Example sentences of "[verb] to [noun pl] in the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The church where Ramsey ministered was bombed to bits in the Second World War . |
| 2 | First though I want to see what help and advice it is possible to give to teachers in the first two groups : we will focus on the ‘ destressers ’ in this chapter , and on the ‘ change agents ’ in the next . |
| 3 | Long words are less likely to be identified given current performance , but parts of these words will be , and they will correspond to homophones in the second set of valid words . |
| 4 | During the school year 1990–1 , further developments are to take place : pupils at a new Key Stage ( 2 ) are to be introduced to the three core subjects ; a new subject ( design and technology ) is to be introduced to pupils in the first three key stages ; and for the first time , pupils ( at Key Stage 1 ) are to face assessment . |
| 5 | Over the telephone , Kingsley explained to Branson that bollocks was a nickname given to priests in the eighteenth century , because of the nonsense they spoke . |
| 6 | These observations are converted to probabilities just as the weather data were converted to probabilities in the first example . |
| 7 | But what are the organisational and personal defensive routines that prevented them from talking to customers in the first place ? |
| 8 | United were blown to bits in the first half , as Portsmouth roared into a 3-goal lead . |