Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [pron] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For , while editorial priorities and earth-shrinking technologies can and do work against the interests of the war 's officialdom , the degree to which even the less servile sections of the media provide a platform for coherent dissenting views is incredibly limited . |
| 2 | The local authority has to look not only to its traditional role as provider of services but also , this is the critical bit to one where the emphasis is now more on specifying requirements , coordinating functions , monitoring performance . |
| 3 | We made it clear that we would give further consideration to it once the Barber judgment was clear , and that is precisely what we are beginning to do . |
| 4 | Rachel sat there in the back of the Mercedes , unable to give him the stinging retort on her lips because she knew he would do what he promised , and she had a profound fear that the minute he made love to her fully the feelings she was desperately trying to suppress would keel over and completely overwhelm her , leaving her not just vulnerable but absolutely devastated by the reality of what they were . |
| 5 | It is a complete mystery to everyone how the following gems came to light in 1989 . |
| 6 | It has always been a mystery to me why the Government can hide behind commercial confidentiality while local authorities have to do things up front . |
| 7 | It is proposed to take the seven functions of budgets on pages 49/50 as the first dimension of a matrix structure to which either the rational economic or a political model can be applied in order to form the second dimension . |
| 8 | This tendency to treat the local population as an adjunct to the scenery is a problem to which even the rural aficionados among the newcomers can fall prey and by which they can unwittingly cause offence . |
| 9 | The extent to which either the adult or child within plays a significant part in our lives depends greatly on our own upbringing . |
| 10 | The butler , being a hospitable fellow , threw a huge party to which practically the whole population of the small town ( then even smaller ) was invited . |