Example sentences of "[vb base] to [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They always suggest to the present writer the taste of a ripe plum . |
| 2 | I suggest to the hon. Gentleman that our record is the best in the European Community . |
| 3 | Doctors believe the majority of cancer tumours grow to a certain stage before their cell walls rupture and release enzymes . |
| 4 | In old males the tusks grow to a great length and are often broken , as if by combat , so there may be something in this theory . |
| 5 | Squids grow to an immense size . |
| 6 | The case roles have been modified since Fillmore 's original definition to include restrictions such as these , but the restriction lists grow to an interminable length and the technique is still unable to recognise that two expressions ( e.g. ’ the woman ’ and ’ she ’ ) may refer to the same individual . |
| 7 | ‘ Yeah , though I take the wings of morning and fly to the uttermost ends of the sea , yet thou art with me . ’ |
| 8 | NOT AT ALL — WE FLY TO THE ROMANIAN ORPHANAGE ON MONDAY … |
| 9 | From Los Angeles , fly to the glittering lights of Las Vegas in the Nevada Desert . |
| 10 | You may have read about phase 1 of the study in the April edition of Canoeist ; if so , please skip to the important bit at the bottom . |
| 11 | I guess that is a form of training as well , in that we are being made more aware of teaching issues and problems as they appear to the everyday teacher . |
| 12 | The 22nd meeting of the seventh standing committee of the National People 's Congress ( legislature ) on Oct. 25 was expected to approve a proposal that China accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) , following Premier Li Peng 's announcement in August of China 's acceptance of the treaty ; however Japan 's Kyodo News Service reported on Oct. 31 that it was agreed only to hold further discussions [ see also p. 38340 ] . |
| 13 | The substance is the power of peoples to make governments , and make their representatives , accede to the popular will and to popular demands . |
| 14 | Deeply as she disliked and distrusted the actress , she still was n't certain just how Dane felt about her , and she was n't about to pin her own colours to the mast and risk having him leap to the other woman 's defence . |
| 15 | You get to hear that I 'm sharing my house with a five-foot bombshell who can make a grown man go weak at a single glance , and you leap to the obvious conclusion . |
| 16 | But my present belief is that if Profumo had come to me for advice ( and my advice , of course , would only have made sense if one postulates that Profumo would have told me the truth ) , I would have recommended that he should throw in the towel ; assert that he had no intention of allowing his private life to be discussed in public ; apologise to the Prime Minister for the embarrassment he had caused both to him and to the party , and withdraw rapidly . |
| 17 | And Labour MPs immediately demanded he apologise to the British people as well . |
| 18 | When will the Prime Minister apologise to the British people for the disgraceful inequities and sheer misery caused all over the country by the poll tax , which he was one of the first people to promote ? |
| 19 | I apologise to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 20 | I apologise to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 21 | I apologise to the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) for interrupting his speech . |
| 22 | The best sorted sediments approximate to a single size and have low σ 1 , values ( Table 3.5 ) . |
| 23 | Richly-decorated Saloon Bars more closely approximate to the modern idea of a Victorian pub . |
| 24 | The early proponents of the explanatory survey felt that they could , through the logic of variable analysis , closely approximate to the experimental model using non-experimental data and , through the patient accumulation of findings discover law-like relationships about the nature and processes of social life . |
| 25 | In the new scheme , worldwide sales are divided into three regions each of which report to a new vice-president of worldwide sales . |
| 26 | If a resident continually refuses to bath and there is a health risk , report to a senior member of staff and discuss a plan of action with your colleagues . |
| 27 | But in the important area of mountain lunches , for example , my experiences ( and the distilled findings of those who report to The Good Skiing Guide on such matters ) point to parity between France and Switzerland , with Austria and Italy providing worthwhile savings . |
| 28 | ‘ Would all emergency and medical staff please report to the main entrance of the factory ? |
| 29 | Sub-panels and writers ' groups report to the vertical panel and the whole is co-ordinated by the Institute 's professional board . |
| 30 | Please present your confirmation slip when you report to the designated person or reception . |