Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When winter snow and ice cover the breeding grounds the birds head south to Britain . |
| 2 | Beneath them cars sit bumper to bumper in a haze of exhaust fumes . |
| 3 | Riotous fans bring shame to Davis Cup |
| 4 | Nevertheless , some 33,000 faithful pack into Fenway , probably the loveliest old ballpark left in the country as the traditional grass arenas give way to Astroturf colosseums . |
| 5 | Our house stood at the east end of the rue Victorie , where the shops give way to workshops . |
| 6 | We no longer believe that language and reality ‘ match up ’ so congruently — indeed , we probably think that words give birth to things as much as things give birth to words . |
| 7 | The words add horror to horror . |
| 8 | Where the parties deal face to face , it may be relatively easy to ensure that the business 's terms are incorporated into the contract , by obtaining the other party 's signature to a form referring to the terms . |
| 9 | Such lists aid access to second and subsequent words in terms . |
| 10 | It could well be , however , that most or even all of Ape 's supporters prefer Camel to Bear , and symmetrically that most or even all of Bear 's supporters prefer Camel to Ape . |
| 11 | It could well be , however , that most or even all of Ape 's supporters prefer Camel to Bear , and symmetrically that most or even all of Bear 's supporters prefer Camel to Ape . |
| 12 | It also concurred with his presentation of himself as a specifically warlike Messiah — a man who implemented God 's will with the sword and whose triumphs bore testimony to God 's favour . |
| 13 | A guiding hypothesis in the work to be carried out is that fluent readers have access to information regarding the location of at least some previously read words . |
| 14 | The Independent claims the 15p cut which slashed The Times cover price to 30p is a case of ‘ predatory pricing , ’ banned under the Companies Act . |
| 15 | Both the Belfast and the Philadelphia projects restrict access to members of the research group or scholars who are temporarily affiliated for the purpose of carrying out a specified piece of work . |
| 16 | In the last three years we have been operating a programme of capital grants designed to assist governing bodies and their area associations gain access to facilities suitable for the standard of competition immediately below national level and serving major areas of Scotland . |
| 17 | In other words , NVQs give recognition to people for putting what they have learnt into practice at work . |
| 18 | Finance companies give commission to car dealers , and usually a dealer will have a continuing relationship with one credit firm . |
| 19 | These companies pay lip-service to management development , fashioning their big progressive mouths with a cosmetic of highly developed lipstick techniques . |
| 20 | Significantly , both directors pay homage to Martin Scorsese 's re-released 1973 film Mean Streets . |
| 21 | Mass resignations spur Minister to action |
| 22 | Several countries refuse entry to people who are HIV positive or who have AIDS . |
| 23 | Basic steels give way to high-strength and corrosion-resistant steels , then to new materials composed of steel mixed with silicon and custom-made polymers . |
| 24 | Plans give rise to actions ( performance ) , and actions have to be monitored to ensure that they reflect the aims and intentions of the plans . |
| 25 | ‘ Rather Red than Dead ’ became its slogan , and protest marches from Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Research Establishment to Westminster became a way of life for many church-goers , left-wing intellectuals , pacifists and liberal moralists . |
| 26 | In broad and generalised terms , visual defects give rise to loss of clear vision , loss of central vision , or loss of peripheral vision , the visual field may be reduced or interrupted . |
| 27 | Sir Henry Lunn ( seated , centre front row ) organized the first winter sports package tour to Chamonix in 1898/9 . |
| 28 | Rugby Union : Pepper tries add spice to Nottingham survival fight |
| 29 | Witnesses were reported to have said that troops set fire to shops , and that tank-fire was directed at houses [ for disorder in Sirnak in March 1992 see p. 38833 ] . |
| 30 | All British universities allow access to theses for consultation purposes , although some universities may place embargoes on access for a five-year period , either to allow the author to publish , or for reasons of commercial sensitivity . |