Example sentences of "[adj] to the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 31 | Those solicitors , in their turn , caused or thought that they had caused the documents to be dispatched direct to the father and the mother with a covering letter specifically directing attention to the desirability of obtaining independent legal advice . |
| 32 | However , it recommends that the auditor should have a duty to report direct to the regulator and should be required to examine and comment on the effectiveness of the internal controls the trustees have established . |
| 33 | If infection is by ingestion the larvae may either penetrate the buccal mucosa an undergo the pulmonary migration described above or pass direct to the intestine and develop to patency . |
| 34 | They are fleshy , faintly wavy , rough or coarse to the touch and dark green . |
| 35 | I have seen him striding through Soho eating a sandwich and talking to himself at the same time , oblivious to the cars and traffic and noise around him , deep in thought . |
| 36 | Children were splashing in the beck , their cries echoing from the cove face , a courting couple were doing what courting couples have done since time immemorial , oblivious to the world and its wife passing by , and old ladies on a coach trip from Bradford were walking gently through the sunny afternoon , all grey hair , handbags and giggles . |
| 37 | Sometimes you 're oblivious to the crowd and just concentrating on what you 're doing . ’ |
| 38 | In the darkness the three Frenchmen are sleeping soundly , oblivious to the sound and the attacks of the clouds of mosquitoes . |
| 39 | Taff lay down on his back on the floor of the trench , oblivious to the mosquitoes and everything else and was soon snoring loudly . |
| 40 | Scouse was seated in his armchair reading a paperback — a Western — oblivious to the flies and mosquitoes , and as I approached it was obvious he was not bothered in any way about the smell . |
| 41 | I lay out , warm in the cloudy air , oblivious to the rain and hail which lashed the mountain and left its edges white . |
| 42 | It is no good trying to grow plants unsuited to the soil and aspect . |
| 43 | The small ones show mythological scenes , but from the temples are several groups of lions pulling down bulls : terror-symbols analogous to the Gorgons and leopards at Corfu . |
| 44 | FT is tangential to the circle and PT extended passes through O . |
| 45 | Linen and silk seems to be a winner , blending two fibres to produce garments which are luxurious to the touch and have a subtle sheen . |
| 46 | He was to be someone acceptable to the Deanses and to Mr Moffat and Mr Johnston and a ‘ business figure of standing ’ had already been approached . |
| 47 | Does the Minister recall telling the House that the four criteria for the reform of Sunday trading were that it should be practicable , enforceable , and acceptable to the country and that it should command the support of the House ? |
| 48 | But he must appoint a premier ( prime minister ) who is acceptable to the assembly and the assembly can , subject to restrictions , remove the government . |
| 49 | Erm er it was not acceptable to the officers and the limited number of members that looked was not acceptable to them . |
| 50 | ‘ Realistic ’ seems to mean negotiation acceptable to the FMLN and to the Salvadorean army , which would have to participate to ensure that any subsequent deal should stick . ’ |
| 51 | Fortunately there is a kind of illustrator who remains acceptable to the adults and respectful of the young reader . |
| 52 | A workable surveillance programme requires defined entry criteria and a cheap simple test , which is acceptable to the patient and which has a sound discriminatory basis . |
| 53 | Alun Evans , secretary of the Welsh football association who doubles up as chairman of the UAU committee , said : ‘ I was informed by the chairman of the UAU rugby committee that he was discussing the possible sponsorship of its championship and I received a copy of a proposal … it contained a number of features which were not acceptable to the union and it was therefore with great surprise that we learned a launch for the sponsorship had been called and it was decided that the union could not agree to this action . ’ |
| 54 | All the leading candidates were regarded as acceptable to the Army and to the business elite which had effectively run the country since the military coup of 1954 [ see pp. 13677-81 ] . |
| 55 | Need has been variously defined , but in this study needs were deemed to be unmet if interventions were acceptable to the client and the following applied : ( a ) for activities of daily living a person was dependent on help from the carer and this dependence could be reversed by provision of an aid ; ( b ) for communication disorders there had not been an assessment by a speech therapist ; ( c ) for services ( day care , respite care ) a referral had not been made to the appropriate agency and subsequent referral proved successful ; and ( d ) for benefits the client or carer was unaware of eligibility for benefits , an application had not been made , and subsequent application was successful . |
| 56 | I have repeatedly made it clear in the House and beyond that I am working to seek an agreement at Maastricht that will be acceptable to the House and this country . |
| 57 | I have made it clear over recent months , and am happy to repeat today , that we are seeking an agreement at Maastricht that will be acceptable to the House and will enable Europe to move forward together . |
| 58 | It is the case that we have set out our position perfectly clearly so that our European partners know what is acceptable to the House and what is not . |
| 59 | They will be shrewd judges of what would be acceptable to the House and the country and what would not . |
| 60 | Negative methods of responding in marking are likely to produce sterile , cumulative consequences in a child 's writing : pupils quickly discern what is acceptable to the teacher and merely aim to fulfil those expectations . |