Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus only the infinitive is part of the verbal system , and to is an element brought in from outside this system to provide for incidence to a support seen as occupying a place in time before the beginning of the event . |
| 2 | For , on the one hand , they dispensed valuable resources : opportunities for lamb-barrel politics were an incentive to people to participate in popular democracy , to stand for election to a committee , even if they doubted its suitability for managing a complex hierarchical organization . |
| 3 | An ardent but always non-violent feminist , she campaigned vigorously for women 's rights , fought hard to improve rudimentary state education and medical services , and was one of the first women to stand for election to a borough council after the passing of the Qualification of Women Act in 1907 . |
| 4 | New technology is helping deaf-blind people to communicate with others to a degree unimaginable even 10 years ago . |
| 5 | ( vi ) Pupils should be asked to write in response to a range of well chosen stories , poems , plays or television programmes . |
| 6 | It is well known that the plastic used on original Fenders used to fade from white to a sort of greenish grey , and this type of scratchplate has been on offer as a cosmetic retro-fit for some time . |
| 7 | I had to go below ground to an office where I spoke to a policeman . |
| 8 | In the meantime , the two DTI inspectors , Mr Hugh Aldous and Mr Henry Brooke ( now Mr Justice Brooke ) , have had to listen in silence to a spokesman for the Al Fayeds publicly rubbishing their report . |
| 9 | BSc Hons Professional Development in Nursing and BTech degrees — see Application using the University 's Direct Entry Form , p 50 ) , should be made through the Universities Central Council on Admissions ( UCCA ) in accordance with the procedure described in the Council 's handbook ‘ How to Apply for Admission to a University ’ . |
| 10 | How to apply for admission to a university . |
| 11 | It is not unknown for a philosopher or scientist , lured by the song of the sirens , which is to say an interpretation of Quantum Mechanics , to drift off course to a proposal as to a better or improved conception of causation . |
| 12 | Suppose it wants to go from A to a point E that it can not see . |
| 13 | The criterion for the acceptance of applicants is their ability to follow successfully a course of academic study and , in appropriate cases , to qualify for admission to a profession . |
| 14 | In each case a corporation has its reputation , separate from its members , capable of being adversely affected by defamatory statements and which it is entitled to protect by recourse to an action for libel . |
| 15 | The second-hand boat market is saturated ; yachts seem to drop in value to a level that lasts for decades , never entirely disappearing from the market . |
| 16 | Erm , there is one slight technical problem which I have to overcome in relation to a computer terminal but I 'll erm face that problem at if and when that situation develops . |
| 17 | Assuming that research is likely to depend on access to a multiplicity of sources and databases , users will need such expert advice . |
| 18 | Any firm which can demonstrate the appropriate experience will be able to act as sponsor to a company applying for listing . |
| 19 | All my friends and playmates were Indian and , since my father 's job was to act as guardian to a Maharajah some five years older than me , I looked upon Bahadur as an older brother . |
| 20 | From Henry James , The Pupil The poor young man hesitated and procrastinated : it cost him such an effort to broach the subject of terms , to speak of money to a person who spoke only of feelings and , as it were , of the aristocracy ( 1 ) . |
| 21 | Colonic diverticular disease is thought to occur in response to a combination of colonic wall weakness and high intraluminal pressures . |
| 22 | In the event of the insolvency of either party , one would wish to be able to prove beyond doubt to a trustee in bankruptcy the interests of the parties in the property . |