Example sentences of "[noun pl] to [noun prp] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Influenced by a learned correspondent , Girolamo Mei , a philologist and student of ancient Greek music and drama who rightly believed Greek music to have been monodic ( but seemingly supplied Galilei with thirteenth-century Byzantine melodies to Mesomedes ' hymns under the impression that they were ancient ) , Galilei argued that the polyphonic ‘ music of today is not of great value for expressing the passions of the mind by means of words , but is of value merely for the wind and stringed instruments , from which the ear … desires nothing but the sweet enjoyment of the variety of their harmonies … |
| 2 | But thanks to Euripides ' earlier efforts , the Dionysiac element in tragedy had been negated already . |
| 3 | One of the keys to Ichthus ' growth has been the strong emphasis from the beginning on training . |
| 4 | On returning from a recent trip to the States , one Telegraph staff member presented seven single-dollar bills culled from various back pockets to Lloyds ' branch on the Isle of Dogs . |
| 5 | From there he made frequent visits to Jefferies ' Coate Farm and Reservoir , to well-off Townsend cousins in Clifton , and to the neighbouring Downs . |
| 6 | LVMH adds 30m pounds to Guinness ' 246m pounds |
| 7 | The tax A ' ; E ' ; increases the wage to firms to W ' ; but reduces the after-tax wage for workers to W ’ ; . |
| 8 | She thought of the days when art was a rich man 's pastime and voluptuous whores took the back stairs to Burne-Jones ' studio to be recreated in the image of Cleopatra for tuppence ha'penny an hour . |
| 9 | This in turn brought him into contact with Owen Jones , the Superintendent of the Exhibition , for whom he wrote two introductions to Jones ' Grammar of Ornament , first published in 1856 . |
| 10 | He becomes extremely sarcastic , referring several times to Brutus ' honour . |
| 11 | On the agenda , how best to make half a million pounds worth of cuts to Gloucestershires ' library service . |
| 12 | He was quiet while they walked quickly through the streets to Sikes ' house . |
| 13 | John McGrath , founder member of 7:84 theatre company and writer of Blood Red Roses , The Dress-maker and Robin Hood , talks to Archers ' script writer and screenwriter for Zone Productions , Mary Cutler . |