by persons so supplied ; ( h ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor at a meal by any person at any time within half an hour after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if the liquor was supplied during the permitted hours and served at the same time as the meal and for consumption at the meal ; ( i ) the sale of alcoholic liquor to a trader for the purposes of his trade , or to a registered club for the purposes of the club ; or ( j ) the sale or supply of alcoholic liquor to any canteen in which the sale or supply of alcoholic liquor is carried on under the authority of the Secretary of State or to any authorised mess of members of Her Majesty 's naval , military or air forces . |
| 13 | Forne of Skirpenbeck took away the bowl , although that was not his business , and came back with a leg of pork , the burnt seaweed still sticking to it . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , it is an early maturing variety well suited to the long ripening period of a northern wine region . |
| 15 | The nineteenth century work of Pavlov on the conditioned reflex generated vain hopes that psychology , and in particular learning , might be studied by a rigorous methodology closely allied to physiology . |
| 16 | The Old Testament also alludes to a three-tier universe . |
| 17 | An indication of what would be Britain 's natural pattern of trade were she not in part restricted by her membership of the EEC is given by the fact that less than 20 per cent of her foreign investment currently goes to the countries of the EEC . |
| 18 | What in heaven 's name has this poor old priest ever done to you , eh ? ’ |
| 19 | Local public administration clearly needs to be seen in the context of the broader political , social and economic system . |
| 20 | It was also the first direct aid ever paid to exploration companies in Ireland . |
| 21 | There was a lot more professionalism to his jumping as , travelling strongly throughout , the top weight only had to be shaken up after the last to beat previous winner Wellknown Character two and a half lengths . |
| 22 | This cultural empathy inevitably leads to a fusion of individual expression and tradition that is far more pronounced than that found in any other category of oriental rug . |
| 23 | It will be noted that the decision in Papadimitropolous , in which it was held that a victim who mistakenly believed that she was married to the defendant at the time of sexual intercourse nonetheless consented to it , is overruled by the section . |
| 24 | ‘ You can not wake up an old lady just to listen to your insane and morbid fantasies . ’ |
| 25 | These rankings are always invidious , but the top honour probably goes to the Amer-ican astronomer Edwin Hubble , with his discovery in 1929 of the expansion of the Universe . |
| 26 | Built before the Battle of Hastings , it is a place where thoughts of infinite peace irrepressibly come to mind . |
| 27 | The Driver in the case of a light engine then goes to the telephone to inform the Signalman each end of the tunnel and give them all particulars and if blocking both lines . |
| 28 | If a breach of public law also amounts to a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights it may be possible to obtain an award of compensation under the Convention from the European Court of Human Rights , but not from an English Court . |
| 29 | Thus , wrongful dismissal sometimes proves to be ‘ all or nothing ’ litigation . |
| 30 | His French practicality reluctantly came to the fore . |