Example sentences of "[noun prp] ['s] [noun] [verb] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ceauşescu 's imagination turned to a project which could not be reversed by his successors , perhaps even by time itself . |
| 2 | Some of it belongs to the years directly after 591 , when Gregory 's narrative comes to an end , and has the additional significance of casting some light on the later years of the reign of Childebert II ( 575 – 96 ) , which are otherwise poorly represented in the sources . |
| 3 | I must confess to a profound sense of foreboding upon making this observation which de-generated into abject horror upon hearing the said track and realising that Oldfield 's contribution amounted to a few bars sampled from ‘ Tubular Bells ’ ! |
| 4 | ’ Latimer 's tone dropped to a near whisper . |
| 5 | The most famous teaming up of the two brothers was in 1973 , with the chart single Frankenstein , a testimony to Johnny 's ability to adapt to a variety of different styles , an ability , in fact , which he insists was born out of necessity … |
| 6 | Travis 's voice dropped to a husky growl . |
| 7 | The basic premise upon which much of this work is based is most succinctly expressed by William Downes : While Downes 's statement alludes to an unfashionable humanist notion of dramatic character , it does provide us with a valuable starting point for the present discussion . |
| 8 | The paper was dismissed and then ignored until , in the early 1960s , the crucial geophysical evidence supporting Wegener 's theory led to a rapid paradigm shift in the earth sciences . |
| 9 | On March 29 1985 , Jose Manuel 's inquiry came to a brutal end . |
| 10 | It will be argued that Leapor 's work contributes to a fairly broad movement among labouring class poets to provide an accurate account of work and social conditions in their time . |
| 11 | Ruth 's heart plummeted to an all-time low . |
| 12 | Nietzsche 's capacity to stick to a plan , however , was no greater than before , and at or towards the end of the year he produced a spate of alternatives . |
| 13 | Van Gogh 's Sunflowers according to an estimate from James Roundell of Christie 's Impressionist department , would have fetched around £4–5 million in 1980 compared to £30 million plus today |
| 14 | In spite of reports yesterday that Mr Friel 's move amounted to a reopening of the inquiry , Scottish Office sources have told The Scotsman that the decision to ask Strathclyde CID to look at the evidence is an established part of the appeal procedure . |
| 15 | The spiritual crisis in William 's life came to a head one Christmas when he was involved in an attempt to deceive his master by passing off a counterfeit shilling . |
| 16 | Idi Lala , leader of the exiled MCLN , described the RDC 's decision to stick to a one-party system as " thoughtless and dangerous " , because it ignored recurrent social unrest and mass support for a multiparty system . |
| 17 | Far from being ad hoc , the move to save Newton 's theory from falsification by Uranus 's orbit led to a new kind of test of that theory , which it was able to pass in a dramatic and progressive way . |
| 18 | This and many other weaknesses in Seligman 's theory led to a reformulation ( Abramson et al. , 1978 ) . |
| 19 | So it was all settled ; y'Pripio smiled blandly , Mala 's temper subsided to a Mark 2 , and the Emissary 's hand slid smartly up into my groin . |
| 20 | This suggests a naivety on Serafin 's part amounting to a kind of idiocy . |
| 21 | But the whole point of the question is whether Grant 's case applies to a misdirected letter of acceptance . |
| 22 | He begins as he means to go on , pooh-poohing the story that Dickens ' mother went to a ball in Plymouth the night before his birth : ‘ No ball is mentioned in the area for that particular evening . ’ |
| 23 | Certainly the Eastons ' house points to a proud history . |
| 24 | Smallfry 's voice rose to a scream . |
| 25 | Rose 's dependence led to a quick decline in her physical condition . |
| 26 | Mr De Benedetti 's testimony amounted to a scathing attack on Italy 's political establishment and what he describes as the ‘ climate of extortion ’ imposed by politicians in order to wring bribes out of businesses trying to supply the public sector . |
| 27 | Fran 's voice rose to a shrill scream , and the elderly woman who had been watching them curiously stopped . |
| 28 | Golding 's voice sank to a murmur , as if he were talking to himself rather than Derek . |
| 29 | Anna 's voice sank to a note of disappointment as she read the roadside sign with its oak-leaf logo . |
| 30 | When Seb 's story came to an end , Giles Aplin cast a quizzical glance in the direction of the London detective . |