Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun sg] to [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed edgy and ill at ease and as they took the lift up to the fourth floor and stepped out into the corridor his eyes darted from side to side as if he was terrified at what he might be about to see . |
| 2 | In a simple conditioning procedure the value of V will grow from trial to trial as a result of CS-US pairings and in consequence the value of a will fall . |
| 3 | The court observed that , in the ordinary case of a periodic tenancy , for example , a yearly tenancy , it was plain that , in one sense at least , it was uncertain at the outset what would be the maximum length of the tenancy ; the term would grow from year to year as a single term springing from the original grant . |
| 4 | To understand any part of society , such as the family or religion , the part must be seen in relation to society as a whole . |
| 5 | One further point should be made in relation to use as an indicator . |
| 6 | Mankind had , after all , turned from hunting to farming as a way of life at least a thousand years before this date , by which time both goats and sheep were already domesticated . |
| 7 | Palatine is going from strength to strength as an independent . |
| 8 | Where the Children 's Bureau had now advanced from restraint to diversion as a treatment for masturbation , Isaacs was giving a brief account of Oedipal conflict and advising parents that they were ‘ far more likely to do harm by rushing in to scold or correct than by leaving the child to deal with it himself — in a general atmosphere of calm goodwill ’ , and was citing Dr Ernest Jones in her support . |
| 9 | George Bush has been swerving from side to side as Jekyll battles Hyde for command of the president 's soul . |
| 10 | The boy lived on a roundabout of encircling affections , complex loyalties , quick on the emotional draw , switching from role to role as bolder boys scramble from horse to horse on a carousel : and always , it seemed , outside the house of Elfed , Richard was the bringer of good fortune . |
| 11 | With regard to access to Art as a subject in the school curriculum , the Head of Department pointed out that he and his colleagues made special provision for some pupils , asking it if was generally known that pupils who opted not to do Art ( i.e. whose option choices precluded Art ) could still do it after school as an additional subject and that we do get some of them through ( verified note of meeting ) . |
| 12 | The Sainsbury 's Lifestyle range of textiles went from strength to strength as the new team of specialist buyers and technologists introduced more quality items such as children 's footwear and men 's knitwear . |
| 13 | And strange to say , it had coal fires in the winter , huge coal fires to keep it warm , or attempt to do , and most of the classrooms were only divided by portable partitions so that while we went from class to class as the two or three years went by , it really was in one long building and quite adequate for the time . |
| 14 | Her eyes , threatening to turn from amber to gold as the two of them sat there over a casual dinner on her balcony , briefly dared him to develop the theme , just before she dropped them . |
| 15 | You have tried to logon to LIFESPAN as a user who is already logged on . |
| 16 | The Director-General 's Newsletter was published from time to time as a further means of membership communication . |
| 17 | She flitted from country to country as if money was no object , which , knowing Lori , it probably was n't . |
| 18 | Tunnellers traditionally came from tight-knit Irish families who travelled from job to job as a unit . |
| 19 | As the aircraft continued over the wood it started to fly erratically , described by a second witness as ‘ swaying from side to side as if under the control of a novice ’ . |