Example sentences of "[vb base] to [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then these formidable Christian missionaries will rejoice as their churches fill to overflowing with fearful born-agains . |
| 2 | I refer to trading in stolen documents with the Labour party — a practice that has not , I believe , yet been condemned by that party . |
| 3 | Why did those ancient replicators give up the cavalier freedom of the primeval soup and take to swarming in huge colonies ? |
| 4 | The immediate aims are to develop theoretical understanding , suggest research priorities and contribute to thinking about relevant public policies . |
| 5 | Before presenting the Service 's estimates to Parliament , the department should , in theory , prune its programmes down to the financial target line imposed by the Treasury ; but , in practice , it has been found that the bow-wave tends to dissipate as the actual financial year goes by because there are always delays in most programmes that lead to underspending on individual projects . |