Example sentences of "to [pron] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 193 the court held that , when exercising the power granted to them to define the detailed rules for the utilisation of their quotas , the member states could determine which vessels in their fishing fleets would be allowed to fish against their national quotas , provided that the criteria employed were compatible with Community law . |
| 2 | It is up to them to make the first move . ’ |
| 3 | Next to them stood the second rank of drinkers , ‘ troops ’ of the gangs , not yet vicious enough to challenge the leaders or even each other , unless they were mob-handed . |
| 4 | Cardinal Pironio , from the Pontifical Council for the Laity , wrote to them to convey the good wishes of the Holy Father . |
| 5 | ‘ The world has changed , ’ Lagerfeld says , turning to me to explain the unlikely combination of a Chanel jacket and cycling shorts . |
| 6 | They included Gilly Miles , who had a lovely personality and manner and to me had the greatest potential of them all . |
| 7 | I feel no qualms about taking sides against these contributions , nearly all of which seem to me to disregard the Criminal Law Revision Committee Report and to neglect to analyse the meaning in its context of the word ‘ appropriate . ’ |
| 8 | These authorities seem to me to leave the developing law , if not at the crossroads , at least at the junction of two diverging roads . |
| 9 | I have told my childhood story because it seems to me to parallel the general evolution of a progressive , child-centred approach to learning . |
| 10 | It is always a lie and never the truth , ’ Questionable though that judgement may be on the aphorism in general , it does seem to me to catch the half-formed nature of this observation — or perhaps , better speaking , its lack of a frame . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it . |
| 12 | But it seems to me to have the twofold advantages of first specifying with precision what it is that the parties have agreed , thus avoiding the possibility of misunderstanding or mistake , and , secondly , it enables the justices to define with greater precision points at which they may tentatively determine to depart from the agreed package . |
| 13 | I rather deplore the recent manifestation of Pop ; it does n't seem to me to have the intellectual force of the art of the Sixties . |
| 14 | The golden thread approach , coupled with considerations such as that post-Darwin certain past arguments no longer hold water , together with an element of an a priori ethical stance , seems to me to provide the best concerted argument for the ordination of women . |
| 15 | Their concern relates to my dismissing the former club captain , Colin Webley . |
| 16 | My involvement with mountain rescue has led to my becoming the medical officer for the Mountain Rescue Committee dealing with England and Wales . |
| 17 | Offer a challenge to someone to do the same as you . |
| 18 | However , to someone facing the weak poverty trap , and again with the illustrative numbers above , this is worth only 30 per cent of £40 , i.e. £12 , because the explicit tax rate applies only to the net-of-transfer income ; i.e. . |
| 19 | Christ came to its fulfil the moral law , not to destroy it . |
| 20 | Given the commitment to its having the same entry qualifications as the degree , it did not become a clear alternative for large numbers of students . |
| 21 | Three Fokker Dr.I replicas made for a fascinating sight , added to which came the Great War Combat Team and a decidedly real SE.5A . |
| 22 | Science places Proconsul in the family Pongidae , to which belong the three species of today 's great apes . |
| 23 | He might not have involved himself too much in the day-to-day running of the club , yet I was never in any doubt as to who made the final decisions . |
| 24 | A SUBSTANTIAL silent minority still holds the key to who wins the marginal seat of Darlington , according to a new poll . |
| 25 | In the end , it may come down to who makes the better speech at the convention — and who the delegates believe can beat the Liberals in the election , probably in September . |
| 26 | Sir : I feel that I must write to you concerning the Practical PC Direct marketing product , the ‘ Handy Fast Rack Dispenser ’ that ‘ holds 3.5in and 5.25in disks and attaches easily to your monitor ’ . |
| 27 | You 're free to you know the seventy five percent rather than saying I 've got thirty four or something like that . |
| 28 | And er again just to you know recall some of that to you know the some of the ways that we think about that will be developed in this section . |
| 29 | Just you wait and see what 's going to happen to you said the bewildered house , weed killer for the lot of you that 's what . |
| 30 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |