Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is widely believed both within TDC and by its critics that the relatively high pay levels established by the reforming directors of the 1950s and 1960s led to applications by , and the recruitment of , men who did not know of or subscribe to the old codes . |
| 2 | ‘ ( a ) to produce to the inspectors all … documents of or relating to the company … ( b ) to attend before the inspectors when required to do so , and ( c ) otherwise to give the inspectors all assistance in connection with the investigation which they are reasonably able to give . |
| 3 | That will be achieved in one of two ways : ( 1 ) by providing for its automatic accruer in consideration of or linked to an appropriate payment ; or ( 2 ) by giving the continuing partners an option to acquire the share at an ascertainable price . |
| 4 | She made three trips , each time carrying a pair of heavy jugs which she emptied into a small copper hip bath : and each time increasingly aware of and responding to the gauntlet of Hope 's lust . |
| 5 | It is essential that the parents of a severely visually handicapped child know of and agree to the approach to be followed by the school in relation to the pupil 's independent mobility , and it will be very helpful if they have seen the school environment and know what kind of tasks it will impose on the daily life of their child . |
| 6 | There are certain academic precedents , particularly the uncontroversial establishment in a number of universities of degrees in drama , which do work previously thought of as belonging to an English degree . |
| 7 | Granting ourselves the time to speculate and dream of a world to come gives us a chance to prepare for and adapt to a future way of life . |
| 8 | it is now well cared for and open to the public |
| 9 | Lawyers , basically , are trained for and used to an adversary system — where they act either for the prosecution or plaintiff , or for the defence — and seem always to see things in terms of guilt or innocence . |
| 10 | But as if fixed to a wall there . |
| 11 | Twist our arms and we 'll plump for his brilliantly-executed diatribe against the somewhat larger rock acts currently doing the rounds : ‘ Gim me something small and poisonous , with teeth , born out of the gutter , ’ oozed The Ig , eyes bulging as if strapped to the electric chair . |
| 12 | And at its base , as if tossed to the ground from one of the tower 's high windows , was a highly stylised rose . |
| 13 | Below them were straight roads ridged above the fields , with villages strung along them as if clinging to the security of high ground ; isolated farms with their roofs so low that they looked half submerged in the peat ; an occasional church tower standing majestically apart from its village with the gravestones planted round it like crooked teeth . |
| 14 | At the back , as if distanced to the utmost from the woman who ab initio had publicly sought to claim him as escort , friend , and guide , sat Phil Aldrich , slowly reading the evening 's edition of The Oxford Mail . |
| 15 | Creggan called out once more after her , powerfully , and Kraal stared at him in silent surprise and just a little awe , while unnoticed by any of them the meek Slorne relaxed a little and seemed to nod her head , as if to whisper to a waiting sky , ‘ Yes … yes … yes . ’ |
| 16 | Frau Nordern raised her head as if appealing to the Deity presiding over the church . |
| 17 | Mosley , as if capitulating to the iron logic of Fascism , confronted the question of race at a final Albert Hall rally on 28 October 1934 . |
| 18 | Inspector Blakelock half turned away from her and bent his head conspiratorially over the mouthpiece as if listening to a confidence . |
| 19 | She raises her eyes to the wonder of its beauty , sometimes tilting her head as if listening to the music echoing round her . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's got a knife ! ’ said Gazzer again , slowly this time , as if talking to a child . |
| 21 | That 's the raised rim around the hatch that keeps the water out , ’ he explained as if talking to a three-year-old . |
| 22 | ‘ So we can go for a Big Mac , ’ she said as if talking to an infant . |
| 23 | They all stood as if rooted to the spot , staring at the Monument and its two occupants . |
| 24 | He was used to walking all over the city , as if searching , as if dedicated to the act of searching , every single day ; and now he came to The Bar every single night , and did his searching there . |
| 25 | Moths fluttered in the light of lamps hanging from the trees as if dancing to the soft , rhythmic jingle of the cicadas . |
| 26 | I strained to hear my mother 's words as she answered the phone , but they were muffled , brief , as if responding to a death . |
| 27 | Such a model has been influential in the way we think about and respond to a variety of social problems but has been particularly significant in framing research , policy and practice in child abuse . |
| 28 | Recently , a rectal motor complex that is not synchronous with or related to the migrating motor complex was reported . |
| 29 | 4 Scaffolding The right to erect scaffolding for [ any purpose connected with or related to the Centre or the purpose of repairing or cleaning the Centre ] notwithstanding that such scaffolding may temporarily restrict the access to or use and enjoyment of the Premises This right is included in order to overcome the problem resulting from Owen v Gadd where the Court of Appeal held that the construction of scaffolding poles in front of a shop , where there was no reservation of such a right , infringed the landlord 's covenant for quiet enjoyment . |
| 30 | The post has to be sorted , letters attached to previous correspondence and any mail requiring attention dealt with or distributed to the appropriate department . |