Example sentences of "[adj] and [pron] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , like Morgan , his main orientation was historical and he contributed to evolutionary theory by introducing the term ‘ survival ’ for those customs or beliefs which , like the human appendix , linger on anachronistically out of context . |
| 2 | Just in , just in passing on this committee I 'm assured will be concerned of the apparent difficulties between er the Highways er and the organization of Suffolk and that in Norfolk , erm and we shall be I think er wishing to look at that er to see what 's going astray and something appears to me to be not quite right in the relationship and er , erm I think it 's important that er adjoining Highway Authorities do in fact get on |
| 3 | First of all you have to be unemployed and you have to be black or Asian . |
| 4 | ‘ The party needs a period of serious reflection about what went wrong and what needs to be done . |
| 5 | Unfortunately the op went wrong and I had to be readmitted . |
| 6 | Well he 's not had a holiday since our Craig was thirteen months old and we went to Ibiza |
| 7 | The computer was twenty thousand years old and it wanted to be friends with me ! |
| 8 | We are seeking to develop and Advanced Courses structure which is more flexible and responsive and which contributes to major objectives of wider access , credit transfer and articulation . |
| 9 | yeah west side is very popular and it tends to be the area where we get the older properties as well so that 's encouraging |
| 10 | Right the body surface at birth is wet and therefore cools quite rapidly so they 've got big surface area and they 're born wet and they have to be dried off . |
| 11 | So my mum went out but then she still had to read it all because I was under-age and she had to be there . |
| 12 | He was not in any way foolish and she bowed to his orders as ever . |
| 13 | There may only be a small number of laws , which are self-consistent and which lead to complicated beings like ourselves who can ask the question : What is the nature of God ? |
| 14 | And this is why I say it 's personal and you need to be discussing this with the people you share your lives with , you really do , because it 's important . |
| 15 | The brief glimpse the signalman gained of the stranger was not sufficient to give a good description except that he was male and he appeared to be carrying a bag . |
| 16 | I do n't know where the name came from it , it , it 's , it 's , it 's simple and it seemed to work erm |
| 17 | To be effective , an innovation has to be simple and it has to be focused . |
| 18 | The rest was easy and I got to within a hundred yards . |
| 19 | And just before it 's too dark and they have to be shut up . |
| 20 | I dare not ask directly what is the precise matter but I see in Mr Browning 's eyes an anxiety deeper than usual and he confessed to me the other day that he fears there may be water on the lung . |
| 21 | Cecil Rhodes , whom no one thought of as retiring and who expected to be remembered for a thousand years , chose , it will be remembered , as his instrument to achieve the infinite expansion of the British empire a secret society . |
| 22 | But initial reactions are n't always right and it seems to me that people are split down the middle . |
| 23 | You got it right and you stuck to your guns and cos I 'm put a little doubt in your mind you changed . |
| 24 | They are environmentally friendly and they lead to less congestion . |
| 25 | Yeah Carrie went and as she , as she left he patted her on the bum which is , you know , a bit friendly and I said to Jess well look , put it this way , cos she 's really , she flirts a lot |
| 26 | The horse was led back to its stable and I walked to the far end of the house , where there was a lawn of coarse-bladed grass , brown with the heat , some exotic-looking flowers in a stony border , and cushioned garden chairs standing bright in the dappled shade of what looked like a cherry tree . |
| 27 | In the course of our case studies in the manufacturing sector we encountered several organisations which had recently introduced or extended their use of temporary working and which referred to the workers concerned as " casuals " . |
| 28 | He felt it was possible and he opted to at least try to stay out of the glitterama ; and , as the movie industry would soon learn , this cool-headed assessment of the way he hoped his career would pan out would soon include his rejection of many scripts including The Godfather , The Sting and The Great Gatsby . |
| 29 | No , I make that so discreet and I said to them , on your bloody squeak on ours . |
| 30 | This argument he knew of old was hopeless and he listened to his own voice with a kind of horror as a note of pleading crept into it . |