Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people lack one colour pigment , and so lose sensitivity to part of the spectrum , usually red or green . |
| 2 | erm Magistrates only send people to prison because they feel the circumstances of the case justify it and erm I think in the public mind erm the criticism is more often the reverse , that Magistrates are too soft , and I 've heard Lord Hailsham say more than once that if we do pay a price for the lay magistrate system it is leniency because what happens , and the difference between the lay magistrate system and the stipendiary system or the Crown Court system is that Magistrates do sit in threes , and what that tends to do is lead to compromises in sentence because discussion between three people irons out extreme views and you do tend to end up with a very well considered compromise view , which probably does tend to be more lenient than a sentence imposed by any one person who might himself take a very serious view of the circumstances . |
| 3 | I would be interested to hear the thoughts of any other Sigma owners , top flight racers or those who are more concerned with club racing , so put pen to paper . |
| 4 | The insults or stresses which cause the imbalances and so give rise to disease can be of two types : |
| 5 | But in the lives of many people today love and marriage , though ideals , swiftly give way to conflict , strain , unhappiness and divorce . |
| 6 | Anything goes , of course , so get pen to paper ( or better still , fingers to keyboard ) and write to : Practically Speaking , X or A ? |
| 7 | Anything goes , of course , so get pen to paper ( or better still , fingers to keyboard ) and write to : Practically Speaking , |
| 8 | Anything goes , of course , so get pen to paper ( or better still , fingers to keyboard ) and write to : Practically Speaking , |
| 9 | Detailing for de Cuellar the damage done to Iraq 's civilian population and culture by five days of Allied bombing , Aziz declared , ‘ You personally bear responsibility to history and mankind for the heinous crimes being committed against the noble people of Iraq who are fighting for their freedom . ’ |
| 10 | Once this happens , the medium is said to not only reduce ammonia/nitrite to nitrate , but go one step further and , by means of the anaerobic bugs , convert nitrate to harmless nitrogen gas . |
| 11 | The rewards and their distribution become a part of the social order and thus give rise to stratification ( Davis and Moore . |
| 12 | Even when you 've got the hand of it there 's precious little skill involved — you just stand toe to toe and hit each other ! |
| 13 | It is at the handing over of the engagement dower that the mothers finally meet face to face — or burgah to burgah . |
| 14 | A decade after the end of the first post-war period in Britain ( that is , during the sharp oil price rise mentioned above ) social mobility was characterized both by heightening opportunities of rising socially , as well as increased risks of being caught in a downward spiral — particularly for those of working-class origin , who are among those who most easily fall prey to recruitment into the underclass . |
| 15 | The market makers who replaced the jobbers rarely meet face to face , so one rumour is as good as another . |
| 16 | ‘ A scientist can not be swayed by such fears and still remain time to science . ’ |
| 17 | In terms of formal policy , a shift in recent years has seen equity ostensibly yield place to efficacy . |
| 18 | For example , Lloyd 's Register surveyors invariably decline to be nominated as experts to determine technical disputes during construction , for this very reason ; and the parties usually refer disputes to arbitration rather than expert determination . |
| 19 | Always take message to recipient immediately . |
| 20 | Many people had worked on the paper for twenty years , and never once come face to face with the Editor . |
| 21 | Despite the difficulties , people still regard access to education for their children as a ‘ passport out of poverty ’ . |
| 22 | Earlier this year , The Sunday Telegraph reported scientists also fear damage to life in the oceans . |
| 23 | He tells us in his autobiography that this decision produced a breakdown in his wife 's health , but it was all part of his efforts to become a pure Buddhist leader and hence bring benefit to burma . |
| 24 | Some firms also provide advice to insurance companies . |
| 25 | Trichlorethylene and tetrachlorethylene used in dry cleaning and degreasing also pose threats to health , especially through contamination of groundwater , and have been detected in tapwater . |
| 26 | It says no doubt employers employers or other individuals will keep on pestering you , and probably add insult to injury , take heart . |
| 27 | Written records attributed to the Hittites of Asia Minor of 1500BC contain references to wine , and its use is familiar from Homeric legends onwards . |
| 28 | Probably have access to film . |
| 29 | Windows comes with a basic painting application and I also have access to Freelance . |
| 30 | We also need volunteers to man/woman these stalls . |