Example sentences of "[det] [noun] to [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In clearly stating the terms of conditions of sale , SLAD has given some backbone to the dealers ' frequently invoked claim that they ‘ guarantee their goods ( unlike the auction houses ) ’ . |
| 2 | Thirdly , we have to give some recognition to the societies ' success in competing with banks , through their traditional friendly and comparatively informal image and their flexible operating hours . |
| 3 | Firstly , there is wide recognition that the study techniques of higher education students are weak , and , if the small amount of institutional time and lecturing staff devoted to this part of higher education is any measure , there would seem to be some indifference to the students ' shortcomings . |
| 4 | Prison management admits the regime , while being open , had been directionless and they are now introducing some purpose to the prisoners ' time there . |
| 5 | NSS , in common with virtually every other publication in the country , got its fingers burnt last week as a result of giving too much credence to the pollsters ' consistent message that we were heading for a hung parliament . |
| 6 | However , Captain John Hughes Hallet of the Planning Staff turned these shallows to the raiders ' advantage , because on the extra-high water of a spring tide it was possible that lightly laden ships and boats might scrape over these flats . |
| 7 | Turmoil in industrial relations , ethnic disturbances , the growth of violent crime , even the dismal competitive record of British footballers , cricketers , and tennis players , were all grist to the commentators ' mill . |
| 8 | Suppose farmers have a right in law to enjoin the railway company not to set fire to their fields : the result is that the company will fit spark-suppressing equipment to their trains , and there will be less damage to the farmers ' fields . |
| 9 | The ABN is a method for the larger firms of accountants to market their own opportunities to the others ' clients and contacts . |
| 10 | The quotations that follow are both from personal letters to the present writers , commenting on a published suggestion that those who give advice to parents often do not pay enough attention to the parents ' own views . |
| 11 | While no one objects to him chasing the girls a bit ( the roads are safe enough and drivers know him and avoid him ) , he stays away for days on end and is obviously getting into scraps with other dogs — presumably male rivals who 've beaten the same path to the bitches ' doors ! |