Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv] to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The work of solicitors goes back to the 15th century and as time has gone on they have become increasingly influential . |
| 2 | Some of his compositions are based on songs dating back to the mid-fifteenth century . |
| 3 | The village is situated on a very steep hillside with steps leading up to the next row of houses . |
| 4 | At least 12 other women candidates went through to the second round of voting . |
| 5 | Given that suspended particulates have been the subject of pollution control policies dating back to the nineteenth century , it is not surprising that total emissions and average urban concentrations of particulates have decreased markedly during the past few decades . |
| 6 | I am especially pleased to welcome JCI back as a shareholder , a position they held from 1918 until 1979 , cementing the close relationship between our two companies dating back to the last century . |
| 7 | We have 60 bottles to give away to the first readers to answer the following question and send their answer , with their name and address , to : . |
| 8 | The school , whose origins go back to the twelfth century , has been moved to a new location . |
| 9 | Areas found to be at risk include ancient woodlands dating back to the last ice age , internationally rare lowland heaths , meadows and marshes containing many rare species of plants , flowers , animals , birds and insects . |
| 10 | Ficulle is a small town with ancient origins , which still retains some of its medieval walls and watchtowers dating back to the 13th century . |
| 11 | The weeks leading up to the seventh round were busy with the launch of various diplomatic initiatives . |
| 12 | A series of beats are held , usually with the first four boards going through to the next round , culminating in a final . |
| 13 | Anyone trying seriously to find out what was in the public mind at the time of the Boer War and the years leading up to the First World War will find information here of great value . |
| 14 | In the years leading up to the First World War the Hooligan embarked on a remarkable career , appearing in name if not in person before numerous governmental and semi-official bodies of enquiry . |
| 15 | The days leading up to the fifth anniversary of the accident at Chernobyl nuclear power station , in the Soviet Ukraine , were marked by a series of reports on the consequences of the accident ( which occurred on April 26 , 1986 — see pp. 34460-62 ) . |
| 16 | GARDEN PLANTS FOR FREE The Gardener has 5 copies of Alan and Adrian Bloom 's Blooms of Bressingham Garden Plants to give away to the first five readers whose names are drawn from the postbag after 31 December 1992 . |
| 17 | We have 20 copies to give away to the first 20 readers whose names are pulled out of the bag on July 9 1992 , send your name and address on an adhesive label to Business Executive Diaries Ltd , Cornerways , Brenchley Road , Brenchley , Tonbridge , Kent TN12 7PB . |
| 18 | It 's required post-club viewing , and we have 20 copies to give away to the first 20 correct answers ( drawn out on June 25 ) to the following . |
| 19 | We have 250 copies to give away to the first readers to write to Noilly Prat Booklet Offer , . |
| 20 | In addition , the 16 teams to go through to the third round will each receive an illustrated copy of The Guinness Book of Cricket Facts and Feats . |
| 21 | The reputation of Vertus 's richly perfumed still red wines goes back to the fourteenth century ; in the seventeenth century these wines were favoured by William of Orange . |
| 22 | People were coming out from Palm Sunday Mass at the church of Ognissanti , pausing to chat to families going in to the last service and then passing under his window carrying sprays of olive leaves . |
| 23 | We were able to confirm the histories of families going back to the 19th century . |
| 24 | Delegates placed an overriding emphasis on hanging on to the foreign investment the country has ; on winning back firms wooed away to the Third World ; and on finding new customers . |
| 25 | Although some attempts at tackling air pollution problems date back to the last century or even earlier , most countries introduced their strategy for air pollution control in the 1950s , 1960s or 1970s . |
| 26 | Coloured eggs date back to the fourth century when it was forbidden to eat eggs during Lent ( the days leading up to Easter ) . |
| 27 | We have 150 single packs to give away to the first 150 names drawn from the postbag on 7 March . |
| 28 | The Government investigations paint a picture of decadent fraud flourishing in a climate of lax controls dating back to the 19th century and policed by professional advisors who paid insufficient attention to the task at hand . |
| 29 | Almost 35 million Americans tuned in to the first , two-hour pilot , making it the most watched TV movie of the season . |
| 30 | The three players walked off to the next tee . |