Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun sg] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past did people really deny support to relatives who were in no position to reciprocate , or at least who seemed unlikely to be able to do so ? |
| 2 | Data from the early 1980s indicate that 40 per cent of Afro-Caribbean households and 30 per cent of Asian households send money to dependants , compared with 5 per cent of white households ( Brown , 1984 , p. 232 ) . |
| 3 | What racegoers contribute , and what sponsors pay in order to link their name with races and provide champagne to clients , is only about £70m . |
| 4 | Marks and comments on assignments provide feedback to students and are part of the learning exercise . |
| 5 | It is considered that a service call access scheme would enable staff to become aware and provide assistance to users . ’ |
| 6 | Banks , through modern communications and worldwide correspondents , provide assistance to customers engaged in international trade . |
| 7 | They provide assistance to firms in raising new capital through the issue of new shares . |
| 8 | A number of voluntary organisations also provide assistance to individuals : sometimes in cash or sometimes with facilities , such as special equipment for disabled people . |
| 9 | These users want access to tools to extend the spatial database as well as to make spatial analyses . |
| 10 | Without this we can not engage in any worthwhile legal work or provide access to items . |
| 11 | Values , he argues , select problems and attach significance to items of knowledge and so constitute a basis of meaning that is tied to the social function of knowledge . |
| 12 | 2 HORTICULTURALISTS — Students and full-time staff in Edinburgh , and particularly in the specialist gardens , provide information to visitors on a regular basis . |
| 13 | Traffic fumes " pose risk to children " |
| 14 | They say goodbye to wives who wear curlers , and they ride off on bikes with their scarves trailing behind like pennants . |
| 15 | Somewhere you can rent a villa in a resort , then say goodbye to tourists and go exploring ( forget all small Mediterranean islands ) , staying at interesting , but inexpensive , old hotels ( delete Italy ) . |
| 16 | The London Borough of Harrow , for instance , has decided to delegate the responsibility for all supply cover to schools , but is offering a service to schools on an ‘ insurance ’ basis ( Coopers & Lybrand 1988 ) . |
| 17 | Some sections of overhead wire which provide power to trains at 25,000 volts are one third of the thickness which applied when they were new . |
| 18 | But those who attach value to studies of " the family " on these grounds often overlook the fact that such domestic groups pass through a developmental cycle . |
| 19 | Unlike classical behaviourists , functionalists believe that is not possible to explain intelligent behaviour unless we make reference to processes that are taking place inside a person 's head . |
| 20 | Walk west to woods . |
| 21 | ‘ Illegal encampments can involve farmers in costly clean up operations , cause damage to crops and land and put the welfare of animals at risk . ’ |
| 22 | Others seek refuge in the argument that theft , fraud , dishonesty , and insider dealing are moral wrongs because they cause harm to others . |
| 23 | It is clear , therefore , that rules of English law which restrict access to courts , tribunals and remedies may fall foul of the principle of effective protection recognized by EC law ; and the greater the restriction , the more likely is it to do so . |
| 24 | Both the Belfast and the Philadelphia projects restrict access to members of the research group or scholars who are temporarily affiliated for the purpose of carrying out a specified piece of work . |
| 25 | Whatever publishers ' position on the question of ‘ partner or competitor ’ , Richard Heath , of Heath Educational Book Supplies , stressed that ‘ booksellers are not asking for favouritism , we simple need a level playing field ’ , and , he warned , ‘ Publishers like Heinemann Educational , who attempt to gain market share for key national curriculum titles by offering schools 20 , 25 , 33 or even 50% discount for buying direct , can not then expect the same support from booksellers as we will give to publishers who show commitment to booksellers . ’ |
| 26 | Others match music to moods and tasks , like the listener who does her ironing to ‘ loud and rocky ’ pop , but likes classical music on her headphones when she reads . |
| 27 | ‘ You cut life to pieces with your clever words , Harry . ’ |
| 28 | This usually put Dad to rights but must have been pretty potent stuff as it ceased to be available after the war . |
| 29 | Firms in the UK , it can be assumed , import goods and services from foreign firms and export merchandise to others . |
| 30 | The annual report of Belfast-based group Money and Relationship Counselling ( MARC ) reveals a sharp increase in large debts and a rise in the number of people who owe money to banks . |