Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She adds insult to injury by using the phrase ‘ I 'm all right Jack ’ . |
| 2 | It it may be because erm they believe he has access to money or money er I would say here and now that information is wrong but er there would appear to be no other motive for this attack . |
| 3 | It may be because they thought he has access to money or stores it there but that information is wrong . |
| 4 | The group is strong because it has access to power through its institutional involvement with the state , which is why Becker calls it a corporate bourgeoisie . |
| 5 | It adds spice to life , do n't you agree ? ’ |
| 6 | It adds insult to injury that banks are also allowed to take their charges with neither our knowledge nor consent . |
| 7 | It says committment to business in Swindon will be as strong as ever . |
| 8 | I know , it says garden to side . . |
| 9 | then they never let me know , and as you know , er it , it costs money to sort of er , put a meal on |
| 10 | These hints had their final expression in an astonishing personal letter written by Knox to Mary on 26 October 1559 , claiming that ‘ if it be the office of a very friend to give true and faithful counsel to them whom he sees run to destruction for lack of the same , I could not be proven enemy to your Grace but rather a friend unfeigned ’ — even if moderation was never Knox 's strong suit and so , unable to keep up the quiet tone of the letter , he felt impelled to throw in a postscript : ‘ God move your heart yet in time to consider that ye fight not against man , but against the eternal God , and against his Son Jesus Christ , the only Prince of the kings of the earth . ’ |
| 11 | If , however , I omit to do something with the result that it suffers injury to health which results in death , we think that a charge of manslaughter should not be an inevitable consequence , even if the omission is deliberate . |
| 12 | It relates destination to IT subject area , the type of award held , gender and other characteristics . |
| 13 | Having declared to Roderigo his true feelings about Othello , Iago later explains why he pays tribute to virtue : personal gain . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sorry : he says , as he sets foot to floor . |
| 15 | It has strengthened links between school and college , it encourages dialogue , it gives opportunity to classroom teachers to develop new skills and to take on new responsibilities . |
| 16 | For poverty is by no means passive ; it gives rise to hopelessness ; to a general cheapening of essential values ; and to crime in all its forms . ’ |
| 17 | It gives rise to lust . |
| 18 | Yes , certainly , because I think that it gives depth to life . |
| 19 | It suggests that Microsoft is engaging in anti-competitive behaviour in the way it sells DOS to hardware manufacturers , and in the way it uses its lead in the operating systems business to gain advantages with its apps software . |
| 20 | For example , it claims allegiance to equality before the law , yet it systematically flouts this by treating corporate offenders and offending corporations leniently . |
| 21 | It provides access to information , the currency of which is not in doubt , something which can not be true of printed guides . |
| 22 | He bids farewell to sorrow , hoping henceforth to unpick with patience the lock of his disease , taking his punishment , and seeking to amend his life , giving thanks , and asking for mercy . |
| 23 | Religious Observance holds a very special place in Catholic schools , it is not something added on to the Religious Education component , it is the expression of commitment to one 's faith , it brings reality to theory , it is the vehicle through which faith is deepened . |
| 24 | Such a usage is still ultimately deictic , in that it makes reference to participant-role , but it is not directly place-deictic ( in that there is no anchorage to the location of the present speech event ) . |
| 25 | ‘ It makes sense to pool resources and can only increase our opportunities of winning a share of the work , ’ Roddy MacIver says . |
| 26 | It makes sense to gear up at the car — as the descent leads logically back to this point . |
| 27 | Joey 's used to dealing with difficult customers , but when he comes face to face with a gun-toting angry young man , it takes all his soothing charm to save the day . |
| 28 | Part lecture , part slide show , part comedy act , it is Miller 's take on Noakes ' life , whisking us from John 's fledgling years in Halifax , through to startling revelations about Valerie Singleton , Joy Division and Shep 's death , and finally to Majorca , where he comes face to face with his hero . |
| 29 | The victim settles horizontally , floating downwind as it waddles side to side , then gently descends to the earth . |