Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [verb] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , an ex gratia payment made to a man moving to further full-time employment in his middle years will obviously not be made ‘ on or in anticipation of retirement ’ . |
| 2 | This is quite understandable if the non-specified version of the infinitive 's support corresponds to a " generalized person " : since this person is the virtual sum of all persons ( first , second or third ) , if to snow is not explicitly referred to it , the infinitive is felt as having a possible reference to " me " or " you " , which corresponds exactly to the impression produced by the sentence above and explains why it does not make sense . |
| 3 | But the whole point of the question is whether Grant 's case applies to a misdirected letter of acceptance . |
| 4 | This suggests a naivety on Serafin 's part amounting to a kind of idiocy . |
| 5 | Idi Lala , leader of the exiled MCLN , described the RDC 's decision to stick to a one-party system as " thoughtless and dangerous " , because it ignored recurrent social unrest and mass support for a multiparty system . |
| 6 | Far from being ad hoc , the move to save Newton 's theory from falsification by Uranus 's orbit led to a new kind of test of that theory , which it was able to pass in a dramatic and progressive way . |
| 7 | Gorbad 's chariot came to a crashing halt , throwing the Orc Warlord at Adolphus 's feet . |
| 8 | This was once a gamekeeper 's cottage belonging to a large estate . |
| 9 | PRIDE of place in Robert Maxwell 's study goes to a photo of him with President George Bush . |
| 10 | SCOTLAND suffered mixed fortunes yesterday with the women 's side romping to a 138-82 win over Ireland in the opening game of the Home International series in Perth , while in the men 's British championships at Swansea , the Scots were left empty-handed . |
| 11 | Ashley 's run came to a startled panting stop . |
| 12 | Bunyard 's accolade referred to a perfectly ripe Cox , left on its tree until October and not snatched off before it is anywhere near maturity , as so many commercially grown apples were later treated . |
| 13 | Nietzsche 's capacity to stick to a plan , however , was no greater than before , and at or towards the end of the year he produced a spate of alternatives . |
| 14 | Restio 's father 's portrait belongs to a different tradition from that in vogue in the Hellenistic world ( contrast fig. 14 ; compare fig. 16 ) . |
| 15 | It will be argued that Leapor 's work contributes to a fairly broad movement among labouring class poets to provide an accurate account of work and social conditions in their time . |
| 16 | In 1875 Edith Arendrup 's marriage came to a tragic end . |
| 17 | The company owned and hired out barges but did not employ any of the union men , but their action meant that barges were not returned and so the company 's business came to a standstill . |
| 18 | In spite of reports yesterday that Mr Friel 's move amounted to a reopening of the inquiry , Scottish Office sources have told The Scotsman that the decision to ask Strathclyde CID to look at the evidence is an established part of the appeal procedure . |
| 19 | Few contemporaries would have expected Balfour 's retirement to lead to a Unionist recovery . |
| 20 | Philpot 's retirement brought to a close an era in the life of the School . |
| 21 | On March 29 1985 , Jose Manuel 's inquiry came to a brutal end . |
| 22 | The industry 's crisis led to a nationwide blockade of ports by UK fishermen in 1981 protesting at the importing of foreign fish . |
| 23 | Ceauşescu 's imagination turned to a project which could not be reversed by his successors , perhaps even by time itself . |
| 24 | Chertro 's grin altered to a distasteful leer . |
| 25 | Bill 's cab skidded to a halt . |
| 26 | If the lender under such an instrument had the right to require early redemption , but on exercise of that right he would receive only the original issue price , it would be unrealistic to assume that he would exercise it unless the issuer 's creditworthiness deteriorated to a significant extent . |
| 27 | Magee 's smile faded to a look of disgust . |
| 28 | The hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) told us in the briefest and skimpiest of ways — that is to be expected from the new model Labour party — of the Labour party 's pledge to return to a policy of fair rates . |
| 29 | Would you just sit there and allow your neighbour 's tree to grow to a size S 1 that inflicts a huge cost on you ? |
| 30 | The failure to continue to provide the service offered by the unit anywhere in the regional health authority 's area amounted to a substantial variation in the provision of the service . |