Example sentences of "[Wh det] [adv] [vb -s] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to the block exemption , such agreements would have had to be cleared individually by the Commission , a practice which effectively amounts to notification . |
| 2 | For Christianity is a historical religion , one which necessarily relates to history . |
| 3 | Long 's playing in the Concerto possesses feather-light dexterity with sly , wittily contrasted phrasing , which only serves to emphasis the nonchalant brilliance and simplicity of her interpretation . |
| 4 | The direction only applies to evidence which a party " intends to place reliance on " and so can not apply to new evidence which only comes to light after the time for serving statements has passed . |
| 5 | Overconstrained designs tend to become a compromise between these well defined parameters , which generally leads to low-risk , slow product development . |
| 6 | The first example of this which probably springs to mind is that of the love/hate relationship between Pip and Estella which develops throughout the book as they grow older and their characters change and develop . |
| 7 | He has opted for the island county this time qualifying under the residential rule which also applies to captain Mark Harris , who has switched clubs from Menai Bridge to Bangor but stays on for his fourth campaign in charge . |
| 8 | It 's far better to undertrain at a consistent level rather than to overtrain , which inevitably leads to staleness and possibly injury . |
| 9 | But this means extra weight to punch the tackle out the required distance and also a greater effort , which inevitably leads to inaccuracy . |
| 10 | That course may offer the best hope that the entire document will be given the desirable objective overview : in house productions tend to have a disjointed appearance born of their production by committee which often leads to inconsistency and difficulty of construction . |
| 11 | The rumour and gossip which often tends to overexcite the male patients we leniently designate as latrine talk . |
| 12 | But the level of activity is not constant so either the permanent staff have to deal with it at the expense of other work , which leads to chaos ; or , temporaries have to be employed , which again leads to chaos . |
| 13 | But exploitation produces conflict and it is because of the conflict inherent in each stage of development that history is the unfolding of a drama in which we move from one kind of society to another and which ultimately leads to socialism . |
| 14 | A scent on a tree stump or lamp-post may distract a dog which happily walks to heel around the garden . |
| 15 | A story which never fails to enthral and inspire even those who have heard it previously . |
| 16 | I go shrimp pink , which occasionally turns to lobster red , and one of these days this dangerous pretence will seem me taken straight from the beach to the burns unit . |
| 17 | In fact , the emphasis on " looking things up " typifies the narrow model of study skills which essentially reduces to library skills . |
| 18 | There is some precedent for allowing the extra costs of subsistence when working away from home , by virtue of Statement of Practice SP16/80 , which specifically applies to lorry drivers . |
| 19 | It is precisely because of this view that we discover the highest purpose of PATTERN PRACTICE : TO REDUCE TO HABIT WHAT RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO HABIT IN THE NEW LANGUAGE , so that the mind and personality may be freed to dwell in their proper realm , that is on the meaning of the communication rather than the mechanics of grammar . |
| 20 | However , what generally amounts to reasonableness can be examined by reference to three criteria although they inevitably overlap . |
| 21 | Fatherhood is n't what instantly springs to mind when you think of Nigel . |
| 22 | The three letters S-E-X do n't always mean what immediately springs to mind , as the following show when you try to match the words with their definitions — answers on Page 178 . |
| 23 | I suppose I 'd like to feel safe in the knowledge that whatever else happens to music , people will just keep listening . |