Example sentences of "[adv] to [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pressed his forehead fiercely to the floor and hurried obediently back to his place , taking care not to look at Kim . |
| 2 | It was also unduly limited in the kind of explanations it offered of the course of events , explanations which appealed overmuch to the actions and dispositions of individuals , stringing them together into a complex story of aims and intrigues . |
| 3 | That given , the Burkian thesis must work itself out inexorably to the separation and independence not only of the great colonies ( in the original sense of that word ) but of every island and speck of rock on the globe : where there could not be representation in a common sovereign assembly , ‘ unity ’ would only be de facto and on sufference , and thus diminishing with the passage of time — organic it could never be . |
| 4 | And this conception leads inexorably to the view that experience is like a kind of screen , something which could perhaps be painted if only we had the skill and reflective capacity , or something which could be captured by language or music . |
| 5 | West Indian dominance owes much to the foresight and imagination of parents and grandparents . |
| 6 | Hopes of this kind owed much to the influence and example of the Physiocrats in France ; but their power in the English-speaking world on both sides of the Atlantic was considerable . |
| 7 | Natural fibres are much to the fore and you can find the most splendid colours in wool and mohair , though there is also a strong feeling for the velvety look of chenille — it 's easy to knit too ! |
| 8 | Educational Services Incorporated had emerged in the 1950's as a leading agent for curricular reform in the United States , and its development owed much to the concern and dynamism of some of the country 's foremost scientists and mathematicians . |
| 9 | He says , ‘ My mind was much to the place as soon as it was described to me , because it was a full congregation … an ignorant , rude and revelling people for the greater part , who had need of preaching , and yet had among them a small company of converts , who were humble , godly and of good conversations , and not much hated by the rest , and therefore fitter to assist their teacher ; but above all , because they hardly ever had any lively , serious preaching among them . |
| 10 | A more contemporary example of this problem facing the police when they have to decide upon the choice between seeking to ban a procession or to protect and facilitate its progress is well illustrated by the events of Saturday 13 August 1977 in Lewisham , when the National Front marched through the busy streets in a provocative manner , much to the distress and anger of local residents , particularly those belonging to ethnic minorities . |
| 11 | Or , as much to the point but slightly differently , I want to be a father . |
| 12 | As trains halted , the orchestra struck up Aaron Copland 's Fanfare For The Common Man much to the amusement and delight of curious passengers . |
| 13 | I am happy to welcome that investment , and I imagine that it owes much to the climate and environment that the Government have created and which might have been threatened by an alternative settlement at Maastricht such as the Opposition would have supported and implemented if they were ever elected . |
| 14 | The Leith Chamber of Commerce was instituted in 1840 and in 1852 the Directors petitioned for and obtained a Charter of Incorporation on their representation ‘ That the town of Leith is the principal seaport in the East of Scotland and it would tend much to the encouragement and promotion of the trade and manufacture already extensively established and carried on there , if the Petitioners were incorporated as a Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers , with the powers and privileges usually conferred on such bodies ’ . |
| 15 | The recent row between Nissan and its British distributor owes much to the pressure that both have been under recently to break into the fleet market . |
| 16 | Cameron half-turned , to speak as much to the crowd as to the table , put his head back , and spoke slowly , pausing between his sentences . |
| 17 | ‘ At the farm I have the dogs and … ’ she paused , ‘ no one comes much to the farm unless I ask them specially . ’ |
| 18 | They then marched through the village , much to the interest and perhaps fear of the villagers . |
| 19 | Does the Minister accept that education in Wales owes much to the professionalism and the independence of the Welsh schools inspectorate , and that there is widespread hostility among both teachers and parents in Wales to the possible privatisation of that service ? |
| 20 | With them went most of the exservicemen who had contributed much to the discipline and paradeground smartness . |
| 21 | Much to the annoyance and frustration of the sports-goods company which stitch him up , he has rejected the jerseys which resemble blurred traffic lights . |
| 22 | To Churchill and other Allied leaders de Gaulle claimed to speak for France : his subsequent career as Liberator , Father-figure and statesman owed much to the fact that he spoke to the French — when all seemed lost . |
| 23 | The subsequent reconciliation of the bourgeoisie to " the coming of democracy " owed much to the fact that these fears ( or hopes ) were not realized , or realized at best only in part . |
| 24 | The historic importance of these routeways owes much to the fact that they connect the contrasting environments of Alpine , Mediterranean and continental Europe . |
| 25 | The pond is covered with green mesh shading , but the blanket weed still multiplies , clinging stubbornly to the sides and massing the bottom . |
| 26 | Take that stool and go inside to the cloakroom and sit there until you 're called by me to come away from it . ’ |
| 27 | Across the road to the butcher 's where they looked in the window to see back at the reflection of Hogan 's Outfitters and realise that Sean Walsh had gone back inside to the empire that would one day be his . |
| 28 | The roof-rack alone carried half a ton of water , fuel and spares , and the Land Rover was fully loaded inside to the extent that the leaf springs were flattened . |
| 29 | The coast at Shurton Bars shelves more gently to the sea than at many points farther west , and in the eighteenth century still provided a landing-place for infrequent trading vessels which brought coal from Wales for coastal lime-kilns and West Somerset hearths . |
| 30 | He led her gently to the sofa and sat down with her , holding her hand . |