Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [vb base] to [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The legs belong to the men who 've organized the hunt .
2 The authors point to the lawyers ' success in reproducing for themselves the conditions of private practice and its implications for other departments and for the workings of local democracy .
3 All the relationships conform to the assumptions we have already made .
4 The rows of each table refer to the spatial entities , whether they be lines , points or polygons , while the columns refer to the variables that are measured on these spatial entities ( Figure 7.6 ) .
5 And in its star system , the accolades go to the miners — they 've been through hell , fire , earth and water to become hardened into heroes .
6 In summer the reedbeds resound to the songs of reed and sedge warblers , and in spring up to a dozen bitterns boom mysteriously from the reeds .
7 There is also likely to be an undertaking to allow the investors access to the books , and for the appointment of a firm of accountants , at the company 's expense , to verify any figures provided .
8 The battens open to the ends of night .
9 On the technical side , the outcome may well be some way from what would be expected of perfect contestability , even if the assumptions approximate to the conditions I have outlined .
10 As the vultures vie for space , the ravens cling to the edges .
11 The Dwarfs refer to the Elves as oathbreakers and beardclippers , while the Elves call the Dwarfs thieves .
12 Announcing their victory the Dwarfs retreat to the mountains and refuse to fight any more .
13 As the young boy sped off to reassure his worried employer , the two constables walked the few hundred yards from the police house to the Chequers .
14 Hence , the careers open to the talents were being sought , as much as ever , in the professions , the civil service or finance and not in manufacturing industry .
15 No monastic or holy order within the Christian tradition demands greater dedication and discipline , and the basic requirements of a satyāgrahi correspond to the vows of poverty , chastity and obedience , that are expected of certain Christian orders of monks and priests .
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