Example sentences of "to the [noun] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amendment has now been made to the legislation to ensure that the time for raising and answering enquiries is calculated correctly . |
| 2 | Flora sat in the kitchen , laboriously practising chain stitch on a rag torn from an old shirt of Peter 's , and Anna , who was in charge of the cleaning-rota , went off to the church to see if it actually had been cleaned . |
| 3 | It 's up to the management to decide whether they 're feasible . |
| 4 | While the first Arts Minister , Jenny Lee , boasted of handing cash to the council to spend as it wished , the ‘ arm 's length principle ’ was progressively eroded by later ministers who earmarked grants for government approved schemes ( The Art Newspaper , No.17 , April 1992 , p.1 ) . |
| 5 | These made clear both Stalin 's undoubted contribution to the struggle to achieve and then defend socialism , but also his ‘ flagrant political mistakes ’ for which a ‘ great price ’ had been paid . |
| 6 | It fell to the BDA to ensure that the new breed of social workers with the deaf were motivated and equipped for their specialist task , and , particularly — that they were able to communicate with members of the deaf community , for which knowledge of British Sign Language ( BSL ) is essential . |
| 7 | In such a case , it is up to the complainant to show that the damage or injury was due to the manufacturer 's negligence . |
| 8 | ‘ We 'll take you two back to the centre to rest and recover , ’ said Rachel , then , looking up at the superintendent who was hovering anxiously , she asked , ‘ Has the incident been recorded in the accident book ? ’ |
| 9 | It will come as no surprise to the Minister to hear that we have always taken the view that safety representatives are at their best when backed by a trade union , of whose resources and training they are able to take advantage . |
| 10 | Holt can and does believe that children should have them as adults do , and then leaves it up to the child to decide whether or not to exercise them . |
| 11 | It is therefore no legal answer to the ejectment to say that the contingency provided for has not happened . |
| 12 | In fact , I often leave it to the patient to decide whether it is necessary . |
| 13 | So when I 've finished the first draft , I go back to the beginning to check that it all hangs together . |
| 14 | She knew that the Pitts were going to stay with the police , go down to the river to wait if the Chief Superintendent let them , but she did not want to . |
| 15 | And they had a strap and they used to carry all the weight on their foreheads and on , and through their necks , and they used to climb , we went up to seventeen and a half thousand feet , and they climbed up with all these bags and they cooked for us and they got river water for us and sometimes they had to walk a kilometre to the river to go and get the water and then carry it back again er with the band around their heads and so initially it seemed quite difficult to accept them doing this for you , but for them it was a job and erm it was probably the only sort of job that they could get . |
| 16 | We also told him that , as a matter of policy , regardless of the legal situation , we certainly would n't be prepared to offer the painting for sale unless it had first been offered to the museum to see whether it would be possible for them to re-acquire it . |
| 17 | Will my right hon. Friend agree to talk to the museum to ascertain whether he can guide it in filling the gap ? |
| 18 | The chapter ends with a succinct statement about the divine energy which works through discipline to the freedom to love and is manifested in the relationship between the Old and New Covenants : " for fulnes of law es charite ; in hynges all " . |
| 19 | So we went back to the basics to see whether we could ask the Government to abolish the ‘ cohab rule ’ altogether . |
| 20 | She bounced to the mirror to powder and tweak for a moment , catching Conroy 's eye and giving him a wink . |
| 21 | In another sense , however , the research could be interpreted as pointing to the necessity to ensure that , once crossed , the threshold of removal should lead to a particular , compensatory form of care in recognition of the child 's maternal loss . |
| 22 | In 1989 the Supreme Court had assisted employers to defend themselves by ruling that it was up to the worker to prove that such practices did not constitute a " business necessity " . |
| 23 | It was held by the Divisional Court that they should not have done so , and the case was remitted with directions to the magistrates to ascertain whether or not the ingredients of the offence were made out . |
| 24 | This decision must not be left to the magistrates to make as they are likely to base it upon pragmatic considerations only . |
| 25 | I understand that there will not be parking facilities available for us , but that the two vehicles mentioned above can pull in to the square to unload and re-load the necessary equipment . |
| 26 | to the mountains to climb and walk |
| 27 | As for Berwick itself , strongly-walled as it was , its inhabitants were merchants , traders , shipmen , artificers and so on , not soldiers , looking to the Warden to marshall and direct them . |
| 28 | It provides a discretion to the judge to consider whether the return is an appropriate order to make in all the circumstances . |
| 29 | Then it is up to the manufacturer to prove that there was no negligence , i.e. that all reasonable care was taken . |
| 30 | Back on Venturous , Phil Andrews again hit the headlines in the early days of the pirate radio ships when , during a routine patrol off the Essex Coast he decided to speak to the Caroline to ascertain if bonded stores were carried . |