Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] to an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his own attempt to ‘ map ’ the origins of life onto the individual psyche , Freud came to an unsettling conclusion . |
| 2 | As Lord Hill replied to an outraged Lord Derby , whose TWW had ‘ stood on its record ’ and been brusquely dismissed , newcomers such as Harlech could offer only promises , ‘ but if promise is never to be preferred to performance , then every television company will go on for ever ’ ( Sendall , 1983 , p. 359 ) . |
| 3 | A treaty may exceptionally purport to bind all non-party States , States belonging to an identifiable category , or even named third States : |
| 4 | Nutty came to an agonised halt . |
| 5 | A friend of the late Giovanni Falcone , one of Italy 's martyrs in its fight against the Mafia , Baltasar ‘ Superjudge ’ Garzon is the closest Spain has to an anti-Mafia crusader . |
| 6 | 2 years ago , a 5 month occupation of houses on hospital grounds at Malvern Wells came to an abrupt end . |
| 7 | It was in an educational context that I met Jo , inviting her to Scotland to contribute to an annual series of photography events and workshops for women . |
| 8 | Wall Street rose to an all-time high but ended the week 1.9% down as hopes of a cut in American interest rates faded . |
| 9 | Most of the daughters ( except Rose , who lost an eye ) soon married , but Minnie 's marriage to Abe Greenbaum came to an abrupt end when she did a ‘ bunk with Claud ’ — a doctor she met on a visit to London . |
| 10 | In 1990 Lancaster came to an initial agreement with the Bembridge Education Trust for the future transfer of the key Ruskin collection formed by the Trust 's founder , J.H. Whitehouse , to a proposed new purpose-built Ruskin Library at the university . |
| 11 | Mr Wilson complained to an industrial tribunal that the company had taken action , short of dismissal , against him for the purpose of deterring him from being or penalising him for being a member of the NUJ , contrary to s 23 of the EP(C)A . |
| 12 | ‘ I was saddened by the words Gordon Wilson said to an empty Dublin senate . |
| 13 | In the 1880s , the expanding population of Liverpool led to an increased demand for water . |
| 14 | Sadly Walter L Jacob & Co Ltd , described in this context by The Observer as perhaps the " closest the UK has to an American-style boiler room operation ! has not been the only licensed dealer to recruit clients in this way . |
| 15 | By continuing in this fashion , we see that the path from C J to RI corresponds to an alternating sequence of reverse variables with value 1 and forward variables with value 0 . |
| 16 | He was very kind and it was a very different interview with Cizek compared to an English Professor such as Seaby , who might nod or grunt , but rarely say what he thought , either remarks favourable or unfavourable . |
| 17 | Once the decision had been taken , no time was wasted in defining the areas of the city to be dealt with and in actually measuring the ground , for Haussmann 's first task was to draw up a plan of Paris measured to an exact scale . |
| 18 | But in 1984 , Arthur succumbed to an obscure lung complaint that almost killed him , the first of a long list of lay-offs throughout his career . |
| 19 | Answering the question as to the state in which this love can best be practised , Rolle points to an inner quietness which seems for him to be achievable only in literal solitude and constrained stability : " er Goddes trone , dwelles still in a stede , and er noght abowte rennand " [ trone : throne ; a stede : one place ] ( 10.116.258 – 9 ) . |
| 20 | Cairns went to an easy catch by Hick at cover via a hard whack on silly-point Smith 's boot . |
| 21 | However , Ms Firbank points to an American study which showed an inverse correlation between house-proudness and sexiness . |
| 22 | Jacob pointed to an elaborate fountain a hundred yards ahead of them in the middle of the road , the distance making the play of water seem frozen in midjet . |
| 23 | Opener Dean Hodgson battled to an unbeaten century as Gloucestershire , facing a massive victory target of 432 , frustrated Glamorgan 's bowlers at Abergavenny . |
| 24 | Australian Russell Foley ran to an impressive victory in the picturesque General Portfolio Canterbury 10 on January 29 with 48:30 . |
| 25 | From a resolute and calm determination to highlight the inadequacies and internal contradictions of Hitler 's Nazi Germany in 1935 , Nizan progressed to an optimistic , almost euphoric state of mind throughout 1936 , the product of the Popular Front experiences in both France and Spain . |
| 26 | As expected , Sue Coxshall romped to an individual victory . |
| 27 | The EC Arbitration Commission had recommended also recognizing Macedonian independence , but Greece objected to an independent state under that name [ see p. 38734 ] , and had insisted on the inclusion of a clause in the EC criteria for recognition stating that republics should renounce " the use of a denomination which implies territorial claims " . |
| 28 | DC Agreed ( or rejected ) The DC moves to an agreed state if and only if all interested parties agree to its implementation , otherwise it is rejected . |
| 29 | That same year , the total length of river dredged under capital schemes by water authorities in England and Wales amounted to an estimated 223 miles , as opposed to 1,165 miles of maintenance dredging . |
| 30 | ( ROS goes to an upstage wing , looks , returns , formally making his report . ) |