Example sentences of "[vb past] to [det] [noun] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of the law , the Secretary of State is empowered to lay down all aspects of the curriculum , except for the time devoted to each subject and the style in which it shall be taught . |
| 2 | Limits on space devoted to each record and the number of fields in each record will vary depending on the hardware and software used . |
| 3 | Hedges rose to either side and the Cadillac 's wing mirrors clipped against them . |
| 4 | The Inland Revenue Technical Division were asked in correspondence whether they adhered to this view where the income in question was paid to a beneficiary who was neither resident nor ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or , alternatively , where foreign source income was concerned , was paid outside the United Kingdom to a beneficiary who was not domiciled in the United Kingdom . |
| 5 | It seemed to most onlookers that the first step to take to correct the disparity between the teams was to practise as hard as possible , especially as the West Indians were doing just that themselves ; Gower and Tony Brown , the manager , however , enforced no such ruling . |
| 6 | That sort of language encouraged the many resentments Americans harbour against high culture ( remember the disparagement of Adlai Stevenson as an ‘ egghead ’ ? ) and led to such curiosae as the Chicago attack on an Eric Fischl painting in which a fully clothed boy looks at a naked man swinging a bat . |
| 7 | Needless to say this led to several incidents because the cattle came direct from farms and were not accustomed to being in pens or being handled by the general public . |
| 8 | She succeeded to some extent when a most magnificent full-blossomed magnolia tree caught her eye . |
| 9 | In fact , timber felling grew to such proportions that a law was passed restricting it ; anyone found guilty of contravening this law more than three times , could be hung . |