Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was also commissioned to photograph in the Crimea during the war ; he was the first photographer successfully to photograph a war . |
| 2 | Based on the evidence of those first episodes of Butterflies back in 1978 , which of those two would most of us have put our money on to become a TV star ? |
| 3 | Father-of-two Patch wears his hair long to hide a hearing aid and lip-reads when filming . |
| 4 | Crossing sets of stitches tend to draw the work in and to prevent this in part and to make crossing the sets of stitches easier , it is usual to run at least one stitch at either side of the cable down to form a ladder . |
| 5 | You can turn down a fire hose to water a garden , but you can not turn up a garden hose sufficiently to tackle a fire . |
| 6 | In past years you have been kind enough to allow a skip to be sited on the Mill Yard for the collection of large items of household rubbish . |
| 7 | ‘ How long ago was the floor solid enough to hold a party on it ? ’ |
| 8 | First Edition TWO MEN who fled after bungling a raid on a shop jumped into a getaway car only to find a policeman at the wheel . |
| 9 | Where a clause requires the making of an application to the President of the RICS it is sufficient for the applicant merely to send a letter making the application , even though the application will not be processed ( and hence will not come to the attention of the other party ) until the requisite fee is paid ( Staines Warehousing Co Ltd v Montagu Executor & Trustee Co Ltd [ 1987 ] 2 EGLR 130 ) . |
| 10 | And once she 'd had the her arms in the dough , I had to stand by her side just to feed a drop of water gently . |
| 11 | This principle instructs the hearer not to construct a context any larger than he needs to arrive at an interpretation . |
| 12 | It is this principle , which instructs the hearer not to construct a context any larger than necessary to secure an interpretation , which accounts for how we understand Sacks ' ( 1972 ) much-quoted sequence : |
| 13 | And then there was the attempt not to issue a questionnaire to every household but to reserve the questionnaires in the Town Hall for four week days Saturdays to will honour the people who did n't actually have Friday who were at home perhaps walk in to the City Centre you might be able to pick one of these up and then there was the problem distrib in distributing the questionnaire because despite of the assurance given to the consultants they were nevertheless distributed amongst the numerous St Albans and believe you me even those likely people who did go to the press do sometimes for every that we having suddenly fully congressed to see whether perhaps there might be a consultation questionnaire lurking within it . |
| 14 | Three types of announcement are relevant during the preliminary stages : ( 1 ) the " talks are in progress " announcement ( " talks announcement " ) ; ( 2 ) the announcement of a firm intention to make an offer ; ( 3 ) statements of intention not to make an offer . |
| 15 | Statements of intention not to make an offer |
| 16 | You 're just asking too much , it 's like asking a bear not to touch a pot of honey . |
| 17 | I meant to pop the enclosed in a drawer of the chest of drawers to thank you for its removal — better late than never , and the card early to save a stamp . |
| 18 | She went from Lambeth Pier to Chelsea Harbour yesterday to visit an exhibition by the Royal Society of British Sculptors . |
| 19 | Out of the European Cup and the Coca-Cola Cup , he wants to strengthen the side quickly to rescue a season that is fading fast . |
| 20 | In an attempt partly to offer a tribute and perhaps in some way to attempt a readjustment of the balance against him , he recited what he knew of the church 's founding saint . |
| 21 | Got nice sort of archway here to give a sort of a bit of interest to the erm the bri the stonework behind him . |
| 22 | All regimental organisations and groups in the Stockton area are invited to a meeting in the town 's RAFA club tomorrow to discuss a proposal to set up a confederation of ex-service organisations . |
| 23 | His followers sold out the Hammersmith Odeon before any major label knew who he was , and more recently , when he appeared on the black talent show The 291 Club simply to present an award , he received the kind of reception you 'd expect for the ghost of Marvin Gaye . |
| 24 | Normally someone at or near the scene would be brewing tea but Dalgliesh had-no intention of using the washroom even to boil a kettle until the scene of crime officer had done his work . |
| 25 | It is not the intention here to detail a course blueprint , partly because such prescriptiveness would stand in contradiction to the learner-centred tenet of primary practice , and partly because stimulating and informed models have been presented elsewhere for discussion ( Bullock , 1975 ; Hawkins , 1984 ; Sinclair , 1982 ) . |
| 26 | Against the broad yellow light Cameron and Menzies could see the officer in silhouette , walking his horse forwards to meet a crowd in the road where it levelled out after the sharp rise from the bridge across to Grandtully . |
| 27 | It would be good practice never to accept a referral without the knowledge and consent of the client , but issues of risk and protection with vulnerable elderly people sometimes lead to a decision to override that principle . |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , you are ; and now let me tell you something : years ago I made up my mind never to marry a woman older than myself . |
| 29 | For this reason alone , it is wise to advise the Chairman not to accept a motion " that the minutes be taken as read " . |
| 30 | At about seven months of age the average baby is quite skilled at removing obstacles to prehension ; is well able , for example , to pull a cushion away to reach a rattle behind it . |