Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] to [adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The investigation follows disclosures from Mr John Bourn , the Comptroller and Auditor General , that Britain has hidden from the EC a £38 million package of sweeteners to British Aerospace to persuade it to buy the Rover Group . |
| 2 | By 1513 , the dispute had grown to such proportions that , before the Battle of Flodden , when James IV challenged the Earl of Surrey to single-handed combat to decide their two nations ' grievances , the rewards to the victor were to include the return of the town of Berwick to Scotland , and the removal of the Esk fish garth . |
| 3 | When that viewpoint is outside the school it is of assistance to corporate management to weigh up its authority and seriousness . |
| 4 | In a later study of economic growth in the USA , and Western European countries during the period 1950–62 , Denison found the minimum contribution of education to economic growth to have been of far less importance : 15 per cent for USA , 13 per cent for UK and Belgium , and the rates for the remaining six countries varied from 7 per cent for Norway and Italy , to 2 per cent for West Germany . |
| 5 | Borders Regional Council also believes the new fishing dimension in the funding rules , given the fishing industry at Eyemouth , will strengthen the case for access to rural development to finance which they have been working on with Scottish Borders Enterprise for several years . |
| 6 | In my garden it has made a swift transition from weed to wild flower to flower . |
| 7 | Machinery management strategies will be dealt with in relation to limited access to land , water , labour and/or capital . |