Example sentences of "[vb pp] to [det] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the definition of neutrality adopted above is not committed to such a view , which is rooted in the confused notion that to act neutrally is to act fairly . |
| 2 | There is no doubt that the courts are rhetorically committed to such a role . |
| 3 | Recollecting his churlish behaviour , Isabel wondered how she could be attracted to such a man even for a moment . |
| 4 | One organization had responded to such a situation by issuing fixed-term contracts for a period equivalent to its minimum planned needs and then retaining the workers concerned on one week 's notice , with no obligation to negotiate their dismissal with the trade unions if their services were still required thereafter . |
| 5 | All that has to be added to such a system is the expert knowledge , usually in the form of rules . |
| 6 | The Japanese invaders added to this a ban on the practice of all martial arts , in an attempt to suppress the Korean nationalist spirit . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the fact that the matter had come to such a head did have a sobering effect on them both . |
| 8 | Where broad discretionary powers have been conferred upon public authorities the courts take it upon themselves to review the exercise of those powers to ensure that the body does not make decisions which are so unreasonable that no reasonable body could have come to such a decision ; to ensure that the decision-makers are not biased and that decisions are not made mala fide or for any improper purpose . |
| 9 | In " Inside the Whale " George Orwell described how the post-war group of writers , Pound , Joyce , Eliot and Lewis ( who have since been described as the " modernists " ) were united by their pessimism : unlike men such as George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells , they had seen through the ideals and systems of the late nineteenth century which had come to such a smash in the early decades of the twentieth . |
| 10 | It was no wonder the good Sisters had come to such a place to work . |
| 11 | If people had imagined in 1933 that things would have come to such a pitch , they 'd never have voted for Hitler . |
| 12 | She is adamant that under no circumstances would she consent to further use of a nasogastric tube , whether or not she was drugged to such a degree that she felt little discomfort as it was pushed down into her stomach . |
| 13 | This was , in all probability , the first scandal to be shaped to such a degree by references learned from the screen . |
| 14 | Any duty owed to such a person would therefore have to be at common law . |
| 15 | The European dimension has grown to such a level that a dedicated European unit is being established . |
| 16 | By this time , the Prince 's obsession with caves has grown to such a fever pitch that his servants are barely given time to unpack his toothbrush before he spies another gash in the rock , this time many countless miles away . |
| 17 | Mrs. Simper then found out that my sauciness was grown to such a height that no body could endure it , and told my lady , that there never had been a room well swept , since Betty Broom came into the house |
| 18 | This is the usual method and amendments can readily be made to such a file if errors are detected . |
| 19 | Donna glanced at the other visitors , noticing how diverse an audience were drawn to such a building . |
| 20 | Writing of Andrewes ' public life he concludes , ‘ It is a cause of thanksgiving that Andrewes can be convicted of weakness rather than malice , but it is sad that either alternative should have to be attributed to such a man . ’ |
| 21 | Jamie and the girl were inches away from me , holding me by an arm each , being bumped into frequently , but my drunkenness had now got to such a state — as the last two quickly consumed pints and an accompanying whisky caught up with my racing bloodstream — that I might as well have been on another planet for all the hope I had of making them understand what I wanted . |
| 22 | It 's a long a complicated issue but it 's got to such a head that the complete scheme for regenerating the and the very badly affected coal fields in is being stopped . |
| 23 | But I mean , it 's getting to the stage now where it 's gon na become counter-productive , well , for me cos it 's got to such a point now where I 've got exchanges going through , I 've got erm sales going through , details to be typed , canvassing going out , instructions , appointments to make , the outcomes |
| 24 | I could never have agreed to such a plan , but was pleased at Mick 's change of mood . |
| 25 | The situation had too many of the elements of a farce about it , and he wondered briefly why he had agreed to such a scheme . |
| 26 | The European Commission of Human Rights was created to receive complaints of abuses from states and ( where the country concerned had agreed to such a procedure ) from individuals . |
| 27 | By the following year , guerrilla activity on the part of the Zealots had intensified to such a degree that Rome was obliged to take vigorous countermeasures . |
| 28 | It is unacceptable to deduce from the lack of prosecutions that hooligan behaviour was formerly tolerated to such a degree that the culprits were neither censured nor prosecuted . |
| 29 | You 've only got ta look in the back of the T T G because there 's now four pages of jobs compared to half a page |
| 30 | Another decided that tiv must mean ‘ just a tiny bit ’ and so added a teaspoon of water , compared to half a glass for more , and so on ( Clark , unpublished data ) . |