Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [adv] to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issues discussed in this chapter relate mainly to the second and third options and in particular to proposals to replace a large ‘ proportion of them with some type of negative income tax system broadly defined . |
| 2 | The school , whose origins go back to the twelfth century , has been moved to a new location . |
| 3 | Emma took us all on a bumpy buggy ride over to the second stage , until it was confiscated by security . |
| 4 | Although some attempts at tackling air pollution problems date back to the last century or even earlier , most countries introduced their strategy for air pollution control in the 1950s , 1960s or 1970s . |
| 5 | Coloured eggs date back to the fourth century when it was forbidden to eat eggs during Lent ( the days leading up to Easter ) . |
| 6 | If this is the case go on to the next step . |
| 7 | ‘ Induction offers the chef total control down to the last degree , and because only the pan is heated it means chefs no longer have to work in a hot , uncomfortable kitchen environment . ’ |
| 8 | The precedents for this kind of poem go back to the seventeenth century , and one could usefully look at Pope 's Windsor Forest or Dyer 's Grongar Hill . |
| 9 | The origins of Coombe House lie in the 14th century ( the surrounding farms date back to the 10th and 11th ) ; today it is a Georgian building with an attractive garden , the perimeter of which has been left to flourish without the interfering hand of man . |
| 10 | A strong base of parental involvement is unlikely to be shed even though membership of the group of active parents constantly changes as children move on to the next stage of education . |
| 11 | Another thing that was a disappointment for me was missing the traditional breaking through the ropes and the spectators at the end ; getting the police escort through to the last . |
| 12 | From prehistoric times there have been fortifications of one sort or another on the great Rock which dominates the surrounding countryside , but the first records go back to the seventh century . |
| 13 | In other words , students move on to the next unit as soon as they have mastered the previous one , rather than spend their extra time unnecessarily on application of material just learned . |
| 14 | Fundamentally , politicians in our system are almost always guided by two considerations : first , short-term gains , since their horizons stretch only to the next election ; second , public pressure if it is strong enough to suggest that votes depend on their response . |
| 15 | The origins of Gdansk go back to the 10th Century and its historic centre has been preserved in its ancient style . |
| 16 | Presumably such militias date back to the last years of the Roman period , although there is no evidence for them in the fifth century . |