Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [noun] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Manageress there erm I was there and she , I , after I 'd been there eighteen months , she had a heart attack and the girl took up her tea tray , one of the girls took up her , because she was n't on duty till about just quarter to six to do the money . |
| 2 | I believe England have trumped the Indians with a bid of about £300,000 to each of the nine major Test playing nations . |
| 3 | Data relate to the best fit of SIC Groups to nationalized industries and public services of 1981 . |
| 4 | But he is also posing the problem of how subscribers to that view accommodate examples where ‘ oral ’ thinking is found in literate societies . |
| 5 | Water condition : Soft water with slightly acid to neutral condition . |
| 6 | Water condition : Soft water with slightly acid to neutral condition with a pH of 6.6–7.0 , the optimum condition being 6.8 . |
| 7 | Water condition : Very soft water , with slightly acid to neutral pH value of 6.5–7.0 . |
| 8 | Water condition : Soft to slightly hard water with slightly acid to neutral condition of a pH of 6.6–7.0 ; it will grow fairly well even in hard water . |
| 9 | Water condition : Soft water , with slightly acid to neutral water with a pH of 6.6–7.0 . |
| 10 | She 's just like a week ago she was she did the manager 's job and , she drops she brings Joshua down here for about quarter to nine , then she goes back up to Stop Hill with the girls |
| 11 | No , I 'll have to leave at half eight get there for about quarter to nine nine o'clock |
| 12 | But , when Nigel comes next year he 'll bring Eileen and I think that under circumstances I think if we say well come for about quarter to two . |
| 13 | Yeah , I 'm usually in for about quarter to eight , half seven , quarter to eight |
| 14 | They are excellent dancers and work for incredibly low rates — from about 73p to 1.22 a movie . |
| 15 | Much of this year 's spurt in capital spending ( up from around $150m to some $220m ) is related to airbags , but the speciality chemical businesses have also seen a big increase , spread over a number of small projects . |
| 16 | The cost of CD-Rom drives begin at around £300 , while disc prices range from around £50 to several thousands of pounds . |
| 17 | The uncertain outlook for consumer spending has encouraged City analysts to trim their profit forecasts from around £11m to nearer £10m . |
| 18 | but Reggie , Reggie will come in and go straight to bed , he 's been up since about quarter to four |
| 19 | Then I were talking to our Karen to about quarter to three |
| 20 | It is open from 10am to 4pm Monday to 081–983 1133 . |
| 21 | However , students of this process have pointed out that these new organizations then face problems about there relationships to older agencies . |
| 22 | I did n't get finished work till , well I did n't get finished work till about quarter to two . |
| 23 | At just 34p to all international destinations Aerogrammes are great value for money , and the easiest way to get your message across . |
| 24 | I was sitting in front of my easel at about quarter to nine , doing preliminary tests on a little panel-picture of a City church ; Radio 3 in the background was churning out something by one of those Bachs who were n't Bach . |
| 25 | And then Raymond phoned at about quarter to seven . |
| 26 | well he has I mean er my my daughter-in-law said he takes he mu he very often drives he 's got a season ticket , an annual season ticket t er to take the train but more often than not he drives because he gets into the into London at about quarter to seven in the morning he goes and you know , parks the car and then goes and gets breakfast and she says he always takes at least one shirt in the car with him to change into . |
| 27 | I 've I 've got an appointment in London at five o'clock so I 've got to leave here at about quarter to three . |
| 28 | However , in 1972 there were 279 000 jobs , whereas in 1984 this had fallen by nearly 10% to 253 000 . |
| 29 | Sales up 47% to £75.8m generated interim profits of £6.9m , with the number of homes sold increasing by nearly 40% to 468 . |
| 30 | Oil demand is likely to fall by around 12% to some 64 million tonnes per year , largely due to continued reduction in the use of oil for heat and steam raising . |