Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] to [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tokyo : The yen 's continued fall after a discount rate rise led to the year 's second biggest drop in the Nikkei average , which plunged 444.73 to 34,795.34 . |
| 2 | Standing upright , he says , naturally reduces the amount of body mass exposed to the Sun 's rays in an equatorial landscape . |
| 3 | Several times I was given money to go to the chemist 's for bitter aloes or penny royal or a bottle of gin from the outdoor . |
| 4 | A Ask your teacher for permission to go to the Matron 's Room . |
| 5 | But excitement turned to horror when the trail led to a woman 's remains in a shallow grave . |
| 6 | Ultimately , their efforts brought those ‘ Peace People ’ the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1977 , but controversy over that award added to the movement 's inability to sustain its momentum and it faded from the newspaper front pages . |
| 7 | For any member who is interested in the Acts of Parliament relating to the Bishop 's Castle Railway , I intend , over the next issues of the Journal , to give you details of them . |
| 8 | Photo-copies of acts of Parliament relating to the Bishop 's Castle Railway , held by the Society . |
| 9 | Readiness refers to an individual 's attitude towards the change , and capability refers to an individual 's capacity to do whatever the change requires of him or her . |
| 10 | Last year they made a net profit of £17,345,000 , of which 79p in every pound goes to the charity 's overseas programme . |
| 11 | In this view the concern is for what the process of study contributes to the pupil 's development rather than what the religion being studied contributes to that development . |
| 12 | Readiness refers to an individual 's attitude towards the change , and capability refers to an individual 's capacity to do whatever the change requires of him or her . |
| 13 | The text of the new treaty was substantively identical to that negotiated with the Soviet Union in 1991 , dropping the 1948 commitment for either side to come to the other 's assistance if it were attacked . |
| 14 | Fill the centre of the brickwork with rubble and concrete , then fix the light according to the manufacturer 's instructions . |
| 15 | After intoning the usual statements about the harm done to the nation 's security , the judge sentenced Blake to a total of 42 years ' imprisonment . |
| 16 | The damages are assessed by considering the harm done to the plaintiff 's reputation associated with goodwill and the lost sales of the plaintiff 's product as a result of the passing-off . |
| 17 | The action moved to the Saints ' end where a cross from Kiwomya eluded Dozzell and Whitton but fell kindly for Guentchev only for the Bulgarian to blaze his shot over the top . |
| 18 | Insert roller into supporting brackets and adjust the tension according to the manufacturer 's instructions . |
| 19 | Applications from Centres seeking HCIMA approval to offer programmes of study leading to the Association 's Professional Certificate and/or Professional Diploma , must be submitted to HCIMA at least eight months before the date on which it is proposed to start the programme . |
| 20 | The guidewire was removed and the catheter taped to the patient 's thigh . |
| 21 | Batteries were charged by native power turning a four-foot wooden wheel geared to a car 's generator , a minor miracle of improvisation designed by Sousa Santos . |
| 22 | After one or two early passages of arms , when Wheeler had first come into the post , in which it became apparent that Wheeler was prepared to be a good deal nastier to Ian than Ian was to him , Ian had settled for a civil service manner in which he made no attempt to contribute to the department 's thinking . |
| 23 | Note : We have deliberately avoided the idea that owners ' equity relates to the owners ' investment in the business as with the historic cost model this is fraught with obvious difficulties . |
| 24 | The first figure relates to the writer 's or composer 's percentage ( 95 or 85 per cent ) , and the second to the amount retained by the publisher ( 5 or 15 per cent ) . |
| 25 | I cut a path through the rushes which allows enough space for two rods , and room each side to wade to the water 's edge . |
| 26 | The Bodegraven docked to a hero 's welcome . |
| 27 | The fire was discovered at 3 a.m. by a master working late , and together with two boys — one of whom climbed a waterspout to get to the juniors ' bedroom via the roof and the other operated a hand-pump in dense smoke — managed to raise the alarm . |
| 28 | The spears were collected and stacked upright in the prow , inside a metal ring attached to the swan 's head . |
| 29 | And yet these are issues which the token recognition paid to the women 's movement in adult education does not even begin to consider . |
| 30 | Schoeller 's patent , number 2 100 025 , describes a car lock containing a small electric heating coil connected to the car 's battery . |