Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They jerk from side to side and rub themselves on the plants , but there is no redness or inflammation of the gills . |
| 2 | The forms have no definite shape , as they change from round to round , but they are vaguely humanoid and attack with limb-like appendages . |
| 3 | They change from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult . |
| 4 | The British government is sponsoring a proposal for a European Community ban on the import of tropical wild birds because of the high death rates they suffer during transport to Europe after their capture in the forests of Africa and South America . |
| 5 | They range from Badminton to Babies , Food to Flying , Politics to Problems , Stress to Staff and a lot more crammed in . |
| 6 | They vary with respect to size . |
| 7 | In return the museums can offer a wide range of privileges and special activities — they vary from museum to museum . |
| 8 | However , solutions to such problems are culturally determined : they vary from society to society . |
| 9 | They are like the metaphorical gender attributions we examined at the beginning of this chapter , in that they follow no single principle , they do not remain constant from one context to another and they vary from culture to culture . |
| 10 | You would be wise to phone ahead , especially if you are coming a long way , to check opening times because they vary from time to time . |
| 11 | Helping parents in this way is an attempt to provide them with child-management skills for life so that they can generate solutions to many of the problems they face without reference to professionals at all . |
| 12 | They are immediately recognisable on the one-inch map by the manner in which they run from village to village practically straight across country , with perhaps an occasional sudden right-angled bend and then on again . |
| 13 | Movements are tracked with each individual 's location being constantly logged and updated as they transfer from helicopter to platform , supply vessel , or other destination . |
| 14 | It is a common sight to see bands of penniless zealots whipping and beating themselves as they travel from village to village , begging scraps of food and preaching their own nightmare vision of doom and despondency . |
| 15 | ‘ This is what they get from arsehole to breakfast . |
| 16 | They weave from side to side and usually havenm't a clue what they 're doing |
| 17 | Still others are tested if they apply for promotion to positions which are deemed ‘ sensitive . ’ |
| 18 | ( 7 ) Subsections ( 7 ) to ( 9 ) of section 33 of this Act shall apply in relation to applications for occasional permissions as they apply in relation to applications for occasional licences . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) Byelaws made under subsection ( 1 ) above shall not have effect until they are confirmed by the Secretary of State , and the provisions of subsections ( 4 ) to ( 12 ) and ( 15 ) of section 202 of the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1973 and of section 204 of that Act shall , with any necessary modifications , apply in relation to byelaws to be made or made under this section as they apply in relation to byelaws to be made or made under that Act . |
| 20 | It is by no means clear that many newcomers are even aware of the feelings that they arouse from time to time in the local population . |
| 21 | They turn from yellow to black . |
| 22 | They argue from time to time , they get tired and cross and let stress get the better of them , like any other couple , but the union is essentially a happy one . |
| 23 | ‘ Consequently , local authorities have somewhat greater discretion in the environmental health area than they do in relation to council house sales ’ ( p. 103 ) . |
| 24 | They journey from plain to forest , or along the river valleys and mountain passes , where they buy , sell , or steal things that they can re-sell to other Orcs and Goblins later on . |
| 25 | The working poor 's main problem is the poverty trap — the tax penalty that poor families face when they move from welfare to work . |
| 26 | With the way jobs are going it 's harder to keep members as they move from job to job . |
| 27 | They swing from tree to tree . |
| 28 | They are both regressive taxes , in that they fall in relation to income as income rises , except where the complex rebate system helps lower incomes . |
| 29 | They crawl from hair to hair and look rather like brown greenfly . |
| 30 | They need in addition to aim non-standard or value-added product lines ( such as quality wholemeal bread , malted , muesli or " breakfast " loaves , croissants , cakes , sandwiches , catering lines or hot bread ) at those specific local or regional markets in which their location and lower distribution costs give them an advantage , and at those market segments which seek non-standard or differentiated products . |