Example sentences of "for the [adj] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steve , 39 , from Primrose Street , was due to be among the drivers setting out from Edinburgh for the gruelling trip to Monaco . |
| 2 | HOLLYWOOD would go down on one knee for the exclusive rights to Saturday 's England fly-half qualifier at Gloucester between Rob Andrew and Stuart Barnes . |
| 3 | HOLLYWOOD would go on one knee for the exclusive rights to Saturday 's England fly-half qualifier at Gloucester between Rob Andrew and Stuart Barnes . |
| 4 | Not wanting to take any risks , they brought forward the dates for the 1992 tournament to September . |
| 5 | It was impressive how she coped with the two children for the twelve hours to Juliaca while her boorish husband slept , the baby 's shawl across his face . |
| 6 | That day , April 29 , twenty Spitfires were safely delivered to Renfrew with one each on April 30 and May 1 for a total of 52 aircraft which constituted 100% of the complement assigned for the second delivery to Malta . |
| 7 | The coach departed from Clun at 8 a.m. for the four-hour journey to Minehead , the terminus of the West Somerset and indeed of the original branch line whose closure in 1971 led to the formation of the preserved railway which is so successful today . |
| 8 | The employers yesterday increased their offer to further education lecturers from 5.3 per cent for the year to April , to 8 per cent , with a £700 one-off , lump sum payment for the 17 months to September next year . |
| 9 | Is it possible for the net return to capital to rise ? |
| 10 | The pool-liners which fall into the next category are what one might call in the medium-price range and represent good value for the average newcomer to water gardening . |
| 11 | Turner 's Automatic Points were installed at the Robin Hood junction , and cars coasted to take the corner for Anerley , but continued under power for the straight road to Penge . |
| 12 | In Tune with the Infinite , subtitled Fullness of Peace , Power and Plenty , would not be out of place on any committed New Ager 's bookshelf if it were n't for the frequent references to God and the Holy Spirit . |
| 13 | Guinness Mahon , a British merchant bank 65%-owned by Bank of Yokohama , gave warning that bad debts will plunge it into an after-tax loss of £35m ( $67m ) for the six months to March 31st . |
| 14 | Diploma Plc has reported net profits for the six months to March 31 of £5.2m , up from just £300,000 last time , on turnover that rose 19.5% at $74.0m ; at the pre-tax level , profits were 225% ahead at £8.1m ; earnings per share rose 46% to 10.7 pence . |
| 15 | Siemens AG has reported net profits for the six months to March 30 up 2.1% at the equivalent of $548m on turnover up 5.7% at $23,125m . |
| 16 | Sage Group Plc has reported net profits for the six months to March 31 up 23.3% at £3.6m , after £102,000 losses from discontinued operations last time , on turnover that rose 44.8% to £21m . |
| 17 | Computer 2000 AG reported pre-tax profits for the six months to March 31 up 30.6% at the equivalent of $22.9m on turnover up 55.2% at $866.2m . |
| 18 | Carlton Communications Plc has reported net profits for the six months to March 31 up 18.7% at £41.6m , after £2m extraordinary charges from associate companies last time , on turnover that rose 56.5% to £508.3m . |
| 19 | The underwriting agent reported a 30pc fall for the six months to March 31 , dropping to £2.6m from £3.7m in the same period last year . |
| 20 | Lucas Industries Plc saw net losses for the six months to January 31 stood at £4.9m against profits of $77.4m , after £3.5m redundancy and reorganisation costs this time and £15.4m last time , on turnover that rose 11.5% to £1,287m . |
| 21 | Prestwick Holdings Plc has reported net profit for the six months to January 31 up 25.9% at £102,000 on turnover that rose 30.0% at £18.1m . |
| 22 | Renishaw Plc saw net profits for the six months to December 31 down 27.1% at £2.2m , on turnover that rose 3.3% to £22m . |
| 23 | MR Data Management Group Plc , formerly Microfilm Reprographics , has reported net profits for the six months to December 31 up 6.9% at £2.7m on turnover up 14.0% at £18.6m ; pre-tax profits rose 5.5% at £4.0m . |
| 24 | For the six months to December 31 1992 , TE Electronics reported a net loss of $53m , contributing to Tandy Corp 's plunge in profits for the period ( see below ) . |
| 25 | He made his comments as the company announced a fall in pretax profits for the six months to December 31 of £3.6m , from £5.1m . |
| 26 | Despite the bid costs , Amstrad was able to report a bounce back into the black for the six months to December . |
| 27 | Britain 's second biggest privatised water giant has romped in with pre-tax profits up from £123.7m to £130.7m for the six months to September . |
| 28 | EIT Group Plc , in administration , has reported a net loss for the six months to September 30 of £966,000 , up from a loss last time of £97,000 , on turnover up 591% at £8.6m . |
| 29 | Pre-tax profits for the six months to October 1 came in at £134,000 as against a full year 's loss of £128,000 and a previous half time profit of £258,000 . |
| 30 | MMT Computing Plc has reported net profits for the six months to February 28 up 23.8% at £535,000 , after £225,000 gains from the sale of fixed asset investments , on turnover that rose by 5.2% to £3.2m . |