Example sentences of "to [noun] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such relationships belong to problem novels , rather than to novels of action , to fiction where a place is not the scene in which action develops but a certain spot where characters place themselves in order to talk . |
| 2 | To change the picture ; presuppositions are not a booster rocket to get faith off the ground — to be jettisoned as soon as faith is in orbit — but are as vital to faith as an engine to an aeroplane . |
| 3 | It was clear to The Times that bankruptcy was far less of a protection to creditors than a licence to dishonest traders to speculate with other persons ' property . |
| 4 | The assertion that that is all the information given to shareholders when a company comes to market , or is subject to a takeover bid , will not wash . |
| 5 | Mr Reid said the matter came to light after a pupil informed a teacher that he had been offered drugs by the suspended boy . |
| 6 | These came to light when a couple brought the album in for valuation without knowing the artist 's identity . |
| 7 | The case , coinciding with the treatment of the subject of serial killings in a number of recent films , came to light when a man told Milwaukee police on July 22 that he had been threatened by Dahmer but then escaped from his apartment , where police later found numerous dismembered bodies . |
| 8 | In some cases subsidence damage will have come to light when a property is being sold and we may find ourselves under pressure to resolve the claim quickly to allow the sale to proceed . |
| 9 | For example , fraud and forgery usually only come to light when an organisation discovers the offender . |
| 10 | The problem came to light when an ambulance was delayed attending an emergency at Harwood-in-Teesdale , just before Christmas . |
| 11 | The problem first came to light when an ambulance was delayed attending an emergency at Harwood-in-Teesdale , just before Christmas . |
| 12 | In December 1991 the IAEA withheld approval of the sale of a Chinese reactor to Syria until an agreement was reached . |
| 13 | The third component should be written off against profit if it represents an overpayment or transferred to reserves if an underpayment . |
| 14 | If this is not the case the design may have to be taken nearer to completion before an estimator can provide tentative figures . |
| 15 | Why should the fact that D was engaged on causing damage to property at the time ( even damage to D's own property ) make his conduct into an offence punishable with life imprisonment when , if D were engaged on some other activity , it would not be punishable as such and would only amount to manslaughter if a death happened to be caused ? |
| 16 | In Central News tonight : Meningitis alert : Warning to parents after a schoolgirl dies . |
| 17 | Assuming that this statement is correct , these testers could prove lethal , and should certainly only be used by competent people with a considerable degree of electrical knowledge ; and they definitely should n't be relied on to check if a circuit is dead . |
| 18 | Another commando raid that summer was mounted by 12 Commando ; 16 men led by 2nd Lieutenant Pinkney landing near Ambleteuse where they made a general reconnaissance returning safely to England although a stoker on the naval craft was killed by enemy action , probably during the withdrawal . |
| 19 | She had emigrated with half her family to England when a baby , but they had all come back the night an auntie 's house in Derry had been seen on TV news , with the sofa flying from an upstairs window and loyalist thugs pouring petrol on the geraniums . |
| 20 | The judicial statistics inevitably provide an incomplete picture since the only information available relates to matters where a writ has been issued and many disputes may already have been settled by then . |
| 21 | Returning to work after a career break can pose problems for both women and men . |
| 22 | A relational flagger may be added to flag when a developer is leaving the relational subset , but Beech believes there is no inconsistency between the two basic models . |
| 23 | To say this is not to play with words but to assert there is more to peace than a word with five letters . |
| 24 | Established companies , concentrating on defending what they already have , tend not to counter-attack when a newcomer challenges them . |
| 25 | Trollope thus praises Mr Thorne for continuing to inhabit the great hall at Ullathorne Court ( there is no dining-room ) , with no more concession to modernity than a modem grate , although it is now only the socially acceptable , not the humble , who come to the great front door that opens into it . |
| 26 | For instance , an invisible pollution might not come readily to attention if an officer decides against sampling in the interests of easing the load on the laboratory : in the example above officers had reported that the water was ‘ clear and satisfactory ’ . |
| 27 | She knew she was handling this badly , acting like a fool , making a scene because she could n't face the pretence , could n't face having to stifle her feelings , her crazy and immature hopes — hopes that would always be doomed to failure where a man like Luke Denner was concerned . |
| 28 | SOME TIME AGO , DAVID BAILEY was travelling with the artist Brian Clarke on a train from Nice to Milan when a Frenchman , carrying a newspaper , entered their compartment and sat down . |
| 29 | His body was hacked to pieces before an attempt was made to crudely incinerate it . |
| 30 | The criterion for deciding whether to extend these powers is if ‘ such responsibilities are important to safety as a whole ’ ( Article 91a ) , or the ‘ maintenance of legal and economic unity ’ ( Article 72.2.3 ) . |