Example sentences of "have [verb] to a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , when the weathering mantle has developed to a depth of several metres the rate of water movement at the weathering front becomes very slow . |
| 2 | Grieco , in a fascinating and detailed series of ethnographic studies of working-class networks in this country , has pointed to a number of advantages which workers and employers gain from ‘ the network ’ : . |
| 3 | Previous research has pointed to a number of socio-demographic factors that contribute to the likelihood of a child coming into the care of local authorities . |
| 4 | The sloop apparently ran straight on to the top of the bank under sail in spite of the fact that the top of the bank is 10 m ( 30 ft ) above the level of high spring tides.Jutson ( 1939 ) has pointed to a series of generally narrow platforms cut mainly in almost horizontal rocks in New South Wales and extending up to a height of 10 m ( 30 ft ) or more . |
| 5 | Pahl ( 1984 : 314 ) has referred to a situation in which : |
| 6 | The Enterprise Centre has responded to a number of requests from departments to provide staff development opportunities that meet ‘ departmental ’ staff training needs . |
| 7 | Hartlepool MP Ted Leadbitter has responded to an attack on Hartlepool 's image in America 's leader business newspaper The Wall Street Journal by writing an angry letter to its editor . |
| 8 | Er yes I raised an example without referring to a specific site and the site is in Richmondshire where the county council has objected to a proposal in erm what is a a local plan in its very formative stages and the proposal conflicts with Policy I five in so far as I five directs development to the main towns and urban areas . |
| 9 | While new organizations may possess a strong commitment to a new policy , and may have powers that enable it to bring together the resources for its implementation that were not possessed by any single previous organization , it still has to relate to a world in which other agencies have a great deal of power to influence its success . |
| 10 | This has come to a head with EEC obstructionist moves at the Uruguay round of GATT negotiations which were meant to reach a conclusion by 1990 but which would now appear to have collapsed . |
| 11 | French microkernel operating system developer Chorus Systemes SA has come to an agreement with Motorola Inc 's Semiconductor division for joint development and marketing of a combination of the Chorus Unix System V-compliant microkernel technology with the PowerPC chip Motorola is developing with IBM Corp . |
| 12 | French microkernel operating system developer Chorus Systemes SA has come to an agreement with Motorola Inc 's Semiconductor division to jointly develop and market a combination of Chorus Unix System V-compliant microkernel technology with the PowerPC chip Motorola is developing with IBM Corp . |
| 13 | The fact that magnesium atoms are smaller than the calcium atoms they replaced has let to a reduction in the volume of the rock . |
| 14 | The alternative to this has amounted to a reaffirmation of historicism almost as if nothing had happened . |
| 15 | If a visitor or medical practitioner has to talk to a resident through you , make sure you consult them and do n't answer for them . |
| 16 | If a church has grown to a membership of 300 and wishes to send one of its leaders and several of its members to start a new and similar flourishing work in a neighbouring area it may meet with problems . |
| 17 | By 1989 the church was meeting in fortnightly celebrations in Raynes Park High School and at the time of writing the church has grown to a membership of 300 . |
| 18 | It was founded five years ago as a small voluntary organisation and now has grown to a membership of 275 and a permanent secretariat with full time staff . |
| 19 | It said : ‘ The council has written to a number of stores requesting undertakings that they cease trading in contravention of the Sunday trading provisions of the Shops Act . |
| 20 | The once tiny fringe of retired men and women has broadened to a band of ten million . |
| 21 | has moved to a position as a professional assistant in a local-authority education department . |
| 22 | We stand glaring at each other , and I notice the traffic has snarled to a standstill on Lower Road . |
| 23 | The government has resorted to a variety of expedients to deal with teacher shortages . |
| 24 | The Council has agreed to a request from British Rail for financial help for the scheme . |
| 25 | And she has agreed to a cow at last , next week , I must — ’ |
| 26 | The prosecution case against boxer Terry Marsh has drawn to a close with no evidence being offered by the defence . |
| 27 | and that er , you know , has lead to a lot of misery in some cases , er , also I mean there 's question of viability of our own scheme and I er , think er you know , er there are a number of questions which I as a lay-man would like to be , you know , I think the seminar is probably the right to do that . |
| 28 | This has lead to a recognition of the need for education among the adults of the community , in the form of horticultural skills , which they will obtain from College of Agriculture advisers and the Highlands and Islands Development Board . |
| 29 | The fire has died to a nest of grey feathers . |
| 30 | He has published many works on Scottish architecture and has contributed to a variety of publications including the Architectural Review , Country Life , the Architects ' Journal and the Times Literary Supplement . |