Example sentences of "to [noun sg] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The peasants were authorized to parcel out the private estates while legal ownership of all land was vested in the State ; factory committees were given broad powers to vet the actions of management ; the minorities were granted the right of self-determination ; each regiment was authorized to negotiate armistice terms . |
| 2 | I think I 've spoken to mum nearly every day this week actually . |
| 3 | She had helped enthusiastically with the costumes , making for Mary a trailing blue robe of cornflower taffeta , her own Cambridge May Ball dress sheared apart at the seams , lending or donating bright belts and beads to deck out the three kings , one of whom wore a peacock-feathered turban made of the shot-silk stole she had worn with that dance dress . |
| 4 | Some of the early names of this type have disappeared — Ibbotdoghter , Rogerdaughter , Hannebrother , Prestebruther , to instance just a few — and the compounds which survive , such as Hickmott ( which includes magh = brother-in-law ) are very rare . |
| 5 | The old Apache Group , now restyled the Mips ABI Group , has added a few members ( current count is 16 ) and is going to stage a rally later this month to wheel out the promised ABI . |
| 6 | 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 … |
| 7 | Overheats and it would melt , so because of that they put a little protector thing on to cut out a thermal cut out to stop the current flowing |
| 8 | To be sacked on the spot , or with inadequate notice , is likely to distress even the most resilient of businessmen . |
| 9 | The progression is familiar enough , and it adds another modern dimension to Middle-earth-or rather a timeless one , for though in the modern age we give Saruman a modern ‘ applicability ’ , his name , and the evident uncertainty even in Anglo-Saxon times over mechanical cleverness and ‘ machinations ’ , shows that his meaning was ancient too . |
| 10 | I suppose I have a friend in to tea nearly every afternoon that is , a friend with children . |
| 11 | So a list of questions to winkle out the facts not covered by the application form or c.v . |
| 12 | I did n't used to like going to college once a week . |
| 13 | , Chief Publicity Officer of the Scottish Office came to lunch here the other day and it was really good to see him . |
| 14 | Non-typists have difficulty finding the desired keys and may take a long time to type even a short word . |
| 15 | Just realised that Gavin is at a conference today so it 's up to me to type up a report . |
| 16 | At the moment , I am working on a novel and the kitchen table has on it only the ancient German electric typewriter which I use to type out the second draft of what I have already written by hand . |
| 17 | He took five minutes to type out the piece and comment on it . |
| 18 | This form requires you to type out the answers . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I appreciate the difficulties that my right Hon. Friend faces and I am not criticising him , but would it not be a good idea to consider a combination of more all-day European supply days such as the one next Thursday , longer debates-late at night , if necessary the sending of more business upstairs to Committee whenever a particular document makes that relevant and also , once a month , having a longer Friday afternoon session so that European enthusiasts , such as my Hon. Friend the Member for Southend , East ( Mr. Taylor ) , myself and others can take part . |
| 21 | I appreciate the difficulties that my right Hon. Friend faces and I am not criticising him , but would it not be a good idea to consider a combination of more all-day European supply days such as the one next Thursday , longer debates , late at night , if necessary the sending of more business upstairs to Committee whenever a particular document makes that relevant and also , once a month , having a longer Friday afternoon session so that European enthusiasts , such as my Hon. Friend the Member for Southend , East ( Mr. Taylor ) , myself and others can take part . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The persuasion rests on the assumptions that the forms of consultation practised and of participation prompted by the best employers are a measure of industrial democracy , but not enough : that the representation of employees on company boards is necessary to establish complete industrial democracy ; that total industrial democracy , in this prescription , will so far improve industrial efficiency as to benefit materially the general interest ; and that the implicit loss or diminution of the rights of ownership should not be allowed to preclude the realisation of that benefit . |
| 25 | Linda , a 38-year-old research scientist at Glaxo 's Greenford complex , says the scheme encouraged her to return to work nearly a year ago after the birth of her son . |
| 26 | Tell me some of the things that happen when you 're you 're working out a function , what would what would be the the overall picture if someone was going to work out a function ? |
| 27 | And during that time I am going to work out a way to keep us safe while we complete the job that will make us rich . ’ |
| 28 | Then Vernage noticed Sergeant King staggering down the road in a desperate bid to flag down a car . |
| 29 | The man told her to stay where she was , saying : ‘ I 'll be back for you , ’ but she managed to flag down a passing motorist . |
| 30 | Also , they come of a class of person frequently on the move from household to household so a great deal of time was wasted by officials seeking to interview relatives who were in fact temporarily with other members of the family in another part of the country , where , of course , the authority I am representing has no jurisdiction . |