Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv prt] to the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Byrd studied all research on the trait approach that had been done up to the 1940 's and only found 5% of all traits identified for leaders common to all the research . |
| 2 | The fiscal and institutional roots of stability might be traced back to the 1690s , with the financial revolution ( which meant that England 's ruling elite finally worked how to finance government effectively ) and the growth of bureaucracy ( which laid the foundations for firm executive control by the central government which emerged in the eighteenth century ) . |
| 3 | Adopted by 237 votes to 24 , the amendment to the Constitution , known as the power-sharing law , stipulated that the federal government would retain competence over foreign policy , defence and economic and fiscal strategy , while broad economic powers would be handed over to the two republics . |
| 4 | The war of words between the two parties often reflected this sense of historical continuity , the roots of the divide frequently being traced back to the 1640s . |
| 5 | They arrived at the airport , and were rushed on to the 747 to Hong Kong . |
| 6 | ‘ They were togged out to the nines . ’ |
| 7 | brown tiles and it was brown tiles all in that room and of course we could n't , we had started a business and all the money had gone into the business and we could n't afford to , to start carpeting , it was impossible , so , but that room really looked superb I think , I had huge rugs , you know , one in front of the fireplace and another one this end and the other end in colour , in colours , and there really , it really looked nice and the floor was polished up to the nines , you know , er right through here all polished all the same colour |
| 8 | In these uncertain and troubled circumstances he was called back to the one thing outside his faith in which he could place his trust . |
| 9 | Evelyn was dressed up to the nines . |
| 10 | The trial was analysed up to the 31 January 1991 and a minimum of 16 months after the last patient was recruited into the study . |