Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [noun pl] [vb base] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The key point , to repeat it , is that a parasite whose genes aspire to the same destiny as the genes of its host shares all the interests of its host and will eventually cease to act parasitically . |
| 2 | If only cat owners realised the damage their pets do to garden birds . |
| 3 | You begin to taste it , bite it , breathe it , and as in England your heart whispers a quick , deep prayer for all those men caught in gales on the sea , so in the desert your prayers rush to those caught in the sand sea . |
| 4 | This partly accounts for the importance which farmers attach to cultivating their workers ' loyalty . |
| 5 | The small Ramsey respected Fisher with that derogatory respect which schoolboys attribute to headmasters . |
| 6 | It was suggested that the prisoner is entitled to see comments , summaries and advice which officials provide to the minister . |
| 7 | SPRING is in the air , and every bookmaker whose thoughts turn to Doncaster has a spring in his step . |
| 8 | But , given the previous discussion about the complexity of the change process , it may not be obvious in advance what rewards need to be given to whom , or what form , monetary or otherwise , those rewards should take . |
| 9 | I do not believe that the uniqueness which Christians attribute to Christ is possible . |
| 10 | Thus a state whose institutions appear to be newly absorbed or influenced by the partisan considerations of government is likely to suffer erosion of legitimacy whenever it is challenged on a particular point . |
| 11 | He said such practical statements were ‘ disturbing to a society whose values appear to be dangerously selfish , namely economic success at the expense of our neighbours and a morality largely based on what the individual wants ’ . |
| 12 | In this case his studies lead to the making of a creation but this creation murdered members of Frankenstein 's family and caused the deterioration of Victor 's health . |
| 13 | Indeed it may be ( as in my case ) because one deeply cares that there should be good and equal relations between men and women that one is adamant that no one human being can be given the kind of status which Christians give to Christ . |
| 14 | Once again this year their contributions deserve to be applauded . |
| 15 | I always suspect that the proverbial gratitude which patients express to hospital staff is really gratitude for having got out alive ! |
| 16 | Wales YFC is an affiliated member of CPRW and the definition of such is ‘ a corporate member whose objects appear to the Council to be similar to those of CPRW ’ . |
| 17 | It is impossible not to feel the contrast between the reception which Ministers give to a body of owners and a body of miners . |
| 18 | This has shown that the language which adults address to young children is different in many ways from the language of adults talking to one another . |
| 19 | Accordingly I ought to be able to say that at this stage his comments seem to me beside the point , or more exactly in excess of it . |
| 20 | Could come in handy next time your parents talk to your teacher about you . |