Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [prep] [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is just one of those things which happens from time to time . ’ |
| 2 | We may be reminded of the ‘ hummadruz ’ , or mysterious humming with no apparent cause , which occurs from time to time , particularly at ancient sites . |
| 3 | There 's incidental impotence which occurs from time to time when a man fails to get an erection after having had too much to drink , for example ; or through tiredness , worry or anxiety . |
| 4 | BET , which deals in laundry to plant hire , saw its half-year profits slump from £71.5m to £40.5m and has slashed its interim dividend from 4.25p to 2p to conserve cash . |
| 5 | Exports to western countries increased from US$ 6.1 billion to nearly US$7.3 billion ; the number of joint ventures from 1972 to 1989 was ( in round figures ) 1,000 , whereas in 1990 alone the number of new joint ventures reached 4,000 perhaps with the help of a revival of commercial law the ‘ tortuous and costly road of socialism which leads from capitalism to capitalism ’ is made smoother and swifter . |
| 6 | There is a gradient of values which increases from north to south . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the climate of public opinion has moved in the direction of making contraception available , in spite of legislation , which varies from country to country , aiming to restrict various aspects of the practice . |
| 8 | We shall see that in fact , Black British speakers focus on the broadest Creole variety , though they code switch between this and British English to an extent which varies from individual to individual and from situation to situation . |
| 9 | In summary , the factors that control obesity are : ( 1 ) calorie intake ( 2 ) metabolic rate , which varies from person to person , and is mainly determined by the amount of muscles in the body ( 3 ) exercise level , and how much this stimulates you body 's rate of metabolism ( 4 ) hormonal balance |
| 10 | The problem then needs to be formulated in scientific terms and this requires the object to have some property which is unique to its origin , but which varies from place to place and is not significantly modified by manufacture ; the property must also be scientifically detectable . |
| 11 | Patterns can be affected by climate , which varies from region to region , so that a particular tree-ring pattern established in one area can not be used for dating timbers from another part of the world . |
| 12 | The construction of the task is a dynamic process which varies from age to age and society to society . |
| 13 | Holists , by contrast , wish to explain individual intentions and desires as the outcome of these wholes , thereby awarding explanatory priority to a range of social factors the identity of which varies from theory to theory . |
| 14 | perhaps in six months or in sixty years erm facing the same kind of problem again er I , I can erm I have close experience with a situation on my , on my own patch which rises from time to time an and is most unpleasant for the people in and it goes back if I might say so an and therefore the planning considerations that have been mentioned need to be paid attention to . |
| 15 | A rarer species which appears from time to time is marketed as the ‘ Scribbled Anthias ’ . |
| 16 | The numerical increase worth counting is that which endures from decade to decade . |
| 17 | a positive or negative which reads from left to right . |
| 18 | Teeth are believed to be a more accurate indicator of exposure to lead than blood , which fluctuates from month to month . |
| 19 | Reference here should also be made to s. 2(3) UCTA 1977 , which provides in relation to exclusion clauses : |
| 20 | Is Klima , as the angry friend alleges on this occasion , a flirt , who goes from girl to girl ? |
| 21 | Back to his best Billy Lancaster , who goes from strength to strength each season , beat the talented Mark Jones , last year 's runner-up , by 21–16 , while Bob Severs was at his best to beat Michael Ryan 21–7 . |
| 22 | The images are vivid : an unmarried mother who lives off welfare cheques ; a young man who drifts from girlfriend to girlfriend , selling drugs to get by . |
| 23 | The first is a female spirit with long fair hair who travels from village to village by water , visiting farms and helping to tend cattle . |
| 24 | Thirdly , it should be noted that the proportion of university graduates entering permanent employment itself varies from subject to subject ( see AGCAS , annual ) between about 40 and 75 per cent of all graduates in that subject , with a mean of 56 per cent ; the remainder go into short-term or overseas employment , further research or training , are unemployed or otherwise classified ( 1987 figures ) . |
| 25 | She dies on way to pool |
| 26 | Who are defined as enemies and what action is taken against them varies from country to country and from time to time . |
| 27 | Public opinion toward them varies from suspicion to hostility , and a major police problem would appear to be relations with the public . |
| 28 | It appears that one progresses from life to life with the same nucleus of people around one — although casual acquaintances on the outer edge may change . |
| 29 | The limbs of different vertebrates such as human , dog , bat , and horse , are variations on a basic theme of an increasing number of elements as one proceeds from shoulder to hand , from the single humerus to the five fingers of the hand . |
| 30 | Natural movement which is also a pleasure rather than a chore is infinitely superior to indoor exercises with weights , or exercise that is so taxing that one aches from head to toe afterwards . |