Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb base] [verb] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both the rising expectations of the rural working population and the changing character of the village have made access to some form of transport an essential element of contemporary rural life . |
| 2 | POLICE on both sides of the border have issued warnings to elderly folk to be on their guard against thieves posing as Water Board inspectors . |
| 3 | In particular , the traditional , if untheorized , distinction between serious literature and ‘ rubbish ’ has broken down ; as Franco Fortini said , the occasional slummings of the aristocratic writer of the past have given way to a situation in which we all live off the ‘ guano ’ which our society produces day by day ( Cadioli and Peresson 1984 : 85 ) . |
| 4 | As most average families are in the bottom 60 per cent. , does not that show that the Government have given money to the rich at the expense of ordinary families ? |
| 5 | The speeches are short ( perhaps the school prize-giving metaphor breaks down at this point ) and the polished public school tones of the Synod have given way to nasal northern echoes . |