Example sentences of "to [adj] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Germany already pays a staggering 68% of the Community s income : the system of ‘ concentric circles ’ would only increase her influence over the Community even more and if the club was reduced to eight she would unavoidably become dominant . |
2 | Another friend has said that if he agrees to that he might never see them again . |
3 | She did n't want to die , but if it came to that she 'd rather go out fighting . |
4 | That is what it comes from and to that it must always return for nourishment . ’ |
5 | To this we shall later return . |
6 | To this we must now turn . |
7 | To add to these I will often introduce Prussian blue for its strength , sap green and synthetic colours , such as cadmium yellow and vermilion . |
8 | To add to these I will often introduce Prussian blue for its strength , sap green and synthetic colours , such as cadmium yellow and vermilion . |
9 | IN comparison to the other places we 'd visited until then , and to those we would subsequently see , Porto was the most touristy — but not unpleasantly so , and we strolled down to the river Douro where all the famous port cellars are . |
10 | Most of the girls I spoke to said they could not talk about these things to their mothers , and some of their mothers were no more than seventeen or nineteen years older than themselves . |
11 | Once you get to nine you ca n't have any more letters |
12 | Ten to one you 'll never find out who did this , anyway — I mean , it 's not going to worry Mr Bishop , is it ? |
13 | Ten to one it wo n't match . |
14 | It 's a mindless game and the odds are twelve to one it wo n't come out , so I am left to think in the slow gloom . |
15 | I mean , anything , i if we went to twenty it would n't matter . |
16 | if you put it up to same they would n't come likely ? |