Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably it 's also a lot to do with isolation , a lot to do with the fact that there was no one to talk to about the sexual experiences you were having and the only surrounding attitude was one of , ‘ This is something which should n't happen ’ , whereas the situation when I had my first sexual experience was one where I knew other people who were gay whom I could talk to . |
| 2 | ‘ The Committee struck into himself when he was second to On The Other Hand , ’ Homer told me . |
| 3 | And he said not at all , not at all and I said well I do want the people to know that , you know we , although we tribute to of the lost lives in the two World Wars , we are now striving for peace and so I wound a few white poppies . |
| 4 | But it was United 's new striker Alex Dyer who starred next … he holds the ball up well and what a pass for Allen to chase … some finish to by the young winger … on his day he 's a matchwinner … |
| 5 | But it was United 's new striker Alex Dyer who starred next … he holds the ball up well and what a pass for Allen to chase … some finish to by the young winger … on his day he 's a matchwinner … |
| 6 | ( Incidentally , if such mains are broken during the progress of the work , the developer will rapidly be aware of the necessity for an easement restricting development to within the stated distance . ) |
| 7 | This is not the place to discuss the intricacies of the argument and those it gave rise to in the anthropological press ( for a cross section of the arguments see , e.g. , Strathern 1983 ; Brady 1983 ) ; the purpose in raising it is to note the continued appeal of the debate and to point out Freeman 's confident rejection of the possibility of a peaceful society . |
| 8 | And we 're just looking at the route to In the previous er conditions of service we merely mentioned the time for which you were n't entitled to sick pay and the time after which you were entitled to full sick pay which we defined , we did n't define the route . |
| 9 | 7.2 Orders for copies of the Licensed Software shall be communicated in writing , by telefax or by telex to at the above address or at such other address as may notify . |
| 10 | There had been sex too ; stumbling , frenetic rush to behind the sculptured bushes — carved in images of birds caught in flight — and the pulling of clothes , the trembling with fright and lust and the quiet , the absolute deathness of the park at night . |
| 11 | Subduction of the northern Iapetus Ocean floor then switched in Ordovician times from under the Midland Valley to under the Southern Uplands basement and an island arc developed . |
| 12 | With regard to your claim that you did not have enough information on which to base an accurate estimate , I shall copy your letter to at the Central Purchasing Unit for her advice as to how we should proceed . |
| 13 | paragraphs last five er and six er identify identify the number of options for , for change which allows you to er determine the authority budget and to either go for growth to within the overall particular areas , savings in particular areas , or to make switches of resources between services or within services . |
| 14 | The contribution to from the antisymmetric part is which vanishes identically , and so any anti-symmetric part of can safely be neglected . |
| 15 | and Jespersen feel that where to is clearly felt to have meaning it can be connected with the preposition to in the spatial sense of movement towards a point . |