Example sentences of "and [adj] [adv] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henceforth , like St Paul , she was dead to the world and alive only to God . |
| 2 | She was ever watchful , and careful not to court publicity . |
| 3 | Among ten candidates it might range from 21% of the total through 18 , 16 , 13 , 11 , 9 , 5 , 4 and 2 down to 1% . |
| 4 | During our Pre-Campaign Wave in March defence was the main issue on television , the main issue stressed by the Conservative Party , and second only to unemployment as Labour 's main issue . |
| 5 | What is certain is that Oakland start their second consecutive World Series as firm favourites , their combination of power ( Jose Canseco and Mark McGuire ) , pitching ( Dave Stewart and Mike Moore ) , defence ( Mike Gallego and Carney Lansford ) and speed commonly seen as too strong for a San Francisco side carrying several half-fit pitchers and vulnerable defensively to Henderson 's base stealing . |
| 6 | As a Member of The Folio Society , you can build up a collection of superb books that are marvellous to read , beautiful to look at , and available only to Members . |
| 7 | At the time , we are told by ‘ MRCVS ’ that the College buildings were low and plain , and bleak even to bareness , suggesting a warehouse , barracks or mews rather than a seat of learning ( the brick front facing College Street was not stuccoed until much later ) . |
| 8 | Cross stitches one and two in front of stitches three and four by taking stitches one and two on to double transfer tool , moving stitches three and four on to needles one and two , then placing stitches one and two on to empty needles three and four . |
| 9 | The West Midlands has seen a remarkable economic collapse : Birmingham and Coventry were second and third only to London in the growth of new jobs between 1951 and 1961 , but between 1970 and 1983 relative earnings in the West Midlands fell from being the highest to being the lowest of any region . |
| 10 | Providing one is fit enough to lift heavy indexes from the shelves and aggressive enough to elbow aside other searchers the task is relatively straightforward . |
| 11 | A gallery named after Robert Mapplethorpe and devoted entirely to photography will be created on the fourth level of the new addition to the Frank Lloyd Wright building on Fifth Avenue . |