Example sentences of "[vb base] to a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctors believe the majority of cancer tumours grow to a certain stage before their cell walls rupture and release enzymes . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The best sorted sediments approximate to a single size and have low σ 1 , values ( Table 3.5 ) . |
| 4 | Friction may also occur when staff managers report to a higher authority in the scalar chain of command . |
| 5 | In the new scheme , worldwide sales are divided into three regions each of which report to a new vice-president of worldwide sales . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The ever changing moods of the sea build to a spectacular storm then subside into peace and tranquillity |
| 8 | Only gradually did the commercial preoccupation with the projector and the venue shift to a greater interest in the films themselves and then very much the same kind of people who had struggled to control the machines and theatres began to make and distribute the films . |
| 9 | ‘ The British diet has started to change , but a far greater rate of progress can be achieved if we now shift to a positive message about what to eat , rather than going down the old road of saying do n't eat certain foods . |
| 10 | We propose that in the knee-elbow position , mobile bowel loops shift to a dependent position , while the rectum remains uppermost . |
| 11 | When hot , pour into a food processor and process to a smooth sauce . |
| 12 | Process to a smooth purée . |
| 13 | Serve as a chunky soup , blend coarsely , or process to a smooth purée . |
| 14 | Economics , sociology , mathematics , law and accounting were suggested as the essential subjects , and although colleges could provide liberal studies also , ‘ we would stress the importance we attach to a liberal treatment of the whole curriculum ’ . |
| 15 | It is notable that the US Congress has recently granted President Bush fast-track authority to negotiate both the Uruguay Round and the North American Free Trade Area , showing the importance they attach to a favourable outcome in both . |
| 16 | My hon. Friend is right to emphasise the great importance that we attach to a successful GATT round . |
| 17 | Individuals will also vary in the importance they attach to a particular time-cue . |
| 18 | Grangerized ( see James Granger , q.v. ) copies in the British Library , formerly in his possession , testify to a continued interest in both subjects . |
| 19 | [ Matthews et al. , 1982 ] In comparative terms , however , they testify to a poor record , the cumulative effect of which was a decline in Britain 's international economic status to a level undreamt of even as late as 1955 [ Kravis , 1976 ; Stout , 1979 ] . |
| 20 | The seven years spent at Henri IV and Louis-le-Grand testify to a relentless pursuit of academic excellence rewarded by numerous prizes across a wide range of disciplines . |
| 21 | Rather than expressing the individual reality of the speaker who happens to utter them , these ‘ personal ’ aspects of language testify to a certain self-consciousness or reflexivity within language itself . |
| 22 | Evidence , reference , footnotes by the thousand testify to a scrupulous researcher who , while insistently arguing her own socialist-feminist case , does considerable justice to a full range of different theoretical and political positions . |
| 23 | Just as you say to a small child , ‘ Keep on the path , ’ rather than ‘ Do n't go on the road , or Please can you talk more quietly , ’ not ‘ Do n't shout ! ’ so it is necessary to seek out what is good in any situation . |
| 24 | So that if you say to a primary teacher ‘ Here 's a new toy , here 's a new idea , why not try it ? ’ then they 've got the opportunity to do so without sort of dramatically changing things . |
| 25 | They object to a little cotton apron on the mice which is made from a baby 's dress — it was suitable for a baby but not for a stuffed mouse to wear ! ’ |
| 26 | He should believe in her character , and not object to a past action she could not avoid . |
| 27 | A sparse population — about 1,500 — and a dream-like absence of speed boats and motor cars conspire to a remarkable silence and calm . |
| 28 | Mix to a firm dough with cold water . |
| 29 | Mix to a firm dough . |
| 30 | Mix to a smooth dough , knead for 10 minutes , the cover with a damp cloth and leave for 1 hour . |