Example sentences of "[conj] something [adv] to " in BNC.
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1 | Yet the Soviet Union is still trying to define Hungary 's security interests by insisting that it must stay neutral , or something close to that , for the treaty 's 20-year life . |
2 | This type of control works well with most 8-bit computers where the keyboard is monitored by input ports , and direct reading of each key ( or something close to it ) is possible . |
3 | Some years ago Radio Luxembourg carried out a series of presentations to agencies on the subject of ‘ visual transfer ’ — a term used in the USA for the more or less observable fact that most of the TV audience recognize TV commercials from their soundtracks , and that , therefore , using the TV soundtrack , or something close to it , on radio can greatly enhance the coverage and frequency of a TV campaign . |
4 | There is , however , a difference between imposing liability where the company has collapsed and it emerges that a director has been in total dereliction of duty or something close to it , and using the law to promote managerial dynamism . |
5 | Three of the speakers appeared twice in different " guises " , once speaking LE , once speaking Creole or something close to it . |
6 | For instance , using wa rather than something closer to English however ( third sentence in the English text ) , reads smoothly in Arabic but sacrifices some of the precision of the English conjunction . |
7 | Well , he says one thing to Emmie and something else to me . |
8 | There is a strong thriller element to the novel , particularly in the last part , in which Piero is tracked down by the agents of what is portrayed as something close to a police or military state in the underground corridors of the prison-like block of flats where Charles lives and the fugitive has been hiding . |