Example sentences of "[adj] to [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that I was in a prison camp at all should have made clear to me the ruthlessness and irresistibility of the stampede . |
| 2 | This is to make it clear to whom the letter is intended , to ensure that the recipient has an address for further correspondence and to provide the address for window envelopes if they are being used . |
| 3 | Employers will , of course , want to make clear to you the level of personal responsibility you will be expected to take within the remit of your job description ( for a sample job description , see chapter 2 ) , but this does n't necessarily mean that they are trying to warn off the less confident . |
| 4 | That 's no different to what the situation is now , it was there before , the difference is that the banker is different . |
| 5 | The title was not mine , and the word ‘ Breeds ’ in the title suggested something different to what the article purported to say . |
| 6 | He sits there , his hands shaking , his movements robotic , the look on his face similar to what the marines call a thousand-yard stare . |
| 7 | ( iii ) Freedom from incumbrancesthe land shall be enjoyed free from any incumbrances other than those subject to which the conveyance is expressly made . |
| 8 | Amendments made : No. 62 , in page , 47 line , 43 , at end insert — ( ) The terms and conditions on which the Secretary of State may make any grants under this paragraph may include in particular conditions — ( a ) enabling him to require the repayment , in whole or in part , of sums paid by him if any other condition subject to which the sums were paid is not complied with ; and ( b ) requiring the payment of interest in respect of any period during which a sum due to him in accordance with any other condition remains unpaid , but shall not relate to the application by the college council to which the grant is made of any sums derived otherwise than from the Secretary of State . ' . |
| 9 | ( 6 ) An agreement to sell becomes a sale when the time elapses or the conditions are fulfilled subject to which the property in the goods is to be transferred . |
| 10 | A description or list of the assets to be sold , assets excluded and the encumbrances subject to which the assets , particularly properties , are sold . |
| 11 | Why , it is in the power of Jesus to whom all authority in heaven and earth is entrusted ; this Jesus is with them always in their mission , to the end of the age ; and naturally , therefore , they baptise men not only into the possession , the ‘ name ’ , of God the Father and the Lord Jesus , but into the sphere of that Holy Spirit who makes real to them the presence of the risen Christ , and empowers them for their work of making him known ( Matt. 28:18–20 ) . |
| 12 | We made visible to ourselves the complex , multiplicity of our identities . |
| 13 | ‘ It might seem obvious to say it , but the essential thing is to listen real hard to what the band is doing ! |
| 14 | Can the reasoning of Lord Ellenborough C.J. in Bilbie v. Lumley , 2 East 469 , be appropriately applied to the complex legislation both primary and subordinate to which the citizen is subject in present times ? |
| 15 | He 'd been damned rude to her the night before , not to say insulting . |
| 16 | The angry owner then proceeds to whack the dog , thus reinforcing the idea that if the dog comes back , he receives a whack , which is totally opposite to what the owner is trying to achieve . |
| 17 | Its more partial to what the paper calls SVR4.3 when its all integrated sometime next summer . |
| 18 | The children will have their tea and be entertained during the banquet , prior to which the adults can enjoy the music of Peebles Pipe Band , thus creating a setting for what we hope will be a truly enjoyable and memorable evening . |
| 19 | Because of socialisation it is only rarely that we have to puzzle out a meaning for an action which we come across in our normal social encounters — most actions seem perfectly intelligible to us the moment they occur — because we have learnt the rules by which others are playing the ‘ game ’ . |
| 20 | It 's the fairest way of ensuring that those affected by each route are able to what the case for and against that route is . ’ |
| 21 | Our success is due to you the readers , whose loyalty and support has made it all possible . |
| 22 | But it does mean that , faced with options ranging from what is merely arguably right to what the auditors believe to be best , their critics are convinced that auditors will in practice settle for the arguably right if that is what the directors prefer . |
| 23 | Usually , however , you will be concerned with getting as close as possible to what the author of the text ( not a later editor or printer ) wanted it to be . |
| 24 | The task of the salesman is both to establish an ongoing relationship with his customer , and also to charge as close as possible to what the market will bear . |
| 25 | This often entails making each character in some way deaf to what the others are saying . |
| 26 | The best answer that I can give him is that the fact that Mr. Thorpe had available to him the escape route of appealing to a health authority elsewhere in the country meant that the process was not carried to its conclusion in north Devon . |
| 27 | Now some doctors could conceivably still be frightened off , but we must presume , I think , that doctors are literate people , that they can understand what the law is if it is told to them , and the medical societies and other groups are making available to them the workings of this particular Act . |
| 28 | These worldwide resources are available to you the Northern Ireland exporter/importer here in Belfast . |
| 29 | Well I think , probably ought to make it clear of course that we wo n't have available to us the greenbelt local plan enquiry , so |
| 30 | Anyone who in ordinary life interpreted words literally , being indifferent to what the speaker or writer meant , would be regarded as a pedant , a mischief-maker or an idiot . |