Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan Milburn , Darlington 's Labour candidate , said : ‘ All the evidence suggests that fares are rising , that pensioners will loose their concessions and now services to Darlington will suffer as well . |
| 2 | This perspective is unduly restrictive of the role of law in its socially instrumental aspects and unduly kind to those who have power over the legislative and judicial functions of states in that to define law in terms of the pursuit of order seems unwarrantably to exclude the use of law to foment disorder when this seems desirable to the politically strong . |
| 3 | To make certain board members responsible to workers and presumably others to suppliers , others to customers and others to the general public would change the board into a kind of parliament with members representing their various constituencies . |
| 4 | Having researched extensively into critical writings on Thomas since the publication of the first edition , Anstey has retained seven of the original essays , adding a further seven to give a comprehensive collection reflecting some reappraisal of Thomas 's writings and also responses to new work over the past ten years . |
| 5 | Europeans are not used to paying the higher room rates and around £100 to £110 seems to be about the limit . |
| 6 | The basis for this offer is the fact known by the cops and the criminals that the judge in the case has a history of giving reduced sentences and often clemency to guilty criminals who truly show remorse ; the judge also believes that co-operation with the police is proof that a criminal regrets his behaviour . |
| 7 | Colleges without adequate halls of residence may offer a second-best alternative in which they lease property directly from landlords and then sublet to students . |
| 8 | Mrs Hawkins reported that she had been unable to take photos at this location as she had first to finish off a slide film , but will soon be in a position to take the required photos and also others to be displayed at the A.G.M. and then stored in the village archives . |
| 9 | ‘ Nurse Dungarvan , this may have slipped your notice , but patients are human beings and not machines to which one can fix tidy little labels . |
| 10 | I carry on with the horses , working the horses and then report to him by phone , go in the , in the office and re he 's there at the other end , knows what time I 'm gon na ring him up . |
| 11 | PeopleSoft Inc , Walnut Creek , California says it intends to file with the US Securities & Exchange Commission to offer about 350,000 new shares and about 1.2m to be sold by existing shareholders.The proceeds will be used for working capital . |
| 12 | Palmerston , with the longest speech of the debate , started by saying that Members would not be committed by the present vote to any style , as nothing would be decided until next session , and attacked Manners for approving ‘ the erection of so frightful a building ’ , involving expenses and perhaps disappointment to the architect without consulting the House . |