Example sentences of "to the [adj] [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us apply this account to the syntactic structures of a natural language undergoing the process of evolution which it is only reasonable to suppose has taken place . |
| 2 | Arising from PAB , Council accepted amendments to the disciplinary regulations for a procedure for dealing with certain complaints against members , where a full investigation by a Disciplinary Committee is not published . |
| 3 | More people are now turning to the bottled version as an alternative to tapped |
| 4 | The hypotheses , formed after his observations , are many ; but most of them are related to the empirical findings of a long tradition and the world is spared a too individualistic interpretation of some of Nature 's more self-willed manifestations . |
| 5 | A person who is entitled to the temporary possession of a chattel and who delivers it back to the owner for a special purpose may , after that purpose is satisfied and during the existence of his temporary right , sue the owner for conversion of it ; a fortiori he can sue anyone else . |
| 6 | This feature is dedicated to the painstaking work of a gifted man . |
| 7 | It seemed to Preston that if you avoided being stabbed to death by terror gangs , you stood an even chance of being burned to death by sudden conflagration , or pushed on to the live line by a psychopath lurking among the rush-hour crowds , or struck down by a heart attack brought on by the extreme rage and frustration of trying to understand a platform announcement . |
| 8 | His objectives were to give a guide to the better choice of an animal ; to establish the true conformation of the racehorse , setting a standard for an ideal animal to achieve maximum speed , and at any given time to discover whether the breeds had improved or degenerated . |
| 9 | as if pleading helped — she might as well try to appeal to the better nature of a power-crazed tyrant . |
| 10 | Before the programme is finally adopted it has to be referred back to the European Parliament for a second time . |
| 11 | But apply to the European Tour for a spot in its qualifying scheme and your chances of gaining a Player 's card at the end of it are a measly one in 20 . |
| 12 | It then took the Danish government to the European Court with a demand that construction work be stopped and tenders reopened . |
| 13 | If the national court dealing with a question of Community law finds it particularly difficult , it always has the possibility of referring the matter to the European Court for a preliminary ruling to elucidate the matter . |
| 14 | If it does not do so , the case will be referred to the European Court for a ruling . |
| 15 | We have written further to the European Commissioner with a responsibility for transport , Mr Karl Van Miert and also to Commissioner Bruce Millan , urging them to accept the opinion of the Parliament . |
| 16 | The plan was put forward in Brussels last week in line with the mandate to orchestrate the aid effort given to the European Commission at a meeting of 24 Western nations in Paris in July . |
| 17 | They will be making recommendations to the European Commission after a series of visits and working seminars . |
| 18 | This research project is an environmental and economic study designed to identify abatement policies that would reduce deposits in environmentally sensitive areas at minimum total cost to the European Region as a whole . |
| 19 | Stephen Blufton swung his head calmly round to the black detective with a glint of watchfulness in his eyes . |
| 20 | Ahmed : I must say that I did n't think much of the group when it was first set up because f felt that it wasted a lot of time whinging about all the things that were ‘ being handed to the Black workers on a plate because anti-racism was currently fashionable ’ . |
| 21 | To the sleeping rhythm of a hundred hours , |
| 22 | This level of subjective risk is similar to a crucial part of the Summala model which is a ‘ subjective risk monitor ’ which is sensitive to the subjective probability of an adverse event and the degree of the negative consequences associated with that event , the only difference is that while Summala claim that the level of subjective risk output by this monitor is generally nil , Wilde ( 1988 ) assumes that it is only ‘ psychologically nil ’ ( p. 444 ) . |
| 23 | One might argue from this that ‘ mind ’ simply refers to the subjective aspect of a complex bodily process of cognition . |
| 24 | Sleep came to the distant noise of a ship 's siren , blown once , but echoing , a long way off . |
| 25 | She falls asleep like someone yielding to the gentle tug of a warm tide , and floats with confidence till morning . |
| 26 | That is to try for a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict through a United Nations peace conference . |
| 27 | A lively indication of the ways in which ivory could minister to the complex life-style of a young Egyptian ruler is provided by finds from the tomb of Tutankhamun who reigned during the mid-fourteenth century B.C. Apart from furnishing armlets and bracelets ivory was used for the handles of the king 's walking-stick , ostrich feather fan and whip . |
| 28 | Its external appearance , ‘ of a grotesque Gothic character … and pointed Gothic arches ’ , with those sharp contrasts of light and shade recommended by the Picturesque , is applied to the standard plan of a four-square Georgian house . |
| 29 | Of course , I did n't know then that he was responding , in the standard fashion , to the powerful combination of a girl ( any girl ) , the darkness , and a roomful of adults all looking the other way . |
| 30 | He homed to the nameless grave like a pigeon , and fell on his knees beside it with a great sob of thankfulness . |