Example sentences of "[vb base] to the [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | NOT AT ALL — WE FLY TO THE ROMANIAN ORPHANAGE ON MONDAY … |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ] . |
| 7 | The substance is the power of peoples to make governments , and make their representatives , accede to the popular will and to popular demands . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I apologise to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 12 | I apologise to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 13 | I apologise to the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) for interrupting his speech . |
| 14 | Richly-decorated Saloon Bars more closely approximate to the modern idea of a Victorian pub . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ Would all emergency and medical staff please report to the main entrance of the factory ? |
| 18 | Sub-panels and writers ' groups report to the vertical panel and the whole is co-ordinated by the Institute 's professional board . |
| 19 | Please present your confirmation slip when you report to the designated person or reception . |
| 20 | Triceps extension — slowly lower the dumb-bell to the back of the head and then press to the vertical position |
| 21 | Brown the steaks quickly on both sides , then cook to the required state . |
| 22 | If the developers of these walled refuges were bold enough to include small industries , perhaps also offering to connect young executives by computer and fax to the outside world , the inhabitants of clusterland would never have to leave home at all . |
| 23 | Bolinger points out furthermore that the use of the to infinitive after verbs of perception when they shift to the inferential sense fits into an overall pattern with the object + infinitive construction . |
| 24 | In the UK , supply to the final user is , in the main , through a number of major stockists — a system which is rapidly being developed in Western Europe , generally . |
| 25 | Descend to the main road . |
| 26 | You spiral to the only ground there is … |
| 27 | Structuralist linguists retaliate to the generative linguist 's claim for competence over performance with the argument ‘ An automatic language-processing system which works adequately for competent language but fails on performance is a futile system , because all there is to be processed is performance . ’ |
| 28 | d ) Cut out the coupon on this page and attach to the correct space on the entry form . |
| 29 | ‘ I would like to make clear the importance I attach to the continued availability of advice , from within and outside the NHS , in contributing to the development of the health service in Scotland , ’ said Lord Fraser . |
| 30 | ( Figure 2 , panel 11 ) , attach to the uterine epithelium and begin the process of implantation . |