Example sentences of "[vb past] to [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following Alfa 's declining interest in Grand Prix racing Nuvolari moved to Auto Union during the 1938 season and gave them victories in the Italian and British Grands Prix . |
| 2 | The passing parade of international players means that even with the loss of McGahan , North Harbour can still call on three international halfbacks : Strachan , Matthew Vaea and Tu Nu'auli'itia — the latter two Western Samoan World Cup halfbacks who moved to North Harbour clubs last winter . |
| 3 | After two years he moved to Border Television in Carlisle where being part of a small team allowed him to dabble in all areas of production . |
| 4 | And the 25-year-old defender , who moved to Boundary Park along with Neil Pointon in the deal that took Rick Holden to Maine Road admitted : ‘ I grew up with Manchester City but in the end I hated getting out of bed in the morning to go to work . ’ |
| 5 | It was n't just the old and the rich who moved to Moon Beach . |
| 6 | Milner moved to Oak Lodge , Norwood , and later to Hillside , Dulwich Wood Park . |
| 7 | Mrs Mabel Rotherham ( Mabel Stevens ) moved to Ferry House in 1898 when she was 9 months old . |
| 8 | Jim showed me around for awhile and we became friends until he moved to news work in Toronto within the year . |
| 9 | After switching codes at the age of 11 when he moved to senior school , he began life as a flanker and it was not until 1973 , when he had been playing for seven years , that he moved to tight-head prop . |
| 10 | He also contributed to radio navigation and made observations which suggested the possibility of radar . |
| 11 | Vietnam helped to fuel student discontent over the state of Western society . |
| 12 | Lake Okeechobee is so full of nutrients , most of them traced to cow manure , that algae have all but suffocated it . |
| 13 | Just before his own exile Sidonius described to bishop Basil of Aix-en-Provence the state of the Church in the areas under Visigothic rule : Bordeaux , Perigueux , Rodez , Limoges , Javols , Eauze , Bazas , Comminges and Auch were all without bishops , and it was impossible to enter basilicas because their doorways were overgrown with brambles . |
| 14 | The population is believed to be similar to Darlington 's and there is a technical college devoted to metal work . |
| 15 | According to Nasscom Chief Executive , Prem Shivdasani , there are about 300 Indian firms devoted to computer software engineering . |
| 16 | Wider coverage accounts for well over half of the increase in the proportion of output devoted to welfare provision during the 1960s . |
| 17 | I am a country living junkie and my appetite for magazines devoted to country life is insatiable . |
| 18 | The activation of SMA , cerebellum and possibly of sensory-motor areas suggests that these structures were automatically engaged as part of a more general neuronal network devoted to language planning and execution . |
| 19 | Only later did occasional references appear on inner pages devoted to food collection there . |
| 20 | Between 1960 and 1980 the total acreage devoted to food production in Africa increased from about 70 million hectares to about 100 million , or about 2.5 per cent per year , sufficient to sustain a population increase of about 2.7 per cent . |
| 21 | You can argue about the amount of resources devoted to health but what you can not sensibly argue about is that the resources devoted to health care should be used to maximum effect . |
| 22 | The average farm size of around 150 hectares could be considered high until the area devoted to hill farming , around 100 hectares , was deducted . |
| 23 | In the nineteenth century the amount of land devoted to coconut cultivation expanded sharply , especially in Chilaw and Kurunagala districts . |
| 24 | As part of an increasingly cost-driven organisation , Lt Col Hatton faces some tough management tasks affecting the entire operation , from length of courses ( they are , generally , being tightened up and shortened ) to the time , effort and money devoted to training Salon Culinaire entrants , a traditional area of Army catering expertise for which resources are shrinking . |
| 25 | And the area devoted to cereal cropping has increased , helped by the rental of 81ha ( 200 acres ) of restored opencast grassland from British Coal . |
| 26 | There are several journals devoted to polymer science . |
| 27 | Shadshit 's voice suddenly rose to rehearsal pitch and he walked out of the toilet and into the dressing room . |
| 28 | As the line crawled gradually closer and closer excitement and enthusiasm rose to fever pitch . |
| 29 | The wind we had waited for so long quickly rose to gale force , and drove us on a desperate roller-coaster ride for five days and nights . |
| 30 | As Taff reported to Brigade H.Q I made my way into the orchard , made a mug of tea , had something to eat , got into my trench and immediately fell asleep . |