Example sentences of "[noun] is [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your stomach feels tender and you have a slight temperature ( cystitis is an infection ) the best remedy is to go to bed with a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel against your stomach . |
| 2 | There are seven grades to be allotted , from A to G. Grades A , B , and C are aligned to the old O level grades A , B , and C , and to CSE grade I. Grades D and E are aligned to O level grades D and E and to CSE 2 and 3 ; while grade F is aligned to CSE grade 4 , which used to be considered the average grade in the population as a whole . |
| 3 | In fact at present much land taken for chalk extraction is lost to agriculture permanently . |
| 4 | Most of the loss is attributed to population growth and rural poverty , leading to land clearance for agriculture . |
| 5 | For homesexual males , the annual incidence of AIDS is expected to plateau in 1994 in line with a peak annual incidence of HIV infection in 1983–84 . |
| 6 | By contrast , scientific knowledge is bound up with rationalism and , whether one wishes it or not , rationalism is allied to science , and demands scientific goals . |
| 7 | The offence of murder is restricted to intent , and it would seem natural that recklessness as to the same consequences should amount to the lesser offence of manslaughter . |
| 8 | But this argument will seem less persuasive when we have discussed cases of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility : where a murder is reduced to manslaughter , the judge has a wide sentencing discretion and may , according to the facts of the case , select a determinate prison sentence , a hospital order , or life imprisonment . |
| 9 | An increase on the 1,000 million yen in environmental aid provided last year , the programme is linked to acid rain in Japan caused by pollution in China . |
| 10 | With regard to the former , power in the sphere of circulation is linked to power in the sphere of production : the greater a group 's access to rewards in the latter , the greater its strength in the exchange processes . |
| 11 | Once common , the seal is believed to number only around 300 , most of which live in small , scattered colonies , thereby weakening their chances of survival . |
| 12 | Remember to ensure the instrument is tuned to concert pitch while making these adjustments . |
| 13 | Research is needed to measure prescribing outcomes and health gain before new drugs and formulations are used |
| 14 | Mr Straw is to write to Transport Secretary John MacGregor urging a probe to discover why the vandals were n't spotted and whether cash cuts were to blame . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , as soon as an attempt is made to measure ‘ performance ’ , a whole series of problems arises . |
| 16 | The cost difference between , say , 37 mpg and 49 mpg on a small/medium car is going to work out considerably less over a similar annual mileage than the potential savings between , say , 27 mpg and 38 mpg on a roomy two-litre executive saloon . |
| 17 | ‘ She and I are two unhappy people who keep together and carry our burdens together ; in this way unhappiness is changed to joy , and the unbearable becomes bearable . ’ |
| 18 | These days , however , with the average fisherman aged around 50 , the industry is turning to automation . |
| 19 | THIS YEAR 'S Peregrine Worsthorne Memorial Trophy is awarded to Peregrine Worsthorne . |
| 20 | Sue is sworn to secrecy about what will befall Audrey in the coming weeks . |
| 21 | Milton Keynes is committed to recycling and spent five million pounds on this recycling plant opening in November . |
| 22 | The vision of the fabliaux offered by R. Howard Bloch ( 1986 ) seems to fit this definition squarely : he sees fabliau narrative as the origin and catalyst of sexual desire ; in reading , or writing , the fabliaux , sexual experience is purely linguistic : " " if any pleasure is attached to sex in the fabliaux it comes from the deferral in speech , of speech , substituting for the act " " . |
| 23 | You 're watching Central News here in the East Midlands , coming up next Police appeal for information after a horse is stabbed to death . |
| 24 | One dreads a future version in which Freud is set to work on the decision of Higgins and Pickering to set up together as two old bachelors . |
| 25 | If the accord is brought to fruition , it will mean a takeover by this foreigner , ’ he said . |
| 26 | In another sense , however , they are part of the same package for they are part of government attempts to bring employment and labour together irrespective of whether the aid is given to industry or to labour . |
| 27 | Designer Labels is intended to short-cut the procedure , and allow you to do what you want with labels in a short time , and for the most part , it succeeds . |
| 28 | In the face of such variety , it may appear that any attempt to generalize from a description of one institution is doomed to failure . |
| 29 | The Hyundai HWS-SS10–41 , with the same configuration is expected to debut at $19,000 — Sun 's Model 41 costs $27,000 . |
| 30 | The next time he is seen , it is in the corridor a floor below , leading to room C-230.4 , beyond the photocopiers , where Professor Bouchard is listening to student presentations in mechanical engineering . |