Example sentences of "to [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little attention was paid to policing during this period . |
| 2 | He said it would be politicise police forces and he said that this vote would be a momentous decision because it w th the Bill will do grievous damage to policing in this country and we must remove the repugnant decisions from the Bill , but I alw I did think actually that was fairly extravagant language . |
| 3 | Graphs Bar graphs to record results of research into community prior to building of new leisure centre/road/railway station . |
| 4 | SUGAR CERTAINLY ARE LOUD , and besides some reinvigorated guitar mangling , Bob 's back to singing at top holler . |
| 5 | The current employment situation is not conducive to allowing in more people to seek work . |
| 6 | The widely-reported deaths of large numbers of cetaceans in the Mediterranean [ see ED 57 ] is probably due to poisoning by heavy metals , exacerbated by industrial pollution , according to a series of post-mortems by marine scientists at various sites on the Mediterranean coastline . |
| 7 | However , in many cases even this did not take place and the self-appraisal amounted to reflecting on past events and reproducing information for the benefit of advisers . |
| 8 | She had no real evidence to suggest he was a lecherous womaniser , prone to pouncing on any female in his company . |
| 9 | ‘ If we abandon nuclear power , we abandon them to competing for declining energy sources at a price they will clearly not be able to afford . ’ |
| 10 | What this will do is present at a disadvantage when it comes to competing with other units to secure the contracts that it ultimately undertakes at the minute . |
| 11 | IBM was not accustomed to depending on Other People . |
| 12 | Harris , who lives and works on a farm , pleaded guilty to speeding at 62 mph in a 30 mph zone . |
| 13 | A second reason why the programme should be regarded as inappropriate and inefficient is that poor storage conditions led to wasting of raw materials ( sugar , salt , etc. ) in the ORS production units . |
| 14 | She was used to helping with such requests and come forward at once when asked . |
| 15 | Jock Lewes organized a primitive laboratory in a hut and set to experimenting with various mixtures of plastic explosive , thermite , oil and aluminium filings . |
| 16 | You must be prepared to give some time to experimenting with various yarns and tensions until the quality of woven fabric feels just right . |
| 17 | These can be used as cut and sew but because they are softer they will also lend themselves to shaping into familiar garments , say blouson sweaters , jackets and so on . |
| 18 | There was one teacher employed in the prison , who undertook education at all levels from basic literacy to assisting with open university degrees . |
| 19 | Now , I am afraid — if rumour is correct — he is reduced to confiding to any journalist who will listen that he was a dissident from day one , bound unwillingly into the whole scheme by a love of collective responsibility . |
| 20 | It is possible the low rates for Blacks were due to under-reporting by black victims of black offenders in these areas , or under-recording by the police . |
| 21 | A WRITTLE Agricultural College technician was banned from driving for a year and fined £270 with £35 costs by Witham magistrates yesterday after pleading guilty to driving with excess alcohol . |
| 22 | Roberts , who pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol in his breath , was given an absolute discharge but banned from driving for 12 months . |
| 23 | Lord Apsley appeared before Cirencester Magistrates today and pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol . |
| 24 | At an earlier hearing , he 'd pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol in his blood . |
| 25 | John Turnbull , 49 , of Minehead Gardens , Silksworth , Sunderland , was yesterday banned from driving for three years , fined £450 and ordered to pay costs of £25 by Durham City magistrates after pleading guilty to driving with excess alcohol . |
| 26 | To create partnerships which are incremental to understanding in both worlds , requires genuine collaboration in a trusting , learning climate , honest evaluation of experimentation and innovation and clarity about the power relationship between participating individuals and the organisations they represent . |
| 27 | And Duff will soon make approaches to Cedric Kushner , the manager of America 's IBF 8st 10lb champion Kennedy McKinney , with a view to challenging for that title . |
| 28 | Northampton 's return to challenging for top honours was brought about by a complete overhaul of the club 's structure both on and off the field . |
| 29 | ‘ In addition to interfering with existing contracts , ’ said Lord Reid ‘ the defendant 's action made it practically impossible for the appellants to do any new business with the barge hirers . |
| 30 | The Cadbury 's Mini Eggs Tube , 99p , is packed to brimming with speckled eggs in different colours . |