Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] to a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Members of the GWR Preservation Society will learn with particular interest that w.e.f. 21st October the world-famous Torbsy Express will be making a nostalgic return visit to a few stretches of its old track , and will first be housed for three weeks in Railway Shed 4 at Plymouth . |
2 | PRINCESS Diana has sent a secret cash gift to a battered wives ' refuge that the Mirror has been campaigning to save . |
3 | A famous name won the name game and brought a touch of celebrity class to a major careers convention . |
4 | The entire coastal fringe from Chilaw south to a few kilometres into Hambantota district was the most densely populated part of the island . |
5 | Sparc International has announced the completion of the Sparc Architecture version 9 specification ( UX No 390 ) , which extends the Sparc RISC address space to a full 64-bits while promising upwards binary compatibility with current versions — the first major change to the Sparc architecture since 1987 . |
6 | It was one of those typical Arctic mornings , with the sun shining through a veil of sea-mist which limited visibility at sea level to a hundred metres or so . |
7 | The same writer recommended giving glasshouse room to a few hedgehogs , ideal for keeping down woodlice . |
8 | Now I know there are some fish willing to feed I will cut down my feed rate to a dozen maggots only when I cast in . |
9 | And Johnny Morris brings a touch of Animal Magic to a thousand youngsters . |