Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] [verb] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE ACARD report on computer-aided design and manufacture gives two definitions of CAD : Computer-aided draughting : ‘ The use of a computer-based system for translating concepts or sketches into drawings suitable for use in manufacture , or for storing drawings or parts of drawings in a data bank to be available on call for modification , incorporating into a revised drawing , or as input to a subsequent manufacturing process . ’ |
| 2 | Publishers ' casings are not designed for library use , and if subjected to a heavy rate of issues they may become damaged within a year or two of purchase . |
| 3 | ‘ I started my classes mainly because I got lonely sitting up in my workshop all day and because going to a class is how I started . |
| 4 | Recognition ( not understanding ) is the objective ; and when applied to a limited domain , only a subset of the language may be necessary . |
| 5 | I suspect that there are many millions more who can function only in a contented fashion when given jobs to do , and when working to a pattern worked out by somebody else . |
| 6 | The author of the Life of Wilfrid , who represents Wilfrid as persuading the king and queen to accept the word of God and as preaching to a people who had never before heard the Gospel , undoubtedly exaggerates the paganism of the southern Saxons , for Bede reveals from non-Wilfridian sources , first , that Aethelwealh had married a Christian princess and had been baptized himself and , second , that a number of ealdormen and thegns had likewise received baptism , with the priests , Eappa , Padda , Burghelm and Aeddi ministering to the common people either at the time of Aethelwealh 's conversion or subsequently ( HE IV , 13 ) . |
| 7 | If fitting to a track pull the spaces between the pleats forward , but if fitting to a pole , gently push the spaces back . |
| 8 | But when talking to a different audience at a different time , the Labour party poses as the green party , committing itself to the tough and demanding target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000 . |
| 9 | However , while the result might well be the same , the reasoning of the Court of Appeal is to be preferred ; complete impartiality could not be expected and the term impartiality when used in the context of a minister making a decision such as the siting of a new town , would not necessarily be the same as when applied to a magistrate deciding a case of nuisance . |
| 10 | ‘ Two weeks , ’ she managed to articulate , and then stood there , mouth clamped , feet rooted , as though turned to a pillar of salt , as though the deep deep boredom of childhood had reclaimed her , had rendered her helpless and speechless and powerless , the child in the attic , praying for time to pass and blood to flow . |
| 11 | Molly raised her voice slightly as though speaking to a foreigner and tried to get to the heart of the matter . |
| 12 | Gina enunciated the words as though speaking to a backward child . |
| 13 | He said it slowly as though talking to a child . |
| 14 | The Inspector stressed the word ‘ bright ’ as though talking to a ten-year-old with limited vocabulary . |
| 15 | ‘ The mandatory love-scene , ’ she explained , as though talking to a half-wit . |