Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | These valuations are way over the top and it is time a lot of these councillors where brought down to earth . |
| 2 | The girl more than lived up to her mother 's recommendation of being ‘ good with the little ones ’ . |
| 3 | The early historical serials , typified by ‘ Marco Polo ’ , more than lived up to his expectations , drawing much critical praise from school teachers and parents as transmission stimulated children 's interest in the periods of history under view . |
| 4 | Both the food and the surroundings more than lived up to Luke 's predictions . |
| 5 | But this will have to involve levelling up to the more advantaged rather than levelling down to the lesser , although future benefits can be reduced so long as diminution is applied equally to both sexes . |
| 6 | Indeed , she could n't have got closer to doing what Cara wanted than to drive up to Vendelin Gajdusek 's house at the appointed time and ring his doorbell . |
| 7 | Today , we debate a legislative programme that could have been proposed only by a Government who have no purpose other than hanging on to office for a few more months . |
| 8 | Wiping or scrubbing with the arm fully extended is less efficient than squaring up to a job and wiping an area slightly offset from the vertical bodycentreline . |
| 9 | No matter what your business commitments , it is far more sensible to have one day at home in bed to recover from the worst of the virus than to struggle in to work , extending the recuperation period enormously and giving the virus to everyone else . |
| 10 | It may mean a 5 a.m. start from the country if she is to have her regular swim before going into the office , but if she is going to see WHS in Swindon or Heathcote in Warwick , it is more convenient for her to stay in Gloucestershire than to come back to London . |
| 11 | She parked outside the high brick wall rather than driving on to the forecourt , and as if he sensed her reluctance to enter the house again he did n't attempt to invite her inside — but neither did he make any attempt to get out of the car , and they sat in silence in the light from an overhead street-lamp . |
| 12 | I can not imagine a more uplifting experience than listening through to a sequence of Brahms 's chamber compositions such as if offered here . |
| 13 | Actually , John nearly went to England much sooner than turned out to be the case . |
| 14 | I would have cut my throat rather than grow up to be like my Mam . |
| 15 | But McGrath , who has had eight operations on his knees , revealed this could be his swansong , saying : ‘ I will decide at the end of the season , but I 'd rather quit at the top than drop down to a lower level , and the knees cause me a lot of pain . |
| 16 | In the former camp , organisations such as the Council for the Protection of Rural England vigorously protest at any threat to the Green Belt and argue that derelict , or ‘ brown ’ sites within it should be restored rather than handed over to developers . |
| 17 | All I did was arrive more quickly than going round to your door . ’ |
| 18 | Because it will be a lot easier than going over to Bradford . |
| 19 | Sleep is also very important for me , much more than going out to the newest disco or restaurant . |
| 20 | Whenever that happens , rather than going back to the track I play something else that will fit , or I leave it as an improvisational section , so to speak . |
| 21 | You should have seen Captain Trentham 's face when ‘ e found out that I had chosen a spell in the Fusiliers rather than going back to gaol . ’ |
| 22 | The two sets of waves then cancel each other out , rather than adding up to a stronger wave as one might expect ( Fig.4.1 ) . |
| 23 | Rather than moving back to a more conventional approach based on genuine consultation , it had opted for a system giving it greater control . |
| 24 | When she did finally reach for the food , or lure , all she would do was lean over and rip off a piece , rather than step on to the glove . |
| 25 | He wondered , indeed , if some of the teachers were interested in anything other than getting through to three-thirty , filling up the time with something or other . |
| 26 | But when she 's at home , Sue Lawley loves nothing more than getting down to some old-fashioned housework |
| 27 | Many young people run away from home rather than face up to their problems . |
| 28 | The mother was an unmarried girl by the name of Mercy Barnett , a whatever'sstreet trader 's daughter , ill used by a seaman who had made off to the other side of the world rather than face up to his responsibilities . |
| 29 | Rather than face up to the horrendous alienation implied by such strong electoral support for Sinn Fein , the Government has closed its eyes and now compels the population to do the same . |
| 30 | Whilst other people recognise that the alcohol-induced sense of unconditioned acceptance is a false sensation , the sufferers from addictive disease may cling to it even to death rather than face up to the reality of the need to accept any conditions in life . |