Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [adv prt] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Major won a decisive Commons majority for the ratification Bill , despite another Tory rebellion in the year-long battle with his party 's Euro-sceptics to steer the measure through to law . |
| 2 | The historic decision came after Attorney-General Sir Nicholas Lyell referred the case back to Court of Appeal on the grounds that the sentence was ‘ unduly lenient ’ . |
| 3 | An experienced headhunter could narrow the field down to short-list stage much more quickly and cost-effectively , Tagg argued . |
| 4 | Officers were yesterday interviewing the woman , and Inspector Barry Jakeman appealed to anyone who was at Farley Mount in the hour up to midnight to contact police . |
| 5 | Yeah are you keeping the index up to date now ? |
| 6 | Literaturnaya Gazeta yesterday brought the story up to date with an emotionally devastating report . |
| 7 | The original edition in 1960 , ended the story in 1880 ; the new edition , revised and rewritten by Dr Leslie Hunt , brings the story up to date in all senses , relying on original historical research by Hunt himself and by many contributors to Johnson Matthey 's journal Platinum Metals Review ( founded 1957 ) , and on Hunt 's knowledge of modern industry It is lavishly illustrated , partly in colour . |
| 8 | But perhaps the joke had had a serious point to it too , or at any rate a serious side-effect : it had enabled Hilda to get her side of the story over to posterity . |
| 9 | Passing through humid cornfields back to town brings the mind around to separation . |
| 10 | It was completely dark and she dared not even put the light on to look at her watch . |
| 11 | The dispute took place after the English victory at Agincourt and at a time of growing alliance between Henry V and the Emperor Sigismund against the French , and there is little doubt that the principal French spokesman on the subject , Cardinal Pierre d'Ailly , was largely concerned with cutting the enemy down to size . |
| 12 | The switch back to Creole for the single word " though " is particularly striking . |
| 13 | To make the buoyancy up to competition standards the foam is longer than used in similar models though overall the Aqua-Pak is about the same length . |
| 14 | Nae way are we doing it now when we we 've got the scaffolding up to gan up . |
| 15 | It is much more his business to stir up curiosity than to insist on acceptances. , Pound as critic cuts the critic down to size ; which is , one may think , a pressing need , now , in 1984 . |
| 16 | Grace quickly rowed the boat out to sea again . |
| 17 | My master went back to his friends and we took the boat out to sea . |
| 18 | ‘ Switch the engine on to charge . ’ |
| 19 | Apart from confidence in the service , you 'll all want to get the Lab back to work . " |
| 20 | ‘ Well , Miss Hardbroom , ’ said Mr Hellibore , ‘ we can hardly send the girl back to school again after this act of heroism , now can we ? ’ |
| 21 | However , during the run up to privatisation , it was established that the running costs of the nuclear power stations were higher than was previously believed and that , in addition , the costs of decommissioning these power stations and reprocessing the spent fuel were both high and uncertain . |
| 22 | Formerly Managing Director of P&O Developments , he is an Executive Director of the Bovis Construction Group and currently Managing Director of PSA Building Management , leading the Bovis team which is contractor manager of PSABM in the run up to privatisation . |
| 23 | FoE claim that even EC standards are inadequate and that the government has been fogging the issue in the run up to privatisation . |
| 24 | There 's a lot to be done if cases are to be taken to court , but the last thing Thames Water will want during the run up to privatisation is a long , drawn out damages claim where the point at issue is the safety of the water in the tap . |
| 25 | Material provisions whose adequacy can not be assessed objectively on the basis of actual experience either in the run up to completion or within a short period from completion ( so that it may not be reasonable to expect to obtain a retention from the vendors ) ; for example , pension provisions and reserves for goods supplied in previous years . |
| 26 | Packed with information on how to select a route , the right clothes , and safety tips , it 's hoped it will be used by scores of groups and families across the province in the run up to World Walking Day on October 16 . |
| 27 | The advertising market is tough at the moment , total sales fell in real terms in both August and September and no growth is expected in the run up to Christmas , and some contractors believe that combining sales staff could cost them dearly in the battle for market share . |
| 28 | I mean you get Sweet Fanny Adams done with them on the run up to Christmas anyway , E.l.S . |
| 29 | WATER and electricity companies dominate this week as a fairly select group of companies report results in the run up to Christmas . |
| 30 | Other retailers do n't agree and say the lights are essential to creating a happy and relaxed mood in the run up to Christmas . |