Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] to [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Iznik pottery from Turkey dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth century explodes with colour on more sophisticated white grounds ; Iznik is now highly sought after by Turkish yuppies and prices run from £2,000 or so to £15,000 . |
| 2 | The official plan is for oil 's share of consumption to rise from its present 50% or so to 60% in 1990 , then to drop back to 40% by the year 2000 through increased use of natural gas both in the home and for electricity generation . |
| 3 | Or only to people . |
| 4 | But Darwin conceived that natural selection applied to individuals , or possibly to species , and that is how it is still understood . |
| 5 | Earlier research has shown that only to 30% of the student population reach this level . |
| 6 | And so to £ : could you send me a cheque for £8 per day and power at 10p a unit , and get in touch sometime to confirm the wanted June dates . |
| 7 | Active life in the sense of engagement with the physical necessities and well-being of society belongs properly and sensibly to people who feel no inner compulsion towards , or understanding of , spiritual issues — as he much more trenchantly put it , they have " no sauour " of " goostli occupacioun " ( 12.123 – 4 ) . |
| 8 | Most polar fish live in waters at temperature that are very stable and close to 0°C . |
| 9 | Ellwood did n't want her back in Hilary Todd 's office and close to people who posed a threat to him . |
| 10 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 11 | The bidding continued and Kilpatrick stayed with it , raising it to £7,000 and later to £8,000 . |
| 12 | However , it should be possible to identify such specimens to genus and often to species from the remaining characters . |
| 13 | Indeed , the public 's reception of mass communication content remains an academic problem since there is as yet little substantive evidence which directly links public perceptions , actions , and reactions purely and simply to media content . |
| 14 | ANZ McCaughan 's Alastair Irvine expects dramatic profit progress from £1.8m to £8.4m in the year just ended and then to £12m this year . |
| 15 | To move these goods between ports and factories , factories and shops , and then to people 's houses requires a great deal of transport . |
| 16 | By mid-1961 , Congress had approved an expansion of Social Security and unemployment benefits , a Federally-financed Housing Act for home building , Federal aid to depressed areas , and an increase in minimum wages , first to $1.15 and then to $1.25 per hour . |
| 17 | Grevillea marginata will grow swiftly and gracefully to 6ft plus |
| 18 | The special conditions contained in s15(2) of SGA 1979 , replicated in other supply contracts ( s11 of SOGIT 1973 as substituted by the CCA 1974 and ss5(1) , 10(1) of SGSA 1982 ) , do not apply to every case in which a sample is exhibited , for example in a shop , but only to sales by sample . |
| 19 | At SSC on 14th Feb , a proposal devised by SMT was tabled whereby LW would increase to £1,780 for Grade 3 and 4 staff , but only to £1,571 for all other staff . |
| 20 | No , but er , I do n't know people , it 's , it 's where people get their ideas from I think for a start , I know one time we used to sell oh a lot of erm spotlights and spotlamps , but only to people who were running discos , er now erm there are people who erm , well they , they want a , a couple in the lounge or something like that or , and er , and then of course they , there 's others who erm have them outside and light up their trees , at night . |
| 21 | When it comes to evangelising , Michael Green reminds us , ‘ Evangelism is never proclamation in a vacuum ; but always to people , and the message must be given in terms that make sense to them ’ ( Green 1970:115 ) . |
| 22 | Gene therapy is emotive , with potential hazard not only to the patient but also to staff and the environment . |
| 23 | As noted earlier , these theories have not only been applied to people but also to people 's creations , such as works of art and writings . |