Example sentences of "[adv] to a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This and a similar arrangement by Kenneth II for lands in Lothian came to be regarded by the English as an admission that Scottish rulers were not equals but vassals in relation not merely to a few specific regions but to the whole of Scotland — which had never been contemplated by the Scottish signatories . |
| 2 | At 8 o'clock on Friday , June 15th , over 30 teenagers met in the church Family Centre for a strange ritual known only to a few as MIDNIGHTICESKATING . |
| 3 | At a place known in advance only to a few , the motorcade comes to a halt . |
| 4 | It applies only to a few high risk processes and is invariably achieved by means of heat . |
| 5 | The problem is too technical , complex and known only to a few . |
| 6 | Its populist mission is to ‘ challenge the fallacy that the arts and humanities belong only to a few ’ . |
| 7 | Fortunately it is only to a few that I need refer . |
| 8 | The real identity of Superbarrio is known only to a few . |
| 9 | He once wrote : ‘ I am not fond of writing about myself and only to a less degree about my work . ’ |
| 10 | In the Sandleford warren no rabbit of his age would have been asked to tell a story , except perhaps to a few friends alone . |
| 11 | Dogs can take you directly to a few kilos of heroin welded into the chassis , but they 're not too good at sniffing out a Renoir . |
| 12 | These observations of distance and speed can be coupled with general knowledge of the way a small probe behaves in the gravitational fields of bodies in the Solar System to determine the spacecraft 's position with astonishing accuracy , typically to a few hundred metres at a range of hundreds of millions of kilometres . |
| 13 | And once they 've been picked , cut the foliage back hard to a few centimetres from the crowns to stimulate new growth . |
| 14 | Most of these seemingly alert young men , acting as sentries for their sleeping comrades , are soaked to the skin and looking forward to a little sleep themselves before the final push against the enemy . |
| 15 | Chaired by Clive Whitbourn , C&P Process Engineering Group manager , the ECC is ideally placed to highlight the way forward to a more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly C&P ; . |
| 16 | Irish rugby is notorious for peaks and troughs , so look forward to a few peaks from now onwards . |
| 17 | It 's a proud day for all of our workers and we 're looking forward to a few interesting and busy weeks with the engine . |
| 18 | And although she 'd been sad to be leaving her family behind , she had been looking forward to a few weeks ' holiday and then — a new job , a new life . |
| 19 | For this purpose I choose the country depicted on Sheet 145 of the Ordnance Survey ( sixth edition ) , which runs from the edge of Oxford northwards to a few miles beyond Banbury , and from Chipping Norton on the west to beyond Brackley in Northamptonshire on the east . |
| 20 | The second exception arises where the challenge to the contested decision or action is collateral , that is , it arises out of and incidentally to a some other legal claim . |
| 21 | Maybe we can talk quietly to a few of the men — one of the masons from Ballechin has a son who must be twenty . ’ |