Example sentences of "[adv] to a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he kicks you out and settles down to a nine-months ' bender . |
| 2 | The case was solved when Downey finally walked in to a police station earlier this year and confessed to the killing . |
| 3 | Their house was not searched at the time of the dawn raid ; they were not driven away to a police station for questioning . |
| 4 | Across the stretch of water are the three other islands , the Střelecký , where archers trained in their craft ; the Dětský or Jews ' Island , now given over to a children 's playground ; and the Slovanský which used to have a fine dance hall . |
| 5 | ‘ What will you have ? ’ he enquired , going over to a drinks table while she tested out the couch and discovered that its appearance of comfort was no lie . |
| 6 | One river close to a pharmaceuticals factory was liberally laced with painkillers . |
| 7 | There is a strong thriller element to the novel , particularly in the last part , in which Piero is tracked down by the agents of what is portrayed as something close to a police or military state in the underground corridors of the prison-like block of flats where Charles lives and the fugitive has been hiding . |
| 8 | Later , in search of a party , we drive off to an after-hours club . |
| 9 | Surplus credit funds can be transferred automatically to a savings account . |
| 10 | One woman writing anonymously to a women 's magazine told of her distress at a particularly dehumanizing gynaecological examination . |
| 11 | This giant fashion T-Shirt is one large size that will fit up to a 42″ chest , and is a great way to show your support of WWF 's imported work . |
| 12 | The Windows for Workgroups beta included software to permit a DOS machine to hook up to a Windows for Workgroups network , although only as a client , so it 's safe to assume that the same Workgroup Connection software will find its way into version 6 . |
| 13 | I recently had to speak firmly , harshly to a women 's organisation here . |
| 14 | He replied that he had given it verbally to a police sergeant , but that he must have forgotten about it . |
| 15 | Getting on to a YTS course had changed many young people 's lives . |
| 16 | A BOY aged three fell from a sixth floor balcony in Murcia , Spain , bounced off a sunshade on to a clothes line and escaped unhurt . |
| 17 | Catherine 's anger was also aroused when a photographer took pictures of her topless on the French Riviera and sold them on to a men 's magazine . |
| 18 | He or she would decide whether cases should go on to a Children 's Hearing before the Children 's Panel , or whether to take no further action . |
| 19 | Because of his knowledge of languages Blake was recommended for a commission and was sent on to an officers ' training course at HMS King Alfred which in the spring of 1944 he passed and was appointed a sub-lieutenant in the RNVR . |
| 20 | He had been speaking only a day or two ago to a miners ' meeting attended by what he called the ‘ Scargill Mafia ’ . |
| 21 | shift immediately to an initials only format on the title page and assessment blank for student projects ; |
| 22 | The conclusion on the whole matter seems to be that trustees , albeit only the representatives of ulterior beneficial interests , are assessable generally in respect of the trust income under Rule 1 of the Miscellaneous Rules applicable to Schedule D ; but that — just because they represent those beneficial interests they may have a good answer to a particular assessment , as regards some share or part of the income assessed , on the ground that such share or part arises or accrues beneficially to a cestui que trust in whose hands it is not liable to Income Tax , e.g. a foreigner under Case V , Rules 1 and 3 . |