Example sentences of "[to-vb] this [is] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To obtain this is in itself a complicated matter . |
| 2 | To imagine this is to be aware that the aggressive term which I have applied to Amis 's novelistic method , ‘ ventriloquism ’ , has the drawback of suggesting that when an author throws his voice , the character who receives it will necessarily be found to be inanimate , a dummy . |
| 3 | The easiest way to rectify this is to carefully file away any excess metal until a closer fit is achieved . |
| 4 | The best way to put this is by reference to the area of the CDP team 's operations in 1974 . |
| 5 | It makes sense to have some form of legal expenses insurance , and by far the cheapest way to do this is through the ‘ add on ’ offered for as little as £10 a year with home contents insurance . |
| 6 | One way to do this is for each group to aim to divide into two groups and eventually to form a new church in the area where they meet . |
| 7 | The natural way to do this is as an N-dimensional rectangular array ; but all that matters is that there is some metric D on the set of nodes , so that we can talk about the distance |
| 8 | A way to do this is with a switch that can direct the photon to one of two detectors set to measure different directions of polarisation , both at A and at B ( Figure 16 ) . |
| 9 | An effective way to do this is with a peel-off paint stripper . |
| 10 | The expert way to do this is with a trained eye inspecting visually from the roof and fire opening , followed by a test using a special smoke-producing pellet to check for leaks . |
| 11 | The way to do this is to be a worshipper at home . |
| 12 | A good way of starting to do this is to either join an already-existent writing class ( you can find one by looking on the noticeboard in your local library , telephoning the local Further , Adult or Higher Education Centre or contacting the nearest Workers ' Educational Association ) or , if there is n't one of these in your area , by forming your own writing group . |
| 13 | We must , therefore , use such instances empirically to help to establish what the internal linguistic norms of the community actually are , and to do this is to be accountable to the data in quite a strong sense . |
| 14 | Now the purpose of therefore of this training course and any any training course is to do this is to be able to handle the arousal and increase your level of performance and even get the peak to move that way so for any level of arousal you 're getting better performance but you 're also able to handle a bit more butterflies a bit more of the nerves in order to perform effectively , and apart from a training course like this how do you achieve that ? |
| 15 | It is far more difficult to approach someone to whom you do not feel at all dose and in many cases the only way to do this is by means of a third person who may be willing to ask them for their opinion of you . |
| 16 | One very good way to do this is by exploring our bodies on our own . |
| 17 | But if the best way to do this is by romping around a campfire and sniffing each other 's bottoms is open to question . |
| 18 | So we want to do this is in a sixth of the time , right ? |
| 19 | To forget this is to court despair . |
| 20 | One convenient way to represent this is by using the Pratt-Arrow concept of absolute risk aversion , |
| 21 | The authors believe that a major reason for the public 's perception that auditors lack independence is their ‘ weak structural position ’ , and that the only way to overcome this is for audit regulation to be taken away from the profession . |
| 22 | The best way to explain this is by way of example . |
| 23 | The method used to achieve this is to pre-process the information into the system . |
| 24 | ‘ We firmly believe the best way to achieve this is through the skills of individual lessees , ’ he said . |
| 25 | 4 ) The way to achieve this is by following the Noble Eightfold Path — right views , right thought , right speech , right actions , right employment , right mental discipline , right endeavour , right meditation . |
| 26 | Clearly , if one is interested in deviant groups , and is convinced that the way to understanding their behaviour is to see the world from their point of view , the best way to achieve this is by becoming deeply involved in their way of life . |
| 27 | One way to achieve this is by means of a logic network as shown in Figure 7.9 . |
| 28 | One way to achieve this is by means of a logic network as shown in Figure 7.9 . |