Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 Yet as long as France and Germany remain committed to it , the programme to give the whole European market a non-inflationary money still has bite .
2 After all , if ‘ the system ’ really was bent upon the form of totalizing control that according to Foucault psychoanalysis , for example , enables , it is worth recalling that psychoanalysis has never been adopted by the state as such and that its activities remain confined to a few very limited districts in a handful of prosperous cities round the world .
3 The erm draft of or the advice that the local planning authorities intend to give to the secretary of state is currently out for consultation , we hope that it will be submitted by the end of the year .
4 Also , natural fibre such as bran products tend to bind to calcium , making it difficult for the body to use the calcium , making supplements more necessary than ever .
5 MPs who on the whole tend to be rather casual about going to meetings organised for their benefit by pressure groups tend to go to the nuclear forum , because it is always well-structured and organised , and because they can then say to constituents who work in either the nuclear industry or the nuclear supply industry that they have been , and still are , taking an interest in the decisions that affect those particular electors .
6 Criminal laws aimed at regulating corporate activities tend to refer to a specific rather than a general class of behaviour .
7 All amphibians shed their skin from time to time , but because the burrowing frog remains immobile once it is inside its burrow and cocoon formation has begun , the successive layers of shed skin remain attached to each other .
8 This is because capital flows tend to respond more rapidly to changes in relative interest rates than trade flows tend to respond to changes in relative prices .
9 Aggregates tend to appeal to ( comfortable ) analysts .
10 ‘ That would get me above 8,000 metres , something a lot of rock climbers want to get to .
11 At the assimilation end of the spectrum of representations of care programming in community care plans , local authorities appear to refer to it formally , signalling their awareness , but with little or no discussion in the care plan of the relevance of care programmes for social services , examples being Croydon and Lambeth .
12 Domestic problems do n't arise when the Rayners want to go to a game — the whole family go along for the ride .
13 These results indicate that index futures appear to conform to a general pattern of leptokurtosis .
14 Does he not therefore find it extraordinary that the Labour and Liberal parties remain committed to the abolition of grant maintained schools and that in local government they are waging a relentless campaign against G M schools , as typified by the behaviour of Essex County Council .
15 Cross-talk does not occur — the signals remain confined to their own channel even where many fibres lie bundled together .
16 Darwin 's theory of evolution incorporates the principle of natural selection , which suggests that animals change according to their surroundings , developing adaptations — over several generations — which enhance their ability to survive in particular habitats .
17 The work force want to return to a contract and yet do not want to return to a situation which takes away from their individual freedom and negotiating rights .
18 Both The Mall and Birdcage Walk are open and you can use Horse Guards Parade to get to the inside of the course and Hyde Park Corner , Victoria or Pall Mall to position yourself outside of the railings .
19 But the glint of mockery in his dark eyes put paid to that fantasy .
20 They were unable to give any firm details because costs and premiums vary according to the kind of system you have and what add-ons you also want insuring .
21 He turned up his coat collar and gave his eyes time to adjust to the thickness of the night fog .
22 The application of the principles of judicial review vary according to the circumstances .
23 Much more frequent mentions of captivi seem to refer to nobles , and one writer explicitly says that the reason the Vikings having arrived by boat then used horses was " so that they would be able to capture some nobles for the sake of money ( ransoms ) " .
24 Their policy-making styles vary according to what is optimal for the function concerned .
25 Products and yields vary according to fashion and demand ; whaling , sealing , fur trading and mineral ore exploitation have declined in recent years , but commercial fishing and fossil fuel exploitation are well established and likely to continue .
26 With any type of aircraft the characteristics of a spin vary according to the loading , so that the spin becomes flatter as the c.g. is moved back .
27 Over half the answers to the ‘ best ’ aspects question refer to what could be called the work dimension of the role , as do almost all the answers to the ‘ worst ’ aspects question — even though these questions do not specify housework , but permit answers relating to marriage , motherhood and home life generally .
28 It 's entertaining though I mean I can understand why kids get addicted to them cos once you start , you ca n't stop yo you think
29 Balanced , fair and thorough negotiation is the key to a smooth running contract and all the relevant contractual terms and mechanisms should be considered and agreed before the parties become committed to the contract .
30 The meanings ‘ financial institution ’ and ‘ side of river ’ , on the other hand , do represent two distinct senses , so there are two lexical units bank corresponding to these senses .
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