Example sentences of "to [conj] [art] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 It is possible that the silent witness of a man 's life was more in accordance with the tradition of meditation and contemplation that Gandhi was accustomed to than the more vocal and prophetic approach of the Christian tradition .
2 Add to that the rather sassy backdrop which screams ‘ NORTHERN SCUM ’ and you 're faced with a top pop northern night out .
3 Add to that the dreadfully long hours that doctors and nurses have to work — sometimes 16-18 hour shifts — and it 's little wonder that mistakes are made .
4 He won the gold medal there thanks to and a rather curious operation of the rules .
5 The two had barely exchanged a word in the last twenty minutes except for a short and inconclusive argument as to whether a particularly powerful explosion had been the oil bond store or the workshop of Kerible the Enchanter .
6 The agreement has received a cautious welcome from environmentalists , some of whom , however , are sceptical as to whether a purely voluntary approach can be effective .
7 See if you can get a similar report significantly quicker elsewhere and then make a decision as to whether a less powerful but quicker report will do .
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