Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] to life " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven law lords acting as the highest court in the Commonwealth have ruled that two men on death row in Jamaica for fourteen years should have their sentence commuted to life imprisonment . |
| 2 | Here is an opportunity to see day-to-day activities relating to life on the estate — working farm with dairy cattle , sheep and arable crops — all set in attractive parkland . |
| 3 | His pictures bring to life the Grecian-style mansions with their over-plush interiors , the seated ladies with their black female servants standing decorously behind them , the elegant members of the town 's prosperous , post-civil-war black middle class . |
| 4 | THE 88OPEN RISC SUPPORTERS CLUB LOOKS TO LIFE AFTER THE MOTOROLA 88000 |
| 5 | All right , she thought as the car roared to life . |
| 6 | Maggie 's legs came to life , although shakily , and she sprang away . |
| 7 | Emmie pulled at her blouse and Mo came to life . |
| 8 | The palaeontologist was an Ezekiel calling to life the dry bones ; but in this case the old sign ‘ here be dragons ’ was apt , and the prophet was bringing diabolical creatures to life — perhaps a Frankenstein rather than an Ezekiel . |
| 9 | The loft sprang to life . |
| 10 | Michelangelo 's David come to life , Clare thought . |
| 11 | He paused , too , when he saw her there , a flame flickering to life in the backs of his eyes . |
| 12 | As he peered through the binoculars he felt a tremor of excitement course through him at the prospect of seeing the printed images come to life . |
| 13 | It has for long been the task of the Secretary of State for the Home Department either in the exercise of the prerogative of mercy or more recently on a statutory basis to determine in the case of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment , how much of that sentence should be served . |
| 14 | After the abolition of the death penalty in 1965 there was plainly some anxiety by the legislature as to how prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment for murder should be dealt with . |
| 15 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on the guidelines for the period of imprisonment to be served before prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment will be released on licence . |
| 16 | A flicker of hope stirred to life , although it was accompanied by a shiver of horror , as Isabel saw the evil hidden once again behind the truth . |
| 17 | Sophie came to life abruptly . |
| 18 | Here on the horizons of thought such ideas as Kant 's noumena come to life . |
| 19 | Just as indisciplined and uncompromising Southampton threatened to turn United 's post-Wembley celebration into a night of disappointment , Kanchelskis came to life . |
| 20 | Liam came to life again with ‘ 'T IS the last rose of summer … ’ |
| 21 | At once the kneeling statues came to life . |
| 22 | The tableau came to life , slowly at first , each horseman urging his mount forward into a walk , then a gentle trot . |
| 23 | Felipe advanced dangerously and Maggie came to life , jumping between them . |
| 24 | Tutilo came to life with a shudder and a start , golden flames kindling in his eyes . |
| 25 | Slowly the village awakened to life . |
| 26 | He took the crank-handle , inserted it in the hole at the bottom of the radiator and , encouraged by a chorus of ‘ One , two , three , heave ! ’ , swung it energetically until the engine sprang to life . |
| 27 | The mice in their home-made cage on the table by the window sprang to life at the sound of her voice and began to scutter desperately around their dwelling . |
| 28 | Plan B sprang to life as technicians , supervisors and even branch manager , Neil Gibson got stuck in . |
| 29 | Using plenty of knockabout humour and a vigorous comedia dell'arte energy , they unfold this sinister tale of wood brought to life ! |
| 30 | Lights on the ceiling blinked to life , spraying the stage with wild colours . |