Example sentences of "[be] [adj] and [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The staff are alert and responding to the needs of their guests and are dressed appropriately to support the scene . |
| 2 | Most of the vines are east-facing and located to the north of the village , with the best sites found at heights between 140 and 220 metres . |
| 3 | Stephanie advises letting her lie on your tummy when you 're pregnant and listen to the life within . |
| 4 | If it has a story or theme the behaviour and actions of the characters are predictable and conform to the old code of courtly behaviour . |
| 5 | The eggs are adhesive and stick to the underside of the chosen spawning site . |
| 6 | Therefore once the fish have been salt-bathed and returned to the pond ( or aquarium ) an anti-fluke remedy should be added . |
| 7 | This emphasis upon the need for cultural and social reinforcement , though often overlooked by educationalists , is crucially important if the learning process is to be useful and related to the experience of the community groups so that they feel they can go on to employ practical applications of their learning . |
| 8 | ‘ No , Reggane , ’ I retorted , wishing to be sure and pointing to the plateau . |
| 9 | Another reason for choosing Collins was the designer 's penchant for wood epoxy construction , an attractive , strong and relatively easy method of building which allows plenty of scope for the interior to be custom-designed and completed to the owner 's specification . |
| 10 | You must be flexible and open to the suggestions we make . |
| 11 | Many are considered to be ineffective and contribute to the problems of disruptive and disaffected behaviour — but for unstructured and individualized reasons — an uncaring and insensitive teacher here , an inappropriate and irrelevant syllabus there . |
| 12 | Smith ( 1984 ) , for example , notes that the use of words such as ‘ real ’ or ‘ natural ’ mother can be insensitive and contribute to the insecurity of adoption participants . |
| 13 | Roast for a further hour ; the meat should be golden-brown and cooked to the pink side of well done . |
| 14 | Rowntree quotes Philip Jackson on the average school system and what it teaches the student : " He learns to be passive and to acquiesce to the network of rules , regulations and routines in which he is embedded . " |
| 15 | I believe this to be indecent and to add to the already indecent burden women are having to bear . ’ |
| 16 | All 1052 people with cystic fibrosis aged over 16 who were alive and known to the Association of Cystic Fibrosis Adults UK ( ACFA ) on 1 July 1990 were studied . |
| 17 | She felt then that S. Kettering 's almost military orders were appropriate and added to the feeling of security about the place . |
| 18 | Entries which are read from the Working-Set for update are flagged as being on-loan and belonging to the lexicographer who obtained it . |
| 19 | Tottenham were furious and protested to the League , only to be told that under wartime regulations it was perfectly in order . |
| 20 | Check that these are correct and fitted to the correct corner . |
| 21 | The gilts are reared on land which is dry and exposed to the sun . |
| 22 | Because of the sensitive nature of this service the pre-issuance review is necessary to give additional assurance that the firm policy is adhered to and that the firm 's report is clear and responds to the needs of the client . |
| 23 | It is widespread and growing to the extent that the government is currently seeking to legislate for variable contracts between trade union members and non-members . |
| 24 | ‘ Be sure and come to the party tomorrow , wo n't you ? |
| 25 | But Babar is homesick and succumbs to the call of the wild ( and has loads more adventures ) . |
| 26 | If someone is unlucky and goes to the wrong festival , the lesson will not open with the words that I have quoted . |
| 27 | The international market for captive birds is growing and according to the National Audubon Society , the trade has resulted in 77 of the world 's 335 parrot species becoming threatened . |
| 28 | Aethelred 's recovery is impressive and testifies to the strength of his following . |
| 29 | The soil is unkind and denies to the cultivator the means of life : the heights are , in general , bare rocks with little water and bitterly cold . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The glass at CastleCourt is laminated and made to the highest specification . |