Example sentences of "of [adj] [verb] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 151 countries out of 168 submitted reports to WHO , representing about 5200 million people . |
| 2 | He was selected , out of 11,000 candidates , one of 30 to gain admission to Beijing Conservatoire , newly opened after the revolution . |
| 3 | Some pupils , especially girls in rural areas , were withdrawn by their parents who considered it a Waste of money' to send girls to school . |
| 4 | As the Spring of 1963 gave way to Summer , one priority became uppermost in Whitaker 's mind — to get one script of each type of Doctor Who story together as soon as possible . |
| 5 | Apart from Africa , there is not a great deal of potential arable land left , so , using an across-the-board figure , it would be necessary to devote approximately 66 per cent of all farmed lands to cereals . |
| 6 | ‘ I understand how you feel , but I think it would do your sister the world of good to come face to face with reality for once . ’ |
| 7 | The events of 936 and the imperial coronation of 962 bore witness to Otto I 's determination to be Charlemagne redivivus . |