Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] a [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Mark Bright arrived on the Palace scene the following year the duo soon established a marvellously successful striking twosome and it was largely their goals which took the club to the promotion play-offs and a return to Division One in 1989 . |
| 2 | They are a menace to farm animals and a threat to children . |
| 3 | Yousefi is originally from Iran and when he was arrested property bought with the false cheque books and a ticket to Iran were discovered in a van . |
| 4 | Kamari Tours offer several interesting excursions and a visit to Santorini would not be complete without a boat trip to the active volcano on Neo Kameni or New Burnt Island , which last exploded in the 1950s . |
| 5 | An association with middle-class aspirations and a dedication to classics and mathematics were the mark of such schools . |
| 6 | A tape which keeps pet birds amused , a disposable finger pad to clean your teeth and a gadget to unblock sinks quickly are among the weird and wonderful products dreamed up by inventors this year in a bid to beat the recession . |
| 7 | ‘ The industry has caused the perception of Unix fragmentation itself , yet it takes only days or a week to port between an IBM and HP machine ’ . |
| 8 | The Redpath brothers had a field day , sharing five of the six tries and a contribution to Melrose now and in the future could hold the vital key to unlock even more championship trophies . |
| 9 | One could not teach a chimpanzee to grow bananas nor a dolphin to farm fish , for these are quite alien to its mind set and require the foresight , the ability to see and plan ahead , which only man possesses . |
| 10 | On July 2 a strike broke out at the Markushegy unit of the Oroszlany coalmines , when miners demanded a wage rise of up to 50 per cent , the dismissal of incompetent managers and a halt to privatization of the mines ; the strike was settled on July 3 when the government acceded to most of the demands . |
| 11 | The clampdown was continued by the appointments of Sir John Nott-Boyer as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police — his stated aim was to ‘ rip the cover off all London 's filth spots ’ — and a new Home Secretary , Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe , whose attitude toward homosexuals was that they were , in general , ‘ exhibitionists and proselytisers and a danger to others , especially the young . |
| 12 | Ideas on the use of small apparatus and other aids will be included , also instructions on how best to assist the disabled ; management of wheelchairs and a guide to disabilities will be given . |
| 13 | Spastics generally have stiff limbs , rigid muscles and a tendency to convulsions , but their intelligence is usually normal . |
| 14 | IF you 're trying to get back to work or change jobs , the Institute of Personnel Management and W H Smith have produced an Employment Pack with lots of practical help , how to do a CV , sample forms and formats and a guide to interviews , £3.99 . |
| 15 | I was already looking forward to going out in the evening — a few drinks and a chat to Jamie , my friend , and some sweaty , ear-ringing music at the Arms . |