Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Very few local access roads have been treated along their length ; where through traffic needs to be discouraged , treatment has mainly been directed at the access points to the local residential area . |
| 2 | Computing Services facilities may be used by students of the University for course work , projects or other assignments set by their lecturers or for development related to their studies . |
| 3 | A one-inch ( 2.5cm ) square of sandpaper ( rough side out ) or of flannel glued to the corners of the picture or of the cutouts to be displayed is sufficient to keep the picture on the board . |
| 4 | ‘ The difficulty , if not danger … of attempting to state the conditions which must be fulfilled before a given kind of conduct or of unfairness amounts to an invalidating cause is greatly increased by the introduction of the consideration that the equity must be such as ought to prevail against the claims of the creditor as a possibly innocent third party . |
| 5 | France : new orders dried up as the long run of 63 reactors either built or under construction came to an end and the country grappled with the problem of an over-supply of electricity . |
| 6 | Whether that will change in whole or in part remains to be seen . |
| 7 | On the contrary , the federation or confederation of states , whether for the purpose of pursuing common goals , ensuring common defence from a foreign power or in order to come to terms with a powerful neighbour , is as old as the federation of the city states of ancient Greece . |
| 8 | This system of teaching advocates the flexible use , singly or in combination according to the need of the child , of a variety of additional methods of communication like reading , writing , mime , gesture and amplification of sound . |
| 9 | The situation for people disabled from childhood or from birth appears to be slightly different ; there is the same pattern of increasing satisfaction preceding a downturn in later years , but the start of this upward trend often seems to be delayed until early adulthood . |
| 10 | Do the points slope from bottom left to top right ( positive ) or from top left to bottom right ( negative ) ? |
| 11 | Nevertheless it is still a loan that of course has to be repaid . |
| 12 | I have been informed by J. Virgil Mattingly Jr. , general counsel of the board , that from information reviewed to date the board believes that the [ defendants have ] acquired , directly or indirectly , control of one U.S. bank holding company ( and its subsidiary banks ) and two other U.S. banks in violation of section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 , as amended ( 12 U.S.C. 1842 ) . |
| 13 | In the latter , it is ‘ public opinion ’ — ‘ a scattered discourse that in part belongs to each of the individuals of a society but of which none may claim ownership ’ — which underwrites the verisimilitude of the text , allows its relationship to its referent to be probable , necessary , and therefore true , and naturalizes its conventions : ‘ public opinion therefore functions as a rule of genre that relates to all genres . ’ |
| 14 | that in order to conform to the current building regulations it is now mandatory to have a proper er electrically mains operated smoke alarm system installed in the home . |
| 15 | It was an aphorism of my parents-in-law that in order to respond to the arguments of the religious persuaders , it was essential to be thoroughly familiar with the content of the bible . |
| 16 | In the next generation , Odo and Robert followed suit , receiving Charles 's favour in the form of lands that in fact belonged to the church of Rheims ( the see 's continuing vacancy since Ebbo 's second departure in 841 had left its property at the king 's disposal ) . |
| 17 | Therefore , if were incorrectly derived from an acoustic waveform that in fact corresponded to an intended production of thanks for sending me your letter , the syntactic/semantic component would not only have to reject all the improbable competitors such as thanks force ending knee your letter , but also to identify that the word knee has been incorrectly derived instead of me . |
| 18 | It has long been known that phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency exhibits a wide and continuous range of clinical and biochemical severity , varying from a symptomless disorder with phenylalanine accumulation only just greater than in obligate heterozygotes to a severely handicapping condition with plasma phenylalanine concentrations over 20 times normal . |
| 19 | Other authors have recently cultured sarcoid skin lesions and grown mycobacteria that on sequencing appear to be M avium spp . |
| 20 | The suspect may also be searched for anything he could use to effect his escape and for evidence relating to any offence if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the items are in the suspect 's possession . |
| 21 | It was not weak , cowardly or treacherous , it told its assailants and for proof pointed to the arrests and the fact that it was not releasing any of the men . |
| 22 | While most speakers supported the principle of the one-party state , many criticized the ruling PDCI for lack of dynamism and for inability to respond to popular disaffection . |
| 23 | This is especially so since it is introduced into the body via a closed container and through tubing connected to plastic catheters or stainless steel canulae which fit closely and tightly . |
| 24 | They are a work force crying out for engagement and reward , a force moreover that from its roots understands the value of technical skills , and of education allied to technology . |
| 25 | And of course wanting to be back on ops . ’ |
| 26 | Action was called for in matters both of housing quality and quantity , and of distribution according to need . |
| 27 | In recent years the idea of linking pay to performance has caught on , with stock options and with pay linked to measures such as earnings per share or profit margins . |
| 28 | We excluded women with hypothyroidism and with hyperprolactinaemia related to drug treatment . |
| 29 | He was a boy of about seven , big for his age , aggressive looking and with food adhering to his face in greasy red and brown streaks . |
| 30 | The 16's final was an all Derby affair , in which Tina Crosen defeated Helen Frankland 6–2 6–3 , whilst the 21 and under title went to Lizzie Jelfs ( Oxon ) who outfought one of our top student players , Maggie Loughton ( Yorks ) 7–6 4–6 7–5 with an excellent performance . |