Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gradings recommended for coarse aggregates arranged according to specified nominal diameters in BS 882:1973 are indicated in Fig. 3.14 and those for the four zones of fine aggregates of BS 812 : 1975 in Fig. 3.15 . |
| 2 | Visits from archivists and librarians to study the holdings of local maps has led to useful contacts as well as to the provision of further photocopies to the local archive and library services . |
| 3 | It will question NAB 's assertion that the value of the brewery operations has fallen to such a level that asset-backed loans are in jeopardy . |
| 4 | The establishment of sickle cell centres in many cities has led to increased awareness of the condition and greatly improved care for sufferers , and much of the credit for this must go to the dedicated nurses , health visitors and counsellors involved . |
| 5 | Meanwhile the popularity of Yardie amongst jail birds has led to certain elements deciding that the book comes a little too close to the truth for their liking , and Victor Headley has disappeared into hiding to work on Yardie 2 , leaving Adebayo and Pope to speak on his behalf . |
| 6 | One of each of the 23 pairs has gone to one of the resulting sperm or ova and one to the other . |
| 7 | However , the two parties failed to come to any agreement over plans for the construction of autoroute A16 , linking Boulogne with Amiens . |
| 8 | The number of plastic trays stolen from outside shops has risen to two million a year as thieves find more uses for them — dog and cat baskets , shelving , car boot sales and plant holders . |
| 9 | Under section 18 of the Act , control of the curriculum in county schools has shifted to head teachers , although they must ensure that the curriculum is compatible with their LEA 's statements on curricular policy — as modified by the governors in their own such statement . |
| 10 | The number of former council tenants who have bought their homes has risen to 1.4 million . |
| 11 | But the glint of mockery in his dark eyes put paid to that fantasy . |
| 12 | For most people , a love of animals tends to extend to several pets , the odd donation and perhaps a rally . |
| 13 | The units shown go to 6,000 gallons which represent a pond some 12′ × 14′ × 6′ deep ; effectively you could double or treble these up but they would be difficult to disguise . |
| 14 | The meanings ‘ financial institution ’ and ‘ side of river ’ , on the other hand , do represent two distinct senses , so there are two lexical units bank corresponding to these senses . |
| 15 | The superhelical densities indicated correspond to those observed under the ionic strength conditions used in the transcription assays ( see Methods , section for preparation of plasmids with different superhelical densities ) . |
| 16 | Winners pictured left to right Mr M. Mullalley , Cheltenham ; Mrs M. Clist , Bournemouth ; Ms J. Riordan , Plymouth and Mr D. Fisher of Liversedge West Yorks . |
| 17 | Most sailing schools do run to these standards and it is quite rate to find one that does n't . |
| 18 | Snakes do respond to quick movements . |
| 19 | It is for these reasons that his approach seems the more fruitful of the two in understanding the situation in advanced capitalist societies during the last twenty or thirty years , when Adorno 's conception of artistic totality , mirror image of an increasingly global , oppressive industrial totality , presents a theoretical cul-de-sac ; when , by contrast , we are actually bombarded by an increasingly heterogeneous mix of musical methods and messages , often seemingly cut free from traditions and sources , shifted around at random ; when listeners do seem to some extent to have learned , gradually , new perceptual skills , through several decades of habituation , enabling more active comparison of styles , a greater variety of uses and a more ‘ ironic ’ relationship to the stream of musical products ; and when the main opportunities for critique and subversion lie not in head-on ‘ romantic ’ protest but in exploiting temporary spaces , in the cracks and at the margins , within the monolith itself . |
| 20 | All were within a 500-mile radius of Whaddon , and many misguided soccer fans preferred travelling to those grounds rather than succumb to the semi-pro subtleties on show at ‘ The Tip ’ . |
| 21 | Foreign currency reserves had plunged to some US$2,300 million in early March , barely enough to cover three weeks ' imports . |
| 22 | His eyes had gone to positive slits by now . |
| 23 | Ruth swung to see his eyes had changed to cold hostility and the set of his jaw was so damned determined it chilled her to the very marrow of her bones . |
| 24 | To borrow money , Sri Lankan businessmen and agriculturalists had to turn to foreign money-lenders — Afghans and the South Indian Nattukottai Chettiars . |
| 25 | Most countries , particularly the LDCs , have fixed the external value of their currencies to one specific currency such as the dollar , the French franc or a composite unit of currencies weighted according to individual trade flows . |
| 26 | The clergy had to go to these rather dreadful places , but it was a pity |
| 27 | Major said that the meeting had produced " an excellent dialogue " and that all the parties had agreed to further meetings , and to support a new effort by Brooke to resume talks on the political future of Northern Ireland . |
| 28 | The funds had run to two houses , one in London at Betterhouse on the south bank of the Thames , the other in the North Riding . |
| 29 | So the school 's package has been used widely used in Britain , but this time the designers had to switch to Russian to get their ideas across . |
| 30 | One study of women whose pregnancies had run to 41 weeks or more showed that those who were induced were less likely to have a Caesarian . |