Example sentences of "to [noun sg] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drawing from his experience of Japan , Johnson ( 1984 : p. 8 ) considered that this ‘ means the initiation and co-ordination of governmental activities to leverage upward the productivity and competitiveness of the whole economy and of particular industries in it … |
| 2 | One more summer term to winter still the house had not looked upon anyone she saw as suitable enough to take on a satisfactory residence within her proud walls , if only she was . |
| 3 | A small number of faint grid lines ( or lines of white space on solid bar charts ) may sometimes be added if it is important that the reader should be able to gauge precisely the level of particular points . |
| 4 | But the breathless battering of the shower had done a lot to sluice away the weariness and discomfort of the past couple of days , and perhaps she felt bold enough to try . |
| 5 | On one side it was surrounded by a strong wall , on the other it was washed by a fish pond the size of lake , well stocked with all kinds of fish and game birds , to feast both the eye and the palate . |
| 6 | If they are near to maturity then the yield will reflect short-term interest rates , though again the gross yield will be lower than on money market instruments . |
| 7 | Oldham 's joy was complete when , 10 minutes later , the effervescent Ritchie fed Irwin and then ran on to head home the full-back 's cross for his second goal and Oldham 's third . |
| 8 | TOP rugby coach Mostyn Richards has made a plea for all clubs to back fully the Mid-Wales District representative team . |
| 9 | THE CURRENT recession has certainly laid to rest forever the myth that public relations is a lightweight ‘ luxury ’ service used to indulge the chief executive . |
| 10 | First of all , Marx 's theory of historical materialism was one of the very first theories of society and change to be formulated which provided a historical overview and , at the same time , attempted to mesh together the workings of social , economic and political phenomena . |
| 11 | Among the restaurants is the Savini , Milan 's most prestigious , where opera-goers congregate after a performance to while away the rest of the evening in expensive surroundings . |
| 12 | Remember I 'm no trollop to while away the hours for you . ’ |
| 13 | I 've brought out a pack of cards , but when you know you 've got them only to while away the hours , they are as exciting as a stack of washing up . |
| 14 | Jasper Carrott once brought a portable TV along with him to one particular charity do to while away the hours in his dressing room . |
| 15 | Pretty comfortable ways to while away the summer |
| 16 | Bottom Deck games , including tennis and quoits , helped to while away the time during the voyage . |
| 17 | To while away the time and take my mind off Félix , I read the names of the Métro stations off the chart on the carriage wall : Danube , Bolivar , Rome , Bir Hakeim , Jasmin … . |
| 18 | She decided to while away the time until her family arrived by going through some reports . |
| 19 | So to while away the time while they waited for dark again they sat in a back room and fiished the waistcoat . |
| 20 | You see , he does n't just speak to us for small talk , he does n't just speak to while away the time with , with conversation . |
| 21 | If there is any predisposition to psychosis then the changes induced can be permanent . |
| 22 | But some irresistible compulsion drove him on to hazard again the life he relished so much , and to put at risk my happiness as well . |
| 23 | On these traffic lights been down to that football match actually cos it 's absolutely nose to tail right the way there right the way down here |
| 24 | We used to go to bed earlier the day before , not so much to please mother as to bring to-morrow a bit sooner . |
| 25 | Chamfer the cut edges of pipe to allow easy fitting of the coupling — a few gentle taps with a hammer to chip away the edge is enough . |
| 26 | The satellite stations colossal £304million investment is in urgent need of an audience boost with fears that once Sky Sports goes to subscription only the viewing figures will be lucky to hit 700,000 . |
| 27 | If they are not up to standard then the supplier is in breach of his contract with you and you are entitled to your money back . |
| 28 | However , where a single battery is used to power both the radio equipment and the gyro motor , the battery pack normally supplied with the radio equipment will not have sufficient capacity to give a reasonable safety margin . |
| 29 | If it is a simple misunderstanding as to fact then the expert will usually be willing to change the report . |
| 30 | We can work with the class to create a story in which they all have a stake , slowing it down at particular moments , thereby creating strong dramatic tension , deepening understanding and also enabling us to value publicly the contribution of particular children . |