Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [adv] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many labour-only subcontractors have grasped the opportunity to expand initially to a labour and material sub-contractor and subsequently to a general contractor . |
| 2 | As this is ’ Youth and Parliament ’ day , led by the British Youth Council , would my right hon. Friend recognise the importance of investing in the young , overcoming unnecessary disadvantages such as handicap , and giving them the opportunity to contribute fully to a better future for the country ? |
| 3 | After the Tower Report was published in February 1987 , and the PROF notes revealed that had passed by computer between the characters , the basement became home to a band of five-o'clock-shadowed Boy Scouts delighting in their own secrecy . |
| 4 | Lurching , grabbed flailing images blurted by , half opaque , bleached , before the contrast tightened down to a murky blackness . |
| 5 | LISTREL will then prompt the user to enter up to a maximum of 32 valid charge codes which are to be included in the Listing . |
| 6 | The current in the coil rises rapidly to a value limited by the series resistor when the core reaches saturation . |
| 7 | The noise builds up to a shattering roar . |
| 8 | However , he ran into a familiar stumbling-block : the concerto and the Souvenir add up to a few minutes less than the magic number of 55 , so he was forced to abandon the idea . |
| 9 | The camera holding the action switches slowly to a normal , positive picture — more acceptable to viewers now that the impact has been made . |
| 10 | Rodo screamed as the light surged up to a brilliance that stung his eyes . |
| 11 | CLEVELAND athletes of the future get off to a flying start today with a new course at Cleveland stadium , Middlesbrough . |
| 12 | Far Eastern reports of imminent bid terms from Hongkong & Shanghai Bank caused some early excitement in Midland Bank and , despite a denial , the stock held on to a 10 point rise to 345p . |
| 13 | We got talking and strolled along the riverside path too engrossed to hear the rumble of thunder getting nearer , or note the wind getting up to a blustery gale . |
| 14 | In the middle of a yellow common the engine died , and the car rolled jerkily to a halt . |
| 15 | He resigned himself and let the car drift back to a comfortable fifty-yard gap . |
| 16 | Well away from the motorway now , each new place quickly gave way to further forest and , just as Jenna was beginning to be lulled into a strange peace by the dappled sunlight of the place , the soothing green of nature , the car turned on to a narrow road and began to climb steadily . |
| 17 | The digger rolled gently to a halt again , engine ticking over . |
| 18 | THE pound fell sharply to a new record low against the mark yesterday afternoon , closing at Dm2.3213 , down almost 3.5 pfennigs on the day . |
| 19 | But I can remember one thing that happened in in that respect was that the superintendent came down to a meeting or he wanted to see us after nationalization . |
| 20 | The sight of the brigade turning out to a call , pulled by magnificent black horses , drew every child within half a mile of the Works main gates when the warning hooter sounded . |
| 21 | The window gave on to a small lead roof beyond whose parapet I could see the topmost branches of the elm tree , the ornate brick chimneys of my own House — School House . |
| 22 | In 1902 , Joiner sold the mill to the Somerset-based Dulcote Leatherboard Co , of which he was already a partner , and the mill became home to a number of special processes , mainly for the manufacture of shoe stiffeners . |
| 23 | British qualifications in public health medicine fully meet the requirements of the directives and the faculty looks forward to a time when the specialty will be formally recognised in all member states and not only in Britain , France , and Ireland . |
| 24 | The indicator light above the visor edged back to a normal reading . |
| 25 | Schmidt tapped on the glass and the chauffeur ran the nearside wheels on to a broad stretch of grass fifty feet from the fringe of a beechwood . |
| 26 | The saleswoman went over to a rack of ankle-length cottons in different colours . |
| 27 | The Committee got off to a brisk start at its first meeting . |
| 28 | The death of the AHA was not the last word of its members , since the caucus moved across to a position within the new Victoria District Authority , which took over responsibility for the management of the AHA 's asylums . |
| 29 | The IntelliServer connects directly to a TCP/IP Ethernet using BNC or AUI connectors and is designed to provide a cost-effective means of connecting serial printers , modems , personal computers running terminal emulators , terminals , and high-speed serial X terminals to a local net . |
| 30 | The lobby opened on to a bar area where men in dark suits and ladies in cocktail dresses sipped before-dinner drinks . |