Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Middle East Economic Digest of March 1 reported that total foreign aid received or pledged to Jordan since the onset of the crisis in August stood at US$1,150 million . |
| 2 | People did n't try and score points off each other — contributions were acknowledged and applauded , rather than criticized or tested to destruction . |
| 3 | Hard-bitten journalists hot on the heels of a sensational story had flown or sailed to Orkney by any means they could , as the news broke . |
| 4 | Unless there are other effective ways in which the managers of the public company are constrained , it would seem that the power of corporate management threatens liberalism 's ideal that all power should be limited or subjected to checks . |
| 5 | Since this tactic came into operation in September 1987 all founding members of the banana trade union movement have been assassinated or subjected to assassination attempts . |
| 6 | ‘ Incremental ’ causes transfer of only that data which has been modified or added to LIFESPAN since data of that same type was last transferred . |
| 7 | Incremental — only transfer information which has been modified or added to LIFESPAN since the last transfer for that type |
| 8 | Long before he could goad the aircraft to anywhere near its optimum ceiling , Vologsky would be frozen , evacuated or crushed to death . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) If he knew that the writing or printing contained or referred to conditions , he is bound . |
| 10 | If doctors fail to do something the Bill lays down , the could be fined or go to prison for six months . |
| 11 | PRODUCES A WIDE RANGE OF BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND DECORATIVE POTTERY ; INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED AND FIRED TO STONEWARE TEMPERATURE . |
| 12 | The course , designed and built to competition standard , proved testing for most . |
| 13 | ‘ The Spectra-Tek system was designed and built to standards of 20 years ago . |
| 14 | Children raised in a middle-class family in which the parents and grandparents were university-educated are likely to be brought up in an environment in which reading and learning are stressed and going to university is encouraged . |
| 15 | With no waste of time all the equipment was installed and set to work . |
| 16 | Whilst on their way a blizzard struck and some were trapped and froze to death . |
| 17 | Last August , Holland 1 was lifted and taken to Devonport Dockyard . |
| 18 | Over great periods of time , the peat is compressed and turned to coal . |
| 19 | The old road to Tomdoun leaves here but is gated and closed to traffic . |
| 20 | After centrifugation , chloroform phases were mixed and evaporated to dryness under nitrogen atmosphere . |
| 21 | To the remaining 100 ml of blood 10 ml of 6% hydroxyethyl starch ( Hespan , Dupont , USA ) was added and left to sediment at room temperature . |
| 22 | The whole lot is then regurgitated and given to mugs to drink . |
| 23 | Bonds are underwritten and sold to investors by a small group of banks in return for a fee from the issuer . |
| 24 | His songs were mangled and set to German and English verse , for instance in Heinrich Albert 's Arien where the four-part version of ‘ Du plus doux de ses traits ’ appeared with continuo in 1643 as ‘ Unser Heil ist kommen ’ and in Edward Filmer 's French Court-Aires with their Ditties ( London , 1629 ) . |
| 25 | He was taken to the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital , but then discharged and taken to Gloucster Police station for questioning . |
| 26 | In April a Kuwaiti airliner was hijacked and flown to North East Iran . |
| 27 | It was the same room where Blanche had sat and talked to Tatyana Nowak so many weeks ago . |
| 28 | If he is caught and comes to trial , your name may be mentioned . ’ |
| 29 | Mr Mutambara tried to escape by jumping from a second-floor window , but he was caught and taken to hospital with unspecified injuries . |
| 30 | I want him caught and brought to justice . |