Example sentences of "and [verb] to [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | There were about twenty passengers ( this was no passenger ship ) and we slept in the mess , on benches and deckchairs , much resented by the crew , each of us with his possessions , or his secret , crushed like a lover in his arms and whispered to in all the languages of Europe … |
2 | Five minutes treatment in a fresh water bath ( N.B. this must be dechlorinated , well-aerated and adjusted to within 0.2 pH units of the aquarium water using pH adjuster or sodium bicarbonate and an accurate pH kit/meter ) will cause the flukes to release their hold and drop off the fish . |
3 | In his article 169 letter , the European Commissioner stated that it was important that the rail link and the station should be considered together in terms of the environmental impact assessment if the European Community directive , signed by the Government and agreed to by this country , were to be met . |
4 | An employee denied such a statement may refer the matter to a tribunal which will determine the particulars which should have been included and referred to in such a statement . |
5 | Not particularly these circumstances in an objective sense , but the way in which they are perceived and oriented to by black people . |
6 | Young Guard , one of the most popular of this type of journal , had a circulation of only 9,000 in 1922 , and dropped to between 5,000 and 6,000 an issue by 1926 . |
7 | We do n't see ourselves as special people and we do n't see ourselves as having specific financial credentials , although some members of our group , not myself , may have those , but we try by listening to the people who 've elected us and listening to in general comments that are made from outside the council , which is a terribly closed body . |
8 | In a breakthrough case on 20 March this year , four policemen in Guatemala City were convicted of the murder of a 13-year-old street child and sentenced to between 10 and 15 years ' imprisonment . |
9 | These were then filed and added to with frequent reports , letters , and documents . |
10 | Kidwelly was established within a short time of the Norman Conquest , and added to by various baronial families during the reign of King Edward I and later . |
11 | They deposit scent from the tip of their abdomen along the route from the food to the nest , and this trail is followed and added to by other ants as they return with food . |
12 | Here , the railway developed its headquarters when there was little money to spare and the buildings inherited in 1960 have been adapted and added to in piecemeal fashion . |
13 | Between 1984 and 1987 he was managing director of , a family owned business which was floated on the USM in 1985 and sold to in 1986 . |
14 | After a hasty meal we assembled all hands , distributed torches and rummage equipment and set to with forced enthusiasm , as we knew from experience that often these hot suspect ships had been hammered unmercifully by a succession of rummage crews at every arrival , besides which we were not feeling at our best . |
15 | The Via crucis ( composed some thirteen years later in 1878 ) was clearly intended as a far more imposing artistic statement , and listened to on that level it undoubtedly succeeds . |
16 | This was regarded and listened to with some incredulity by the majority of the airmen , whose main ambition regarding Waafs had much to do with getting them into dark corners , like behind the Naafi , and nothing whatever to do with playing the flute or any other instrument . |
17 | She believes that his speeches will still be read and listened to in 100 years . |
18 | The overall purpose of the study was to examine the way in which familial child sexual abuse was identified and responded to by social workers and police officers in the early investigative stage . |