Example sentences of "to its former [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it does not crease easily , or if the pile returns to its former shape when smoothed out flat , the wool is probably good . |
| 2 | A thick stolon was much delayed in its passage ; at one place it was forced to turn at right angles to its former course ; at another place it could not pass through the pins , and the hinder part became bowed ; it then curved upwards and passed through an opening between the upper part of some pins which happen to diverge ; it then descended and finally emerged through the crowd ’ ( Darwin , 1880 ) . |
| 3 | EFFORTS to get Cleveland scrapped and Yorkshire restored to its former boundaries are being stepped up with renewed efforts by white-rose enthusiasts . |
| 4 | to its former eminence in all the history books . |
| 5 | By 1979 , just under 30 per cent of the land in the reformed sector had been restored to its former owners ( Castillo and Lehmann 1982 ) . |
| 6 | The flat reverts to its former state of disrepair . |
| 7 | It was rebuilt after a fire in the thirteenth century , altered and restored in contemporary style in the seventeenth , but returned to its former state in the 1920s . |
| 8 | It would be sad to see all your good work wasted , and the place revert to its former wilderness . |
| 9 | Gradually this whole area of Prague 's Venice is being restored to its former elegance . |
| 10 | In a judgement given on 14th May 1992 , the House of Lords allowed Johnson Matthey 's appeal that the £50 million payment in 1984 to its former subsidiary , Johnson Matthey Bankers Limited , was a revenue payment and eligible for tax relief . |
| 11 | It was also the first to be held since the redecoration of the Tuileries had restored the palace to its former splendour ; this it had lost not only because it had been ransacked by the mob in 1848 , but also because it had become shabby during the reign of Louis-Philippe . |
| 12 | Speculators haunt Cambodia 's Riviera : Cambodia hopes to restore Kep to its former glory as a holiday resort . |
| 13 | The glitter of A-levels in today 's broader , more diverse , degree market is starting to tarnish , and is unlikely ever to be restored to its former glory . |
| 14 | The pulpit was marvellously restored restored to its former glory and is further evidence that the powers of creation can surmount even the most destructive forces of mankind . |
| 15 | It was vital to give the impression at any rate that I and my board colleagues were in control of affairs and that we had a clear strategy that somehow was going to restore our business to its former glory . |
| 16 | Anyone buying the house is faced with the problem of demolishing all the extensions if it is ever to be restored to its former glory . |
| 17 | Although this was predicted to occur at some unspecified date in the future , belief in it was strengthened by the promise of a Messiah who would defeat Israel 's enemies and restore the nation to its former glory . |
| 18 | The Gasworks Preservation Society aims to restore the site to its former glory . |
| 19 | Daily visits to East Oxford soon restored it to its former glory . |
| 20 | This year the omens are better and tourist officials will be disappointed if the figure is not back to its former glory by the end of it . |
| 21 | Especially interesting was the garden of Upton Grey where the new owners are bringing Gertrude Jekyll 's original design back to its former glory . |
| 22 | They spent an additional £45,000 on renovating it — although the beacon needs more work to restore it to its former glory . |
| 23 | By the end of the six months , Edouard 's old resolve grew fiercer : he would restore that empire to its former glory , and then he would develop it , increase it , expand it . |
| 24 | The process goes on for several days , a few polyps occasionally expanding briefly , until finally the coral returns to its former glory . |
| 25 | His proudest achievement has been the restoration , with other villagers , of the run-down village green to its former glory as focal point of the community . |
| 26 | Father Hugh Mcaleese said : ‘ We are devastated , but we intend to restore the church to its former glory . |
| 27 | A friend said last night : ‘ It will cost a fortune to get this car back to its former glory . |
| 28 | ‘ If we take off the reedbed 's top 30cm of vegetation — just enough so that we do not kill off the reeds — and put in some new dykes to give a good water flow we will restore the reedbed to its former glory . ’ |
| 29 | To restore hair to its former glory , it was tested with Bain de Terre Recovery Complex which revitalises dry hair |
| 30 | It 's a first aid treatment which thickens and fortifies damaged and thinning hair to its former glory . |