Example sentences of "[adj] to [adj] [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of time the Mercian kingdom also came to embrace much of the territory , for example , of the Wocensaete or Wreocensaete , who took their name from the Wrekin and dominated the north Shropshire plain , and it would probably be the case , if charter-material had survived for this area of north-west Mercia analogous to that which has survived for the Hwicce , that kings of the Wreocensaete emerged in varying degrees of dependence on or subjection to the Mercian ruler . |
| 2 | The range , similar to that they 'd had in Heymouth , was black-leaded , the brass parts gleaming . |
| 3 | Colonel Philips explained that they had thought initially that they had discovered a danger similar to that which had caused the Hob 's Lane disaster . |
| 4 | With no likelihood of progress in the dispute , it was widely believed that Yeltsin had cancelled his visit in order to avoid a failure to achieve progress on the issue similar to that which had accompanied the visit by the then Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in April 1991 . |
| 5 | Research into the therapeutic effectiveness of yoga faces problems similar to those we have noted , but with yoga the inappropriateness of the double-blind trial is even more obvious . |
| 6 | The majority of opinion reports from the SD and other agencies of the regime reaching the Nazi leadership point nevertheless towards conclusions about the impact on morale similar to those we have witnessed for the Schweinfurt area . |
| 7 | They reach this conclusion as part of an argument for school-based accounting using criteria similar to those we have considered . |
| 8 | They warn that volatile gases such as methane and hydrogen could build up and cause explosion similar to those which have occurred down coal mines . |
| 9 | The proclamation came amid a renewal of disturbances akin to those which had surrounded the holding of the referendum , this time provoked by a Croatian government order to disarm reserve police officers in Serb-populated municipalities . |
| 10 | In short , progress in the first years after 1957 was sufficiently gratifying to all who had backed the formation of the EEC , and sufficient to oblige other states to take more account of it . |
| 11 | The principle behind the system of graded tests is not dissimilar to that which has inspired the introduction of GCSE . |
| 12 | Frances joined us from PMD where she worked in marketing Bullion Products for two years , prior to that she had worked in marketing at the Financial Times . |
| 13 | The season began in January in Brazil and prior to that he had had only a couple of rainy test-sessions at Silverstone . |
| 14 | By the end of the war this culture had been defeated , and the victorious Puritans and their nonconformist allies who had gained control of the reins of central government believed they now had an opportunity to impose on the whole nation the same moral reforms that prior to 1640 they had struggled to instigate piecemeal at a local level . |
| 15 | Prior to this I had used many strange concoctions for the hopeful parents to swim in , even a brew made with oak leaves . |
| 16 | Prior to this he had painted The Death of Nelson ( Colour Plate XIX ) , again on a big format and based on a reproduction of the central group in Daniel Maclise 's mural of the same subject for the House of Lords . |
| 17 | The VDU Users ' Group is grateful to all who have co-operated in this survey . |
| 18 | It would have seemed strange to those who had known Nigel in his early days as a conscientious objector to find him cheering the prime minister through the Falklands War . |
| 19 | In September 1982 the Secretary of State announced that grants of up to 90 per cent of the cost of remedying structural defects would be available to those who had bought their houses under the 1980 Act . |
| 20 | If a walk is taken into the higher fastnesses of the glen , as may quite easily be done for several miles , more and more appear in succession ; indeed , there is a through route for walkers , not available to those who have to return to parked cars , all the way to Loch Treig and Corrour Station : a memorable expedition . |
| 21 | This was very familiar to those who had worked with Peter before ; he said it before every production , regardless of how complex or simple it was , and regardless of the length of rehearsal allocated . |
| 22 | Although the last allegation is regarded with some scepticism by royal watchers , their speculation is heightened because the royal couple have barely been seen to exchange words or glances so far in the tour , even though they have been smiling and cheerful to those they have met . |
| 23 | We have kept to the original theme of our estate because we believe it is only being fair to those who have chosen to live here . ’ |
| 24 | Upon arrival at base , XH558 will be open to those who have tendered for her , with a decision on her next home , or otherwise , to be given in due course . |
| 25 | A privilege detested by merchants everywhere , it was particularly frustrating to those who had to round the dangerous coastline of Brittany with ships full of wine . |
| 26 | If so , the outcome will be close to that we have described in the last paragraph . |
| 27 | It must have been especially significant to those who had entered the D & AD direct mail section , in which silver pencils have been notoriously few . |
| 28 | As the costs of landfill go on rising , such an approach will become more and more attractive to those who have to pay for waste disposal . |
| 29 | They report that the odds of qualifying for HE for the upwardly mobile are doubled relative to those who have stayed in the same social class . |