Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] to its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IRAN yesterday demanded the extradition of demonstrators who ransacked several of its embassies on Sunday , including the mission in London , and said it would claim compensation from Western governments for damage to its property . |
| 2 | It may even bee seen on the coast as it prepares for migration to its winter quarters in central Africa . |
| 3 | Micro Focus Plc has come up with a new method for charging for licences to its Unix software , which it calls Unix Concurrent User Licensing . |
| 4 | And he was walking with a man of Levantine wealth whose demise would permit him , Hope , almost certain access to his fortune through marriage to its heir . |
| 5 | With the increase of tension between universal education and differential provision , the special qualities of the new English ( under the hegemony of English literature ) for securing the sense of a common culture while at the same time being suited to differential application across the range of educational sectors , caused the Board to look very kindly on the fledgling discipline and to give a great deal of support to its advancement in schools . |
| 6 | The judge added , at p. 143 , that if Woolwich had not paid there might have been an assessment or a writ ‘ with the result in either case of highly undesirable publicity for Woolwich if it had withheld the very large sums claimed by the revenue to be due ’ and that there was an understandable fear by Woolwich of damage to its reputation . |
| 7 | But Olten , in common with so many small Swiss towns , has been careful not to buy prosperity at the expense of damage to its character . |
| 8 | These units , which introduce ideas about narrative , language , form and meaning , and link the study of literature to its background , give a foundation for the study of English . |
| 9 | These introduce ideas about narrative , language , form and meaning , and link the study of literature to its background , giving a foundation for the study of English . |
| 10 | The Severn Trent Water company , which supplies water to much of central England , has justified its recent unannounced addition of large amounts of chlorine to its water on the grounds that it was intended to counteract any possible terrorist action related to the Gulf conflict . |
| 11 | Studies of the binding of Arc to its operator are consistent with formation of a similar dimer of repressor dimers , and also show high cooperativity . |
| 12 | Stockton Twinning Association needs new blood to extend the town 's hand of friendship to its twin town of Asnieres-sur-Seine , on the northern outskirts of Paris . |
| 13 | This would have been impossible with the yoke-harness , because as soon as the horse begins to pull with it the neck-strap presses on the animal 's windpipe and thus tends not only to restrict the flow of blood to its head , but also to suffocate it ! |
| 14 | With no other point of reference to its size , the impression given , by the establishing angle of the actor 's gaze , was of something very large indeed surfacing . |
| 15 | Others have emphasized that the relationship of mother 's age at birth of child to its survival through infancy and early childhood is through the mother 's physical health and maturity , particularly in the tendency of these to cause low birth weight , birth defects and congenital malformations . |
| 16 | More significant could be that it wants to guarantee supplies of ore to its tin smelter — the only one in Britain at Capper Pass , near Hull . |
| 17 | A supporting rider in a team , who job is to give every kind of assistance to its leader or its two or three best-placed riders . |
| 18 | Under that system , the Eurocheque is free of charge to its payee , the costs being borne by the drawer . |
| 19 | Beyond Strontian , Loch Sunart comes to an end and the A.884 , a narrow road , branches from the A.861 to round the head of the loch , travel along its southern shore for some miles and then cross the moorlands of Morvern to its terminus at Lochaline , a small coastal village with castle ruins nearby and a seasonal car ferry to the island of Mull . |
| 20 | WITH its every utterance the board down at Feethams is approaching the moment when it will have to give a vote of confidence to its manager . |
| 21 | Salonen was nearer to crotchet = 44 than the 60 marked in the score , which makes quite a bit of difference to its sense of momentum , and his version as a whole is not untarnished by affectation . |
| 22 | Such a book could conceivably be returned openly with only a modest blush ; but another labelled ‘ Stolen from … ’ would necessitate a more surreptitious means of restoration to its owner . |
| 23 | Alongside the introduction of the widely previewed XPG4 , X/Open , based in Reading , Berkshire , also introduced three new tiers of membership to its organisation , which in theory will allow software and hardware suppliers — but more importantly , users — a greater say in its future technology specifications . |
| 24 | X/Open Co Ltd is adding another tier of membership to its roster . |
| 25 | Carefully lift each piece of leaf or flower used in the design and apply a smallish amount of glue to its underside . |
| 26 | Lord Aldington was asked what he knew about the Yugoslavs who had been repatriated by the British Eight Army 's V Corps while he was chief of staff to its commander , General Sir Charles Keightley . |
| 27 | The creation of the Women 's Action Groups illustrates the nature of the communities involved in the strike , and the strong sense of belonging to a place , and of commitment to its future , which Scargill and the NUM were able to realize . |
| 28 | The centre has implemented a policy which is non-discriminatory in terms of access to its provision and which ensures equal opportunities for all candidates to achieve awards . |
| 29 | R. Benge , in a valuable discussion of select bibliographies , notes that this kind of listing offers various degrees of helpfulness to its user : |
| 30 | To equip this fish for its incredible journey across thousands of kilometres of ocean to its spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea , the eel 's eyes grow larger and their red pigments are replaced by a second type of blue pigments . |