Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb -s] [pron] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sections on Calligraphy , Illustration , Typography and Book Design make way for a commercial break which introduces us to 28 first editions of Penguin paperbacks . |
| 2 | The left-angled Swastika symbolizes the centripetal force related to the pull of gravity — the force which ties us to mental stagnation — decay and dissolution . |
| 3 | Since DOL is hopefully making a comeback this evening for the reserves it leads me to this question . |
| 4 | Any or all of these factors may encourage you to seek to negotiate a settlement which entitles you to speedy payment of a lump sum and perhaps other benefits , even if the value of the total package is less than the amount that you might theoretically win if you sued and all went well . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the local income tax is not an alternative to council tax which commends itself to Conservative Members — or even to most Opposition Members , and he is right to say that anybody interested in knowing why local income tax will not work could do no better than to read the report of our proceedings in Committee . |
| 6 | But , as used generally , a plate is a whole page illustration , coloured or otherwise , printed separately from the text and usually on a different type of paper which lends itself to glossy reproduction . |
| 7 | Geometry is not a subject which lends itself to such treatment . |
| 8 | So it 's a more complete er picture , of , of , of the personality , and of course it lends itself to this kind of historical portraiture . |
| 9 | Its troopers wear black and white , a combination which lends itself to bold parti-coloured divisions , broad stripes , checks and diamonds . |
| 10 | The horror of bachelorhood which condemns you to arid thought for ever , and the horror of marriage , which condemns you to lies and hypocrisy for ever . |
| 11 | He insists on a quick hug from his young son Jordi who accompanies him to some of the major events where Courier plays . |
| 12 | Now the square root of minus one rotates it to ninety degrees |
| 13 | The tradition thus has a double intent : on the one had it engages in the primary sociological task of describing and documenting the ‘ state of society ’ ; on the other hand it addresses itself to central social and political issues . |
| 14 | They are subject to a work permit system which ties them to one job and makes them dependent on their employers ' goodwill to continue their stay in Britain . |
| 15 | If she finds a piglet in the way she moves it to one side . |
| 16 | But the regional representatives will try to convince Mr Lang that Highland is a unique area , with a strong community identity which lends itself to region-wide treatment . |
| 17 | The question , however , is whether II Maccabees — does not present a gross simplification of events which prompts us to misleading analogies . |
| 18 | Human subjects are volunteers ; a fact which commends them to those opposed to the use of animals incapable of choice . |