Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The information disclosed in published accounts may relate to a single company or to a group of companies under a holding company . |
| 2 | A landlord , who is not fully taxable , may grant to a fully-taxable tenant a tenant 's repairing lease with a clause giving the landlord the right to any indemnity from the tenant for necessary repairs . |
| 3 | It is not so , except perhaps in the most formal of speaking styles , where a sentence may fall to a low point in the voice and be followed by a substantial silence , and we know that it has come to an end . |
| 4 | They had , however , the ‘ duty of making such inquiry as the circumstances of the case ought to indicate to a sensible man is , without difficulty , presently practicable ’ . |
| 5 | To help us draw a line between the incidental transfer of information , and communication proper , we may appeal to an important idea of the philosopher Grice ( 1957 ) . |
| 6 | This , together with the fall in house prices over the last three years , means that mortgage affordability should fall to a 20 year-low . |
| 7 | Benson 's text is a welcome addition for those who treat female patients with various urogenital and anorectal complaints , and it should appeal to a broad range of readers , from medical students to subspecialist physicians . |
| 8 | It seems that here , at least , we must appeal to an extra-terrestrial cause . |
| 9 | Tight coupling relations may be used only in a module of type PACKAGE and must refer to a PREFERRED , LATEST or SELECTED version of the referenced module . |
| 10 | For this sentence to express something , ‘ John ’ must refer to a unique individual , but ‘ tall ’ must express a feature that is general , that is , that many different things might possess . |
| 11 | Next I must refer to an established principle of statutory construction which looms large on this appeal . |
| 12 | No other mention is made of the fact that Molla Fenari 's son ( presumably Mehmed Sah ) was with him ; and , though the sentence is in the context of the visit of 823 , it presumably must refer to an earlier Ramadan . |
| 13 | Before parting with the case , we should refer to a further argument mounted by Mr. Thornton . |
| 14 | If a reply was ‘ unavoidable ’ , unions should refer to an attached five-page briefing note giving model replies to questions ranging from Labour Party funding to the minimum wage , and suggested that unions should highlight the financing of the Tories by business . |
| 15 | The passage from Lord Lindley 's judgment that I have cited has been relied on in a number of subsequent cases but , before coming to them , I should refer to an earlier case , Bainbrigge v. Browne ( 1881 ) 18 Ch.D. 188 . |
| 16 | Laura believed everything in the home should contribute to a pervading sense of calm and peacefulness ; the same calm and peacefulness she had first discovered at her aunt and uncle 's home in suburban Wallington . |
| 17 | Instead , she argues that the feminine strand should contribute to an enlarged and revised universal conception of morality , in which the ideals of compassion and care are added to the more impersonal ideals of autonomous judgement and action . |
| 18 | By focusing upon the costs of production in different regions , the bases of competition , various indices of performance , and the major bottlenecks to growth , the study should contribute to an improved understanding of spatial variations in small firm development . |
| 19 | I think it w it can get a little bit over elaborated and I think that may be well fear of the C C Q or fear of the buyer 's guide but it , it should n't cause any problems in the real world and I think the more you do then you 'll realize that er they 're not gon na say oh my goodness me stop , leave now , I must speak to an independent financial adviser . |
| 20 | A diver absorbing excessive nitrogen must ascend to a designated depth to reduce the pressure and remain there for a specified time for what is known as a ‘ decompression stop . ’ |
| 21 | Furthermore , external auditors are left with a very difficult decision as to whether they should report to a third party if they suspect the directors of a company are involved in fraud or other illegal activities . |
| 22 | The panel would have responsibility for counselling the external assessors on whether they should report to a third party when they suspect that the directors of a company are involved in fraud or other illegal activities . |
| 23 | in P P G twelve about the guidance the structure plan should provide to a local planner , and put my cards on the table , wonder whether it would n't actually be more to say if York can only provide thirty three hectares , that should be the provision first in York ? |
| 24 | The gutter is supported at frequent intervals on brackets which can be raised or lowered to determine its ‘ fall ’ , and gutters must run to a good fall and should be cleaned at least annually to free them of leaves and mud ; they must not sag between brackets . |
| 25 | Employees must work to a reasonable standard , for the hours agreed . |
| 26 | Vulnerable elderly people becoming dependent and disabled in some way , who , with their families , seek assistance , must look to a wide spread of provision under the mixed economy of welfare . |
| 27 | These examples are tolerably plain , but it must depend to a large extent on the facts of each case whether the law will attribute to a person the immediate right to possess . |
| 28 | I must confess to a profound sense of foreboding upon making this observation which de-generated into abject horror upon hearing the said track and realising that Oldfield 's contribution amounted to a few bars sampled from ‘ Tubular Bells ’ ! |
| 29 | This seems to me to be a more accurate picture of the nature of religious belief than one which suggests that those who really believe , must confess to an unbridgeable gulf between themselves and ‘ unbelief ‘ . |
| 30 | The people around him have been very receptive , although I must confess to an anxious moment when he was first being introduced to the players . |