Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [art] tendency to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the credit of both Hortense and Le Bas , it was agreed that Louis-Napoleon should be enrolled in the High School at Augsburg , a move which it was hoped would not only remove a tendency to idleness and day-dreaming but would also give him a chance to make friends with other boys of his own age . |
| 2 | The wood should be allowed to air dry slowly to avoid a tendency to surface cracking and distortion , but it kiln dries well with little degrade and is stable in service . |
| 3 | Liza had always had a tendency to wildness . |
| 4 | ‘ The Americans always have a tendency to bolt off the blocks , and we had to go with them . |
| 5 | ‘ Women often have a tendency to arch their backs which has the effect of making the voice sound more remote , ’ says Meribeth . |