Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the right hon. Member for Aylesbury ( Sir T. Raison ) inquires of the trustees and directors of either the national or the Tate he will be told in no uncertain terms that it is extremely unsatisfactory that they can not acquire the sort of painting that they need to keep their collections fresh and up to date . |
| 2 | Given his professed contempt for journalists , the importance of this last source was surprising , but all the more revealing about his determination to keep informed and up to date . |
| 3 | The site must be central , easily accessible and close to parking facilities . |
| 4 | The prison system in England and Wales , then , is creaking and close to collapse . |
| 5 | The tough-guy actor — filming smash hit movie Patriot Games which is released in Britain to-morrow — had to be rescued by emergency crews after a tough underwater fight scene left him exhausted and close to drowning . |
| 6 | When this logic was applied to the lower ranks of the armed forces it also carried the gloss that these men were less capable of intellectual control , being more animal and closer to nature . |
| 7 | Name a person whom you would wish to be contacted if you are seriously ill and close to death |
| 8 | Then he said , ‘ I knew an eagle once who was also ill and close to death . |
| 9 | She 's jolly and up to date . |
| 10 | She was fun and easy to be with , natural and down to earth , yet she was sensitive and courageous in the way she had coped with her father 's illness . |
| 11 | Another recent royal portraitist is the amiable and down to earth Yorkshireman , Tom Wood . |
| 12 | Well , I went round and talked to group , but I think there 's a lot of er , about keeping everything fine and up to date at all times in all places and all the rest . |
| 13 | Hair becomes instantly shiny and easier to style WITHOUT greasiness ! |
| 14 | Adopted just five weeks ago ‘ I 'd tried for other seats but had n't got anywhere ’ he has been staying in Northallerton with Jim Stafford , the cheery and down to earth constituency agent . |
| 15 | Tinitus in her ears is the only physical reminder of the violent illness … which left her unconscious and close to death . |
| 16 | This booklet has been produced by women for women to provide accurate and up to date information about AIDS and the issues and problems it raises for women . |
| 17 | It must be emphasised , therefore , that it is essential that management monitor and frequently check the competence of their surveying staff , the methods of measurement used , and that sub-contractor 's accounts are accurate and up to date . |
| 18 | This will ensure that flexi records are accurate and up to date . |
| 19 | The Chicontepec oil is onshore and close to infrastructure , but it is dogged with very low productivity sands , and covers such a large area that accurate prediction of the sweet spots is the only way to reduce an onerous number of wells . |
| 20 | On a practical and down to earth level it is worth finding out what clerical support you are likely to get in the clinic or base where you will be working . |
| 21 | Er now some more practical and down to earth aspects er Michael director of development will run through the critical path analysis for the new factory extension . |
| 22 | More often she reminds me of our paternal grandmother , plump , practical and down to earth , ruling her household and large family with a shrewd capacity for command , always in an overall , her hair never tidy , her arms often covered in flour , talkative and affectionate . |
| 23 | At Ashington we can see the areas of ridge and furrow , part of which would be ploughed and planted with cereals and legumes in open fields , while the rest would be fallow and down to grass — this would have been fenced off and grazed by cattle and sheep . |
| 24 | Daniel Field 's new products for 1992 were used to get hair in peak condition , making it manageable and easier to style . |
| 25 | To make sure that their knowledge of enemy military procedure was correct and up to date , Buck had also recruited a couple of Afrika Korps men who had been taken prisoner . |
| 26 | Employer involvement is important for all courses because of the need to keep teaching/learning relevant and up to date . |
| 27 | Ballantyne 's style is old fashioned and Golding 's is more modern and up to date . |
| 28 | The brutal attack by David Makka , 22 , left Susan Lawson , 20 , brain-damaged and close to death , a judge was told yesterday at Newcastle Crown Court . |
| 29 | For instance , you may well admire a well-bred horse that has a lot of competition potential — but even if you can afford it , buying it would be a big mistake if what you really want is something quiet and up to weight to hack and do riding club events . |
| 30 | Blues is viciously streamlined to a sound more U2-mainstreamed and modern , but still wild and down to earth . |