Example sentences of "with a [noun] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the top , in " 1 " we see the basic environmental situation , with a land-mass to the left on the margin of which are found fluviatile , near-shore and off-shore sediments . |
| 2 | ‘ You are quite sure that he said nothing to you which might provide us with a clue to the killer ? ’ |
| 3 | Their purchase of an old desk provides Tom with a clue to the mystery surrounding Raybrick 's savings . |
| 4 | Do these words mean that judges can be dismissed by the Crown only upon an Address of both Houses ( with a direction to the Houses that they are not to present an Address unless the judge has misbehaved himself ) ? |
| 5 | The Nun 's Priest ends his tale with a direction to the reader/listener , purportedly indicating what they must do : and supporting it with St Paul 's dictum : In the Nun 's Priest 's Tale this is no simple directive , finally defining the purpose of a tale which the narrator has introduced as a " " myrie " " ( " merry " ) exercise , and which is truly comic and lively . |
| 6 | MARATHON man John Bishop , the Echo 's round-the-world cyclist , related his adventures to members of Liverpool Rotary Club with a tribute to the club for its support . |
| 7 | The cost of a practising certificate comprises a fixed fee of £420 ( for 1991 – 92 ) together with a contribution to the Law Society 's Compensation Fund . |
| 8 | HEAD south and banish those autumn blues with a trip to the seaside . |
| 9 | Flowers East really took off and today people often combine a visit to us with a trip to the Whitechapel and lunch at the famous Jewish restaurant , Blooms . |
| 10 | Combine a visit to Ellesmere Port area with a trip to the Boat Museum , because next door you will come across a new machine knitting shop ! |
| 11 | In two cases the housewife 's father is a regular visitor in the day time , and in one case the father regularly combines a social visit with a trip to the launderette to dry clothes on his daughter 's behalf . |
| 12 | ‘ You 'd better come in first , ’ Reid motioned to him , and with a wave to the others announced , ‘ This is Doctor Masters , our new doctor . ’ |
| 13 | In the salon where they were all sitting after dinner over glasses of brandy and half-finished cups of coffee , the first courageous guest rose to his feet and bowed with a smile to the lady of the house . |
| 14 | In Kingshams Field , the bank was apparently partly levelled or cut away by the mid third century at least , prior to the construction of a stone building with a courtyard to the south . |
| 15 | Both ranges might have been independent structures , though excavations between them suggest a more complex L-shaped building with a courtyard to the rear and a timber colonnade along the frontage . |
| 16 | So he ends with a toast to the bridesmaids and/or Matron of Honour . |
| 17 | The best man or the groom can end his speech with a toast to the hosts , and the bride 's father or mother , or both , can reply . |
| 18 | At six-thirty he would turn up with a large jug of the club cocktail , for it was a tradition that committee meetings ended with a toast to the club in its own tipple . |
| 19 | During interviews with journalists during March Prince Saad invariably answered questions concerning Kuwait 's future political system with a reference to the October 1990 " popular congress " in Saudi Arabia , at which the Amir had made a vague commitment to opposition leaders to restore the 1962 Constitution [ see p. 37759 ] . |
| 20 | The selection of Mr Taylor , 39 , was challenged at the time by a section of the local Tory party , with Mr Bill Galbraith , a 55-year-old publisher , leading the criticism with a reference to the candidate as ‘ a bloody nigger ’ . |
| 21 | The trial judge concluded his supplementary directions with a reference to the need for the members of the jury to ‘ give and take ’ in their deliberations , while still adhering scrupulously to their jurors ' oaths . |
| 22 | At each stop trains were besieged with hawkers selling everything from chapattis to a shave , but passengers could telegraph ahead so that a delicious and aromatic meal was brought on a tray covered with a napkin to the window of the carriage as the train drew into the next station . |
| 23 | I conclude with a plea to the Minister . |
| 24 | McCoist , meanwhile , will attempt to reach the milestone of his 50th goal of the season with a plea to the Rangers fans to ‘ Bring the house down ’ . |
| 25 | My night of glory ended up with a hobble to the shower and a flop into bed — very athletic , eh ? |
| 26 | This room appears to be bare and innocuous , with a door to the south , but as soon as one character steps through the east-facing door , all the adventurers find themselves drawn into the Bonefield . |
| 27 | Contrary to the intuitions of the participants , the anticipated ( j ) , ( c ) ( g ) is dispreferred in favour of the following : The focalisation created through this pattern is almost the reverse of that expected , with a narrowing to the detail of the " leaves ' in the second sentence , followed by an abrupt transition outwards to a general statement about the rain in the last sentence . |
| 28 | He felt it connect and followed through with a kick to the stomach . |
| 29 | Half a minute later another Frenchman sent his pousse-pousse puller staggering in the gutter with a blow to the head after an apparent argument about the fare , and Joseph realized with a shock that such beatings were merely routine . |
| 30 | A standard gauge system with a link to the S.E. Railway at Halling Station was subsequently laid and six locomotives were employed . |