Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this , a lane goes forward to the last habitation , Dorusduain , with a parking space midway . |
| 2 | A narrow stairway led up to the third floor where an unmarked door opened onto a plush modern office reception area with a deep-pile fawn carpet dotted with pot plants . |
| 3 | The history of the perehera goes back to the second century AD , when King Gajabuha won a great victory against his foes in southern India , the Tamils , chasing them back across the narrow strait into their homeland . |
| 4 | A jury found that Mr McCaffrey had forced open the doors of the lift and squeezed through a narrow 11in gap in a bid to jump down to the third floor landing . |
| 5 | National Assembly elections involve two rounds of voting on consecutive Sundays with the two most successful candidates in the first round and candidates polling over 12.5 per cent of the vote going on to the second round . |
| 6 | The action belonged exclusively to the second half with two goals packed into the first 100 seconds of the period . |
| 7 | Sultan Pakubuono XI of Surakarta comes from a lineage reaching back to the ninth century and , despite Indonesia 's official birth into the modern age with her independence in 1949 , the Sultan , like his ancestors before him , remains the uncrowned " Pope " of pre-Islamic Javanese mysticism . |
| 8 | Her mind drifted back to the first day they 'd seen Crystal Springs . |
| 9 | The so-called ’ swan-upping ’ ceremony dates back to the fourteenth century … but nowadays its as much a fun day out as a way of keeping the swans healthy . |
| 10 | The issues discussed in this chapter relate mainly to the second and third options and in particular to proposals to replace a large ‘ proportion of them with some type of negative income tax system broadly defined . |
| 11 | Do the postures continuously , in graceful slow motion with each exercise leading in to the next . |
| 12 | At the end of the second row , the Design Controller moves on to the next row of the pattern , ready for you to knit the pattern stitches of the second row of the pattern on your third knitting row . |
| 13 | This attractive country home dates back to the 16th century when it was once a farm labourer 's cottage . |
| 14 | Stoneywood Mill dates back to the eighteenth century , and is now part of the Wiggins Teape Group . |
| 15 | New Hall dates back to the 12th century and is reputed to be the oldest fully moated manor house in England . |
| 16 | In addition to this , I think it is appropriate that we also take the opportunity to look ahead to the next three year phase , the developing work load of the adviser and the future development of FWAG in Lothian . |
| 17 | The successful delivery of the party 's policy review this week was capped when the conference agreed yesterday to the next major change Mr Kinnock intends to carry through : a diminution in the overwhelming dominance of the union block vote . |
| 18 | for more than 50 years ICI acrylic materials — sheet and mooulding powders — have been used and enjoyed worldwide , Ken Barrlett reports on a business looking forward to the next 50 years . |
| 19 | Eight miles from the Bauble lies the historic town of Colchester , an ancient town dating back to the 1st century BC with Roman remains , a ruined Norman castle , a 15th-century abbey , museums and excellent shopping facilities . |
| 20 | Because if they do n't understand that , there 's no point going on to the next stage . |
| 21 | Hughes , aged29 , has a remarkable record going back to the first women 's World Championships in 1980 including a world gold in 1986 , world bronze in 1987 and two European titles . |
| 22 | Lanfranc could only hope that the papal Curia would come to recognize the substantial strength of this papally inspired practice of primacy going back to the seventh century . |
| 23 | Through the period leading up to the Second World War rural England too was subjected , according to C.E.M . |
| 24 | Production increased tenfold in the period leading up to the second world war . |
| 25 | For example , Ellen Ross 's ( 1983 ) discussion of the lifestyle of the working poor in the East End of London , in the period leading up to the First World War , contains evidence about financial relationships between young working adults and their parents , based partly on the surveys of Charles Booth ( 1892b ) . |
| 26 | Well , I will have you know that the office of coroner dates back to the twelfth century , before civil servants were thought of ! |
| 27 | There are some who would question his recording of details on site suggesting that in his eagerness to move on to the next find he may neglect to tidy up the details left behind . |
| 28 | Equation ( 5.7 ) uses rm to discount the bond 's cash flows back to the next coupon payment and then discounts the value at that date back to date t . |
| 29 | the water got up to the second step from the top , but , when , instead of turning right into my road if you 'd keep straight on |
| 30 | ‘ The de Sciorto name and title goes back to the sixteenth century . |