Example sentences of "[adv] to a [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If not in priority need , particularly if considered for the purposes of the Act to have become ‘ intentionally homeless ’ , persons may receive only advice and ‘ appropriate assistance ’ , leaving much to an authority 's discretion . |
| 2 | Always be prepared to listen patiently to a guest 's chatter no matter how boring , but develop a technique of being able to detach , oneself politely from a conversation without giving offence , especially if there is work to be done or other people waiting for attention . |
| 3 | Questions similar to this one seem to occupy an inordinate amount of the energies of scientists all over the world , not to mention grouses about the shortsightedness/injustice/lack of imagination of a straight thumbs down to a researcher 's pet proposal . |
| 4 | Back in the classroom it is not always easy to translate the high tech knowledge down to a child 's level . |
| 5 | So he kicks you out and settles down to a nine-months ' bender . |
| 6 | My just married son decided to build a wall in his back garden and went along to a bricklayer 's yard to buy a quantity of bricks . |
| 7 | Parents who give in to a toddler 's temper will increase the likelihood of tantrums recurring and find themselves becoming more angry . |
| 8 | Now we 'll see if we can turn the egg in to a Pidgeon 's egg . |
| 9 | That 's a very different response from the man whose anxiety or guilt are aroused by his partner 's tears and shouts , walks away or who gives in to a woman 's demand without trying to understand what 's ‘ going on ’ . |
| 10 | The terms of the contract are not usually negotiable and offers are made subject only to an accountant 's report . |
| 11 | Officers in the field did on occasion have to struggle to get through to an official 's home number . |
| 12 | Across the stretch of water are the three other islands , the Střelecký , where archers trained in their craft ; the Dětský or Jews ' Island , now given over to a children 's playground ; and the Slovanský which used to have a fine dance hall . |
| 13 | He looked round and went over to a tinker 's stall . |
| 14 | FOLLOWING THE FIRST day of The Subject Was Roses rehearsals , Dustin went over to a girlfriend 's apartment for dinner brimming with enthusiasm and confidence . |
| 15 | The term , then , refers not to an enterprise 's size or age , but to a certain kind of activity . |
| 16 | If someone gets stung close to a bee 's nest , they are likely to find themselves quickly surrounded . |
| 17 | You will be whisked off to a photographer 's studio for a photo session where a top hairdresser , make-up artist and fashion stylist will be waiting to give you a fabulous makeover . |
| 18 | But as the replies from Collingwood and Parris make clear , there is more to a tutor-organiser 's success than this : for success has to be measured by different criteria according to the context of the work . |
| 19 | It was a brave decision : MacArthur was extremely popular ( a Gallop Poll reported 69% in his favour ) , and returned home to a hero 's welcome . |
| 20 | AN ADVENTURER who pedalled a boat 4,700 miles from Hawaii to Japan arrived home to a hero 's welcome yesterday after 110 days at sea . |
| 21 | A British doctor , Pauline Cutting , had returned home to a heroine 's welcome and was featured on several front pages . |
| 22 | Although these initial estimates are somewhat crude , either way the available results strongly suggest that use of a valid selection test can contribute susbstantially to an organisation 's profitability . |
| 23 | According to the leading proponent of this view , John Herz , the nation state was being undermined by four factors : its susceptibility to economic warfare ; the rise of international communications and the consequent permeability of national frontiers ; the development of air warfare , which could take war directly to a nation 's population ; and nuclear weapons , which threatened the very survival of states and their populations . |
| 24 | Replying directly to a businesswoman 's plea during the debate for ‘ one more little miracle ’ to ease the impact of the new rate on firms , Mr Lawson said to muted applause : ‘ The answer is that there is no alternative , and the policy will work . ’ |
| 25 | One woman writing anonymously to a women 's magazine told of her distress at a particularly dehumanizing gynaecological examination . |
| 26 | Those laid off get up to a year 's salary and a year of medical coverage , counselling for those seeking new careers and up to $2,500 for job retraining . |
| 27 | The Diet gave its final approval on Oct. 3 to a bill imposing up to a year 's imprisonment on brokers who violated a new law making all shareholder compensation schemes by brokers illegal , and up to six months for clients who requested paybacks . |
| 28 | The one good thing was the Australian pair finally making up their minds to come , the wife 's partners having agreed to her taking up to a year 's sabbatical . |
| 29 | But , but i i i i if you went yes I mean er in a sense that th there are one possibility is to redistribute the land , and do that equally , but if , if there , there was not enough land to bring everybody up to subsistence level er I mean some were , the , the argument is there was n't enough land to bring everybody up to a landlord 's subsistence level . |
| 30 | Coun Dixon ( Lab ) said the borough council had paid up to a week 's salary in overtime in November and December last year for officers patrolling shops on Sundays . |