Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [vb pp] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last decade , various strands of research have led to re-examination of the role of metaphor in language , and to the suggestion that it is a tool for thought . |
| 2 | Apparently some special attributes of this microbial group have led to acquisition of the ability to manipulate mitosis in eukaryotic hosts . |
| 3 | In view of the harsh treatment of the victims of mental illness in hospitals like Bedlam , where members of the public or the acting profession could study their behaviour at first hand , it is not surprising that no striking instances of writers proclaiming themselves mad by writing about their own affliction have come to light in this period . |
| 4 | The county 's young men are taking the charts by storm as a string of young dance bands from the area have rocketed to stardom over the last 18 months . |
| 5 | Registered dockers at Sharpness on the Severn Estuary have returned to work after Friday 's walk-out . |
| 6 | Analogous replacements in other DNA cytosine-C 5 methyltransferases of cysteine residues for serine have lead to loss of methyltransfer activity ; the folding status of the corresponding stable gene products , however , was not characterized ( 27 , 28 ) . |
| 7 | The successful introduction of a rationalised and acceptable meaning to the word ‘ god ‘ would destroy the dominance of those people , often of superior intelligence , who from time to time have come to power in nearly all civilisations , by exploiting the fear of the unknown among their fellows . |
| 8 | However , problems of measurement have led to underestimation of improvements in service-sector productivity expressed most recently in the drive towards self-service restaurants and petrol stations , and automated cash dispensers at banks . |